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Field Name

Data Type

Required (Yes/No)

Associated GUI Field

Associated PAPI Method

Usage and Guidelines

Header-ddnsprincipa lgroup

String

Yes

 

 



Example: ddnsprincipalgroup

name

String

Yes

Name

name

Example: corp.example.com

comment

String

No

Comment

comment

 



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Dynamic Update Cluster Group
Dynamic Update Cluster Group
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Dynamic Update Cluster Group

Field Name

Data Type

Required (Yes/No)

Associated GUI Field

Associated PAPI Method

Usage and Guidelines

Header-ddnsprincipa lcluster

String

Yes

 

 



Example: ddnsprincipalcluster

name

String

Yes

Name

name

Example: cluster1

parent

String

Yes

Dynamic Update Group

clusters

Example: corp.example.com

principals

String

Yes

Principal

principals

Example:
WIN-2008-CLUSTER1-NODE1$@CORP.EX AMPLE.COM

comment

String

No

Comment

comment

 



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Grid DHCP Objects
Grid DHCP Objects
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Grid DHCP Objects
NIOS does not support add and delete operations.

Field Name

Data Type

Required

...

(Yes/No)

Associated GUI Field

Associated PAPI Method

Usage and Guidelines

Header-GridDhcpStringYes

Identifies the first row as a header row for the Grid DHCP objects. Example: GridDhcp
authorityBooleanNo

...



When you set this to True, DHCP server is authoritative for this domain. Example:

...

False
domain_

...

nameStringNo

Indicates the domain name.
recycle_

...

leasesBooleanNoLease
Deletion
recycle_leasesThis field is set to True by default. When you set this to True, leases in a deleted range are kept until expiration. Ensure that you use the Overwrite option if you want to change the value to False. Merging data from an import preserves the default value.
ignore_dhcp_option_list_request

...

BooleanNo
ignore_dhcp_option_list

...

_requestWhen this is set to True, it clears the value of option-55. Example: False

...

Field Name

Data Type Required (Yes/No)

Associated Associated PAPI Method GUI Field Usage and Guidelines
enable_pxe_lease_timeBooleanNoEnable PXE lease time
If this value is set to True,

 

 

lease time

DHCP server uses different

 

 

 

lease time for PXE clients.

 

 

 

This field applies to the host

 

 

 

address. Example: False
pxe_lease_timeUnsigned integerNoPXE Lease Timepxe_lease_timeIndicates the lease time for

 

integer

Time

PXE clients in seconds. This

 

 

 

field applies to the host

 

 

 

address. Example: 43220.
bootfileStringNoBoot
Filebootfile
FilebootfileIndicates the boot file name.

 

 

 

Example: bootfile1
bootserverStringNoBoot
Serverbootserver
ServerbootserverIndicates the boot server.

 

 

 

Example: abc.corp100.com
nextserverStringNoNext
Servernextserver
ServernextserverIndicates the next server.

 

 

 

Example: blue.domain.com
deny_bootpBooleanNoDeny
BOOTPdeny
BOOTP Requestsdeny_bootpWhen this is set to True, it

 

 

Requests

denies BOOTP requests. This

 

 

 

field applies to the host

 

 

 

address. Example: FALSE
enable_ddnsBooleanNoEnable DDNS Updatesenable_ddnsEnable or disable dynamic

 

 

DDNS

updates via DHCP to DNS

 

 

Updates

server(s). Example: FALSE
ddns_use_option81BooleanNoOption
81ddns
81
Support
ddns_use_option81Enable or disable option 81

 

 

Support

support. Enables

 

 

 

always_update_dns field.

 

 

 

Example: TRUE
ddns_server_always_updatesBooleanNo
ddns_server_always_updatesWhen you set this to True,

 

 

updates

DHCP server will always

 

 

 

update DNS.
ddns_generate_hostnameBooleanNoGenerate
Hostname
ddns_generate_
hostnam
hostnameWhen you set this to True,

 

 

Hostname e

DHCP server will generate a

 

 

 

hostname for DNS updates if

 

 

 

not sent by client. Example:

 

 

 

TRUE
ddns_ttlUnsigned integerNoDDNS
Update TTL
ddns_ttlIndicates the DDNS TTL value

 

integer

Update TTL

in seconds. This is an

 

 

 

inherited field.

 

 

 

Example: 1200
retry_ddns_updatesBooleanNo
retry_ddns_updatesWhen you set this value to

 

 

 

True, DHCP server will retry

 

 

 

failed DNS updates. Example:

 

 

 

False
ddns_retry_intervalUnsigned integerNo
ddns_retry_intervalIndicates the minimum time

 

integer

 

in minutes between DNS

 

 

 

update retries. You must set

 

 

 

ddns_retry_updates to True

 

 

 

to modify the

 

 

 

ddns_retry_interval value in

 

 

 

Data Type Required (Yes/No)

Associated Associated PAPI Method GUI Field Usage and Guidelines
the CSV file.
Field Name
enable_dhcp_thresholdsBooleanNoEnable DHCP Thresholdsenable_dhcp_thresholds
DHCP
Thresholds
Enable DHCP thresholds. When you set this field to True, you must enter values in the range_high_water_mark and range_low_water_mark fields. You cannot leave those fields empty. Otherwise, the appliance generates an error.
high_water_markUnsigned
integer
No
integer
High Water Markhigh_water_mark
Mark

 

 

 
Indicates the percentage value for DHCP range usage after which an alarm will be active. When you set enable_thresholds to True, you must enter values in this field and in the range_low_water_mark field. You cannot leave these fields empty. Otherwise, the appliance displays an error message.

Example: 80
high_water_mark_resetUnsigned
No

integer
 
No

Indicates the percentage value for DHCP range usage after which an alarm will be
reset. Example: 85
low_water_markIntegerNoLow Water
Mark
low_water_mark
Mark

 

 

 
Indicates the percentage value for DHCP range usage below which an alarm will be active. When you set enable_thresholds to True, you must enter values in this field and in the range_high_water_mark field. You cannot leave these fields empty. Otherwise, the appliance displays an error message.

Example: 10
low_water_mark_resetUnsigned
No
integer
 
No

Indicates the percentage value for DHCP range usage above which an alarm will be reset. Example: 10
enable_email_warningsBooleanNo
enable_email_warningsEnable to send DHCP threshold warnings via email. Example: False
enable_snmp_warningsBooleanNo
 


Enable to send DHCP threshold warnings via SNMP. Example: False
email_listEmail
No
address list
 
No

List of email addresses. Example:
"'
admin1@infoblox
admin1@infoblox.com','
admin2@somewhere
admin2@somewhere.com',"
ipv6_domain_name_serversIPv6 DNS
No
server list
 
No

List of IPv6 domain name servers. Example:
"2001
“2001::1,

2001::2,...
"
ping_countUnsigned integerNo
integer

ping_countIndicates the number of DHCP pings. Example: 1
Field Name

Data Type Required (Yes/No)

Associated Associated PAPI Method GUI Field Usage and Guidelines
ping_timeoutUnsigned integerNo
ping_timeoutIndicates the timeout (in

 

integer

 

seconds) for DHCP pings.

 

 

 

Example: 1000
capture_hostnameBooleanNo
 


When you set this value to

 

 

 

True, the appliance captures

 

 

 

host name and lease time

 

 

 

when assigning fixed

 

 

 

addresses.
enable_leasequeryBooleanNo
 


When you set this value to

 

 

 

True, the appliance allows

 

 

 

lease query. Example: False
update_dns_on_lease_renewalBooleanNoLease
Renewal
Update
override_update_dns_on_lease_renewalIndicates whether the DHCP

 

 

Renewal _

server updates DNS when a

 

 

Update lease_renewal

DHCP lease is renewed.

 

 

 

Specify True to enable it or

 

 

 

False to disable it.
ipv6_update_dns_on_lease_renewalBooleanNo
 


Set or retrieve the

renewal

 

 

ipv6_update_dns_on_lease_

 

 

 

renewal flag. This attribute

 

 

 

controls whether the DHCP

 

 

 

server updates DNS when an

 

 

 

IPv6 DHCP lease is renewed.

 

 

 

Specify True to enable this

 

 

 

feature or False to disable it.

 

 

 

The default value is False.
txt_record_handlingStringNo

 



Specifies how DHCP should

 

 

 

treat TXT records while

 

 

 

performing DNS update.

 

 

 

Example: ISC
lease_scavenge_timeUnsigned
integer
No
 


Indicates the Grid level

 

integer

 

lease_scavenge_time value.

 

 

 

If the value is -1, which

 

 

 

means this lease scavenge

 

 

 

will is disabled. The minimum

 

 

 

value would be 7 * 24 * 60 *

 

 

 

60 ( 7 days).
failover_portUnsigned integerNo
 


Indicates the failover port

 

integer

 

number. The default value is

 

 

 

647. The port number must

 

 

 

be between 1 and 63999.
enable_fingerprintBooleanNo

 



When you set this value to

 

 

 

True, fingerprint matching for

 

 

 

incoming lease requests will

 

 

 

be enabled. Example: False
ipv6_enable_ddnsBooleanNo
 


Set this value to True to

 

 

 

override the value at the Grid

 

 

 

level. Set the parameter to

 

 

 

False to inherit the settings

 

 

 

from the Grid.
ipv6_ddns_enable_option_fqdnBooleanNo
 


Indicates whether the FQDN

 

 

 

option sent by the client is to

 

 

 

be used, or if the server can

 

 

 

automatically generate the

 

 

 

FQDN. Default value is half of

 

 

 

lease time. Example: False
Field Name

Data Type Required (Yes/No)

Associated Associated PAPI Method GUI Field Usage and Guidelines
ipv6_ddns_server_always_updatesBooleanNo
 


Specify True to enable this

 

 

 

feature or False to disable it.

 

 

 

The default value is False. You

 

 

 

must set this to False to

 

 

 

update DNS only if requested

 

 

 

by the client.
ipv6_generate_hostnameBooleanNo
 


When you set this value to

 

 

 

True, the hostname is

 

 

 

generated if it is not sent by

 

 

 

the client. Example: False
ipv6_ddns_domainnameStringNo
 


The DDNS domain name in

 

 

 

FQDN format. Example:

 

 

 

test_domain.com
ipv6_ddns_ttlUnsigned integerNo
 


Indicates the member IPv6

 

integer

 

DDNS TTL value in seconds.

 

 

 

Example: 0
Preferred_lifetimeIntegerNoPreferred Lifetimepreferred_lifetimeIndicates whether the

 

 

Lifetime

preferred_lifetime value in

 

 

 

the DHCP member is used,

 

 

 

instead of the Grid default.

 

 

 

Example:
604800
6
valid_lifetimeUnsigned integerNoValid Lifetimevalid_lifetimeIndicates whether the

 

integer

Lifetime

valid_lifetime value in the

 

 

 

Grid Member DHCP is used,

 

 

 

instead of the upper-level

 

 

 

default.Example: 43200
ipv6_domain_nameStringNo

 

 




ipv6_txt_record_handlingStringNo

 



Example: ISC
ipv6_capture_hostnameBooleanNo

 



Example: False
ipv6_recycle_leasesBooleanNo
 


When you set this to True, the

 

 

 

leases are kept in recycle bin

 

 

 

until one week after

 

 

 

expiration. When you set this

 

 

 

to False, the leases are

 

 

 

irrecoverably deleted.

 

 

 

Example: False
ipv6_enable_retry_updatesBooleanNo
 


When you set this flag to True,

 

 

 

the DHCPv6 server retries

 

 

 

failed dynamic DNS updates.

 

 

 

The default value is True.

 

 

 

Example: False
ipv6_retry_updates_intervalUnsigned integerNo
 


Set the retry interval when the

 

integer

 

member DHCPv6 server

 

 

 

makes repeated attempts to

 

 

 

send DDNS updates to a DNS

 

 

 

server. The default retry

 

 

 

interval is five minutes.
ddns_domainnameStringNoDDNS Domain Name  ddns_domainnameThe DDNS domain name in

 

 

Domain

FQDN format. Example:

 

 

Name

ddns.corp100.com
Field NameData Type Required (Yes/No)
Associated Associated PAPI Method GUI Field Usage and Guidelines
lease_per_client_settingsStringNo
 


Defines how the server will

 

 

 

release the client lease. This

 

 

 

field is set to

 

 

 

RELEASE_MATCHING_ID by

 

 

 

default. Valid values are

 

 

 

ONE_LEASE_PER_CLIENT,

 

 

 

RELEASE_MATCHING_ID and

 

 

 

NEVER_RELEASE.
ignore_client_identifierBooleanNo
 


Indicates if the client

 

 

 

identifier will be ignored for a

 

 

 

DHCP shared network object.

 

 

 

When you set this to True, the

 

 

 

client identifier will be

 

 

 

ignored. Example: False
disable_all_nac_filtersBooleanNo
 


When you set this value to

 

 

 

True, NAC filters will be

 

 

 

disabled on the Infoblox Grid.

 

 

 

Example: False
format_log_option_82StringNo
 


Select the logging format to

 

 

 

either hexadecimal or a

 

 

 

decoded string which is

 

 

 

human readable.
OPTION-1StringNoCustom
DHCP
Options
optionsThis field applies to the host

 

 

DHCP

address.

 

 

Options

Example:
'255
‘255.0.0.
0'
0’ name

 

 

 

impliesvendor
implies vendor_class=
'DHCP'

 

 

 

’DHCP’ (default)
OPTION-XXXX-200Option
information
NoCustom
DHCP
Options
optionsThis field applies to the host

 

information

DHCP

address.

 

 

Options

Example:
'dfdfdfd' name

 

 

 

implies

 

 

 

‘dfdfdfd’ name implies vendor_class=
'XXXX',

 

 

 

‘XXXX’, optioncode/number 200
v6_leases_scavenging_enabledBooleanNoLease
Scavenging
ipv6_enable_lease_
scav
scavengeWhen you set this to True, the

 

 

Scavenging enge

DHCPv6 server deletes free,

 

 

 

expired, and released leases.

 

 

 

The default value is False.

 

 

 

Example: True
v6_leases_scavenging_grace_periodUnsigned integerNoLease
Scavenging
ipv6_lease_scavenge_
ti
timeIndicates the period (in

period

integer

Scavenging me

seconds) for which free,

 

 

 

expired, and released

 

 

 

DHCPv6 leases remain in the

 

 

 

database before they are

 

 

 

automatically deleted.

 

 

 

Example: 604800