Cabling the Appliance to the Network

Use one or more optical fiber Ethernet cables to connect the appliance to the network, depending on the deployment.

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from the LAN1 port on the to the network switch or router, as indicated in Figure 11.
2. (Supported with Infoblox-4030 and Infoblox-4030-10GE appliances in HA mode) To connect the Infoblox appliance appliance for HA (high availability), connect the HA ports on both appliances to a switch on your network. The VIP (Virtual IP), LAN1, and HA port addresses must be on the same subnet and be unique for that subnet.

Figure 11 Cabling the Infoblox Appliance to the Network

When cabling a single Infoblox appliance to the network, connect an Ethernet cable from the LAN1 port on the appliance to a switch or router.
When cabling a pair of Infoblox appliances
to the network for high availability, connect Ethernet cables from the LAN1 and HA ports on each appliance to a switch or router.

Note: By default, the appliance automatically negotiates an optimal connection speed and transmission type (full or half duplex) on physical links between its LAN1, LAN2, HA, and MGMT ports and the Ethernet ports on the connecting switch or load balancer. If the appliance fails to auto-negotiate the optimal settings, refer to the Infoblox NIOS Administrator Guide for steps to resolve the problem.