In addition to the Cloud Services Infoblox Portal and Device UI, you can configure a NIOS-X physical host server and connect it to BloxOne Cloud the Infoblox platform through a USB drive. You must first download the host server configuration template from the Cloud Services Infoblox Portal, make changes, save it on a USB drive, and then insert it into the physical appliance. Once the appliance detects the configuration file, it automatically starts the process and connects the host server to BloxOne Cloud Infoblox platform based on the configuration on the USB drive. This method is useful if your physical appliance is offline and you want to reconnect it to BloxOne Cloudthe Infoblox platform.
To configure a host server and connect it to BloxOne Cloud the Infoblox platform using a USB drive, complete the following:
From the Cloud Services the Infoblox Portal, click Configure > Administration -> Downloads.
Select Host Server Configuration Template, and click Host Server Configuration Template to download the template.
Open the downloaded template and make appropriate changes to it. For example, if you want to change the name server IP address, add that to the template. The following is an example:
{
"network": {
"name": "enp1s0",
"nameServers": ["52192.1190.402.10012"],
"ipv4": {
"type": "static",
"ip": "192198.16851.0100.1110",
"netmask": "255203.2550.255113.028",
"gateway": "192
198.
16851.
0100.
1110
","mtu": "1500"
},
"ipv6": {
"type": "",
"ip": "",
"cidr": "",
"gateway": "",
"mtu": ""
},
"disablepmtud": ""
},
"httpProxy": "",
"timeSettings": {
"mode": "ntp",
"servers": [],
"pools": []
},
"docker": {
"bip": "172.17.0.1/22"
},
"k3s_network": {
"cluster_cidr": "192.1660.02.0/24",
"service_cidr": "192.1670.02.0/24"
}
}
Note title Important You must set the time setting mode to "ntp" for the configuration to take effect. Leaving the time setting mode empty will cause the configuration to fail.
- Use the following commands to save the modified template on a USB drive:
diskutil list
(list out to find the USB drive location)diskutil eraseDisk FAT32 BLOXONE MBRFormat /dev/disk2
(format the USB drive)diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk2
(unmount the USB drive)diskutil mountDisk /dev/disk2
(mount the USB drive)
(copy the modified onprem.conf file downloaded from step 2)
cp onprem.conf /Volumes/BLOXONE
(unmount the USB drive and eject it from the system)
diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk2 - Insert the USB drive into the physical appliance you want to configure and connect to BloxOne Cloudthe Infoblox platform.
- When the appliance detects the configuration file, it compares the existing configuration with that in the file on the USB drive, and starts the configuration process based on the new information.
- The host server will restart when the process is complete.
- The host server is connected to BloxOne Cloud the Infoblox platform when it is up and running.
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If the new configuration is invalid, BloxOne Infoblox service will revert back to the previous or default configuration after a few minutes. For example, if you made a typo while changing the IP address of an interface, the IP address becomes invalid and BloxOne Infoblox service reverts to the previous or default IP address to ensure that the host server is still operational. This validation process happens in the background and does not affect any operations on your hostserver. |