You can apply one template to up to 100 hosts without the hassle of creating the same service configurations for each host. In addition, each template can be applied to up to 500 hostsManually configuring multiple NIOS-X servers with the same set of services can be cumbersome and error prone. To simplify the planning, deployment and maintenance of your servers, you can create and apply templates to groups of multiple servers to enforce a common server configuration.
A template contains a set of service names, service types, service descriptions, service tags, and interface labels (interface bindings) you have defined for a NIOS-X server. To create a template, you select an existing server and the Infoblox Platform takes a snapshot of the service configurations on that server.
When assigning a template to NIOS-X servers, you can assign the template to up to 100 servers at a time. In total, you can apply a single template to up to a maximum of 500 servers.
To apply a template to hostsNIOS-X servers:
Log in to the Cloud Services Infoblox Portal.
Go to Manage Configure > Infrastructure Service Deployment > Protocol Service Templates tab.
Select a template you want to use, and then click … > Apply Template.
In the Apply Template wizard, do the following on the General Info page:
Name: Displays the name of the template. You cannot modify this field.
Description: Displays the description of the template. You cannot modify this field.
Tags: Click
and then the down arrow icon > Add to specify the keys to be associated with the hostNIOS-X server:KEY: Enter a meaningful name for the key, such as a location or a department.
VALUE: Select the appropriate checkbox, and enter the value for the associated key. For details, see Managing tags.
HOSTSServerS: This section displays all the available hosts NIOS-X servers to which you can apply the template. You can do the following:
In the AVAILABLE HOSTSserver table:Click the double arrow to select all available hostsservers.
Click the arrow next to a host server to select the hostserver.
Enter key words to search for a specific host server for selection.
In the SELECTED HOSTSServer table:Click the X icon next to a host server to deselect the hostserver.
Click the trash icon to deselect all hostsservers.
Enter key words to search for a specific host server for removal.
Click Next to view the summary of the template before applying it to the selected hostsservers, or click Cancel to cancel the operation. For details, see Viewing Apply Template Summary.
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