To enable the NIOS Grid Connector service, complete the following:
From the Cloud Services Portal, click Manage > Infrastructure.
On the Host page, select the host where the Host Name is NIOS and configure the following:
- NAME: The name of the host.
- DESCRIPTION: Enter additional information about the host.
- TAGS: Click Add to associate keys with the host and specify the following:
KEY: Enter a meaningful name for the key, such as a location or a department.
VALUE: Enter a value for the key. Select the respective check box and click Remove to delete the associated key. For information about tags, see Managing Tags.
Applications & Services: Click Add to associate licenses and services with the host or click Remove to delete the entry.
- SERVICES: Toggle NIOS Grid Connector to Enabled.
Click Save & Close to save the details or click Cancel to exit.
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If you do not want to view NIOS data in BloxOne DDI, you can remove it by disabling the NIOS Grid Connector.
NIOS Tags updated in Cloud Services Portal
When NIOS is connected to the Cloud Services Portal, the following tags are automatically populated to easily identify the host that belongs to a particular Grid and the objects imported from NIOS:
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The imported tags cannot be edited, but they can be filtered in the Cloud Services Portal. The tag definitions imported from the NIOS Grid will not be displayed in the /wiki/spaces/GSS/pages/11831440 page.
DNS Objects imported from NIOS
Only the following DNS objects can be imported from NIOS:
- DNS Config:
- DNS View
- Authoritative Zone
- Forward Zone
ACL
Delegation zone
NSGs (auth/forward/delegation)
DNS Confg Profile (server)
- Resource Records:
- A
- AAAA
- PTR
- SOA
- NS
- MX
IPAM Objects imported from NIOS
Only the following IPAM objects can be imported from NIOS:
- IP Space
IP Space - DNS View Association
IPv6 network containers, network, and addresses
- Address Block
- Subnet
- Range
- Address
- FixedAddress
- IPAM Host
- Tags
- Option Spaces
- Option Code
- Option Filters
- Hardware Filters
Discovery data for objects imported from NIOS
You can view the network discovery data for objects imported from NIOS.
The network discovery data can be viewed in one of the following ways:
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The following network discovery information is shown:
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- Device Name
- Operating System
- Vendor
- Model
- Device Type
- Location
- Contacts
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