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Use this object type to define parameters for each IP address in an IPv4 host record. The appliance updates an existing host address when you use the "add" mode in an import. For information about host records, refer to the Infoblox Administrator Guide.

Field Name

Data Type

Required (Yes/No)

Associated GUI Field

Associated PAPI Method

Usage and Guidelines

Header-HostAddress

String

Yes

Example: HostAddress

parent

FQDN

Yes

Example: h1.corp100.com

view

String

No

DNS View

views

If no view is specified, the Default view is used. Example: Default

network_view

String

No

Network View

network_view

If no network view is specified, the Default view is used. Example: Default

address

IP address

Yes

IP Address

ipv4addrss

Example: 10.0.0.11

_new_address

IP address

No

Add this field to overwrite the address field when you select the overwrite or merge option.

mac_address

MAC address

No

MAC Address

mac_address

This is required if the IP address is configured for DHCP. Example: aA:Bb:c2:DD:E1:FF

configure_for_dhcp

Boolean

No

DHCP checkbox

configure_for_dhcp

Example: TRUE

configure_for_dns

integer

No

Enable in DNS

configure for dns

This field is used to specify the parent host record. If not value is specified, TRUE is used.
Example: TRUE

deny_bootp

Boolean

No

Deny BOOTP Requests

deny_bootp

Example: FALSE

broadcast_address

String

No

Broadcast Address

option_logic_filters

List of IPv4 logic filter rules

Filter Type/Action

Examples: .com.infoblox.dns.dhcp_mac_filter$mac_filter_name,
.com.infoblox.dns.nac_filter$nac_filter_name,
.com.infoblox.dns.dhcp_option_filters$opt_filter_name

boot_file

String

No

Boot File

boot_file

boot_server

String

No

Boot Server

boot_server

next_server

String

No

Next Server

next_server

lease_time

Unsigned integer 

No

Lease Time

lease_time

pxe_lease_time_enabled

Boolean

No

Enable PXE Lease Time

Example: TRUE

pxe_lease_time

Unsigned integer

No

PXE Lease Time

pxe_lease_time

domain_name

FQDN

No

Domain Name

domain_name

domain_name_servers

IP list

No

Name Server

Example: [5.6.7.8,1.2.3.4]

routers

IP list

No

Router

Example: [2.0.0.2,1.2.3.4]

match_option

String

No

match_client

 Data must be in the following format: MAC_ADDRESS/CLIENT_IDENTIFIER/RESERVED

ignore_dhcp_param


_request_list

Boolean

No

Ignore Optionlist

ignore-dhcp_option_list


_request

OPTION-1

String

No

Custom DHC
Options

This is an example of a DHCP option. For information, see

 

Data Specific Guidelines. Example: '255.0.0.0' implies vendor_class='DHCP' (default)

OPTION-XXXX-200

Option information 

No

Custom DHC
Options

P options This is an example of a DHCP option. For information,

see  

see Data Specific Guidelines. Example: 'dfdfdfd' name implies vendor_class='XXXX', optioncode/number 200

Examples

This section contains examples of how to create data files for host addresses. All examples use comma as the separator. You can use other supported separators, such as semicolon, space, or tab.

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