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Carefully consider the NIOS appliance to which you connect the Infoblox IPAM Plug-In for VMware. To use the Cloud Network Automation feature, you can connect to the Grid Master (if it is using the Cloud Network Automation license) or to a designated Cloud Platform Appliance (with the correct licensing) as necessary for your deployment. For more information, see Deploying Cloud Network Automation in the Infoblox NIOS Administrator Guide.
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Carefully consider the NIOS appliance to which you connect the Infoblox IPAM Plug-In for VMware. To use the Cloud Network Automation feature, you can connect to the Grid Master (if it is using the Cloud Network Automation license) or to a designated Cloud Platform Appliance (with the correct licensing) as necessary for your deployment. For more information, see the chapter Deploying Cloud Network Automation in the Infoblox NIOS Administrator Guide.
See the following table below for information on which API to use (WAPI or Cloud API) to support Cloud Network Automation and what connection options are supported:
| API Type | Cloud Network Automation UI | Connection Support | Tenant Object | Cloud EA Support* | Admin Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAPI | No | GM/GMC (Failover only) | No | No | Any |
| Cloud API | Yes | GM/GMC (Failover Only) and/or Cloud Platform Appliance | Yes | Yes | cloud-api-only |
* Only some Cloud EAs can be accessed through WAPI. This requires setting Cloud EAs to read-only mode for cloud members.