To create an Anycast anycast configuration profile, complete the following:
- From the Cloud Services the Infoblox Portal, click Manage -> Configure > Networking > Anycast.
- Click on Create Anycast Configurationto open the Create Anycast Config page.
- In the Create Anycast Config dialog, complete the following:
- Anycast IP Name: Enter the name of the anycast configuration.
- Anycast IPv4 Address: Add Enter the Anycast IP address to the Anycast IP Address fieldanycast IPv4 address. Up to two IPv4 IP addresses may be added when setting up Anycastanycast. Anycast supports the following IP addresses for BloxOne Threat Defense: 52.119.40.100 and 103.80.5.100. For BloxOne DDI, the administrator is required to specify the IP address as required.
- Name: Add the name of the Anycast configuration in the Name field.
- Description: Add
- Anycast IPv6 Address: Enter the anycast IPv6 address.
- Description: Enter the description of the Anycast anycast configuration in the Description field.
- Service: From the Select Service drop-down menu, choose the service to be used for the Anycast configuration.In the Tags section, select the service for which you want to configure anycast. For example, if you want to configure anycast for DNS, select DNS from the list.
- Expand the Tags section and add tags for this Anycast configuration, so you can use the tags with on-prem hostsanycast configuration. For more information, see Managing Tags.
- In the On-Prem HostsExpand the Service Instances section, click click Add and complete the following:
- NAME: Click Select List and choose an on-prem host from the drop-down list. IP ADDRESS: With the selection of an on-prem host, the associated IP address of the on-prem host will populate in the IP ADDRESS field.
Click Add again if you want to add multiple on-prem hoststhe anycast service instance you have previously configured. This is optional.
- NAME: Click Select List and choose an on-prem host from the drop-down list. IP ADDRESS: With the selection of an on-prem host, the associated IP address of the on-prem host will populate in the IP ADDRESS field.
- Click Save & Close to save the updated configurationanycast configuration.
- After you have created an anycast configuration profile, you can proceed to create an anycast service instance. For information, see Creating Anycast Services.