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The following table describes the mandatory and optional parameters used to allocate and associate an IP address.

Sr No

Parameter

Mandatory/
Optional

Description

1

network_view_name

Optional

Specifies the network view name available in the NIOS appliance.

2

vm_name

Mandatory

Specifies the name of the virtual machine.

3

cidr

Mandatory

Specifies the address in cidr format.

Note

Note

Ensure the network address is available in NIOS, under the required network view (network_view_name).

4

zone

Optional

Specifies the zone under which the record has to be created.

5

enable_dns

Optional

Specifies the flag that defines whether the host record is used for DNS or IPAM purposes.

6

dns_view

Optional

Specifies the DNS view under which the zone is created.

7

ip_addr

Optional

Specifies the IP address of the instance in the cloud.

For static allocation, you need to set the field with a valid IP address.

8

mac_addr

Optional

Specifies the MAC address of the instance in the cloud.

9

vm_id

Optional

Specifies the instance ID.

10

tenant_id

Mandatory

Specifies the unique identifier of the tenant in the cloud.

Tenant ID is the name of the cloud provider with which you want to integrate. However, if there is no cloud provider, you can specify any dummy value.

The tenant ID differentiates the cloud providers in NIOS. For more information, seeĀ Viewing All Tenants.

Note

Note

To create a host record, you need to set the enable_dns and dns_view parameters for infoblox_ip_allocation and infoblox_ip_association resource blocks.

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