infoblox_a_record Resource

An A record resource associates a domain name with an IPv4 address.

The following table describes the parameters you can define in the resource block of the record:

Parameter	Required/ Optional	Description	Example Value
`fqdn`	Required	Specifies the fully qualified domain name for which you want to assign the IP address to.	`host43.zone12.org`
`network_view`	Optional	Specifies the Network view to use when allocating an IP address from a network dynamically. For static allocation, do not use this field.	`networkview_name`
`dns_view`	Optional	Specifies the DNS view in which the zone exists. If a value is not specified, the default DNS view is considered.	`dns_view_name`
`ttl`	Optional	Specifies the time to live value for the record. There is no default value for this parameter. If you do not specify a value, the TTL value is inherited from Grid DNS properties. A TTL value of 0 (zero) means caching should be disabled for this record.	`600`
`comment`	Optional	Describes the record.	`static record #1`
`ext_attrs`	Optional	Set of NIOS extensible attributes that are attached to the record.	`jsonencode({})`

Additionally, define the following parameters for infoblox_a_record resource:

Parameter

Required/
Optional

Description

Example Value

ip_addr

Required only for static allocation

Specifies the IPv4 address to associate with the A record.

For allocating a static IP address, specify a valid IP address.
For allocating a dynamic IP address, do not use this field. Instead, define the cidr field. Optionally, set the network_view if you do not want to allocate in the default network view.

91.84.20.6

cidr

Required only for dynamic allocation

Specifies the network from which to allocate an IP address when the ip_addr field is empty.
The address is in CIDR format. For static allocation, use ip_addr instead of this field.

192.168.10.4/30

Note

All parameters except fqdn are optional. If you do not specify the ip_addr parameter, you must use the cidr parameter for dynamic address allocation.
cidr and ip_addr are mutually exclusive. Specify a custom network view with cidr if you do not want to use the default network view.

Examples of the A Record Block

resource "infoblox_a_record" "a_record_static1"{
  # the zone 'example.com' MUST exist in the DNS view ('default')
  fqdn = "static1.example.com"

  ip_addr = "192.168.31.31"
  ttl = 10
  comment = "static A-record #1"
  ext_attrs = jsonencode({
"Tenant ID" = "tf-plugin"
"Cloud API Owned" = "True"
"CMP Type"= "VMware"
"Location" = "New York"
"Site" = "HQ"
  })
}

resource "infoblox_a_record" "a_record_static2"{
  fqdn = "static2.example.com"
  ip_addr = "192.168.31.32"
  ttl = 0 # ttl=0 means 'do not cache'
  dns_view = "non_default_dnsview" # corresponding DNS view MUST exist
}

resource "infoblox_a_record" "a_record_dynamic1"{
  fqdn = "dynamic1.example.com"
  # ip_addr = "" # CIDR is used for dynamic allocation
  # ttl = 0 # not mentioning TTL value means
            # using parent zone's TTL value.

  # In case of non-default network view,
  # you should specify a DNS view as well.
  network_view = "non_default" # corresponding network view MUST exist
  dns_view = "nondefault_view" # corresponding DNS view MUST exist

  # appropriate network MUST exist in the network view
  cidr = "infoblox_ipv4_network.ipv4_network.cidr"
}

resource "infoblox_a_record" "a_record_dynamic2"{
  fqdn = "dynamic2.example.com"
  # not specifying explicitly means using the default network view
  # network_view = "default"
  # not specifying explicitly means using the default DNS view
  # dns_view = "default"
  # appropriate network MUST exist in the network view
  cidr = "infoblox_ipv4_network.ipv4_network.cidr"
}