Two hosts NIOS-X Servers can be added to an HA (High Availability) group. In case one host NIOS-X Server is down, the second host NIOS-X Server can take over DHCP lease management without causing downtime. High Availability can be configured as Active/Active, Active/Passive, Advanced Active/Passive or Anycast. For conceptual information, see High Availability for DHCP.
To view the list of HA groups, complete the following:
From the
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Infoblox Portal, click
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Configure > Networking > IPAM/DHCP
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> HA Groups.
The application displays the following information:
NAME: Displays the name of the HA group.
DESCRIPTION: Displays additional information about the HA group.
HA CONFIGURATION: Displays whether the configuration is Active/Active, Active/Passive, Advanced Active/Passive, or Anycast.
SERVICE INSTANCE 1: Displays the service instance associated with the HA group.
SERVICE INSTANCE 2: Displays the service instance associated with the HA group.
HA Status: Displays the following status:
Ok
failure
degraded
intermediate
unreachable
unknown
Note |
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If a NIOS-X server is disconnected from the Infoblox Portal, the status is shown as degraded. |
You can also perform the following in this tab:
Click
☰ to select and reorder the columns to be displayed on the interface.
Click
-☰ > Edit next to an HA group, or select the check box for the respective HA group and click Edit to modify an HA group.
Click
-☰ > Delete next to an HA group, or select the respective HA group and click Delete to delete an HA group.
Select an HA group to view additional details
like like Description,
HA HA Configuration, Port, Service Instance 1, Service Instance 2 or Packet Statistics. The State of the service instances is also shown. The State can have the following values:
readyready, waiting, terminated, syncing, passive-backup, partner-down, load-balancing, backup, hot-standby, down, unreachable or unknown.
If If you do not want to view the details in the right panel, click
.
Enter the value that you want to search in the Search text box. The application displays the list of records matching the keyword in the text box.
Click
to filter the objects by
NameName, Description, and HA Configuration
You can perform the following actions: