Prerequisites for Deploying BloxOne Endpoint on a Linux Client System
To install the Infoblox BloxOne Linux client, the following is required:
- Ubuntu OS VERSION=“22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)” and above
Limitations
BloxOne Endpoint for Linux is not compatible with VPNs.
Installing an Infoblox Endpoint Linux Client Application
To install Infoblox Endpoint on a Linux Client application, perform the following steps:
- Download the Linux BloxOne Endpoint zip file: Navigate to the downloads page by going to Administration > Downloads, and click Download Linux Endpoint Client.
- Unzip the downloaded file, and run the installer.sh file.
- Install BloxOne Endpoint by using the command sudo sh installer.sh.
- Verify that BloxOne Endpoint has been installed correctly: The BloxOne Endpoint icon will appear on your desktop, and all related files will be extracted to /usr/local/b1e.
- To check the status of BloxOne Endpoint, click the BloxOne Endpoint icon and open the Status tab.
- Verify that the system tray icon is visible and the status is Protected with active network.
Downloading and Viewing BloxOne Endpoint Logs
To download and view BloxOne Endpoint logs, click the BloxOne Endpoint icon, open the Troubleshoot tab, and click Download Logs.
Start/Stop the BloxOne Endpoint Service on a Linux Client Application
- To start the service, use the following command:
sudo systemctl start b1endpointapp.service
- To stop the service, use the following command:
sudo systemctl stop b1endpointapp.service
Uninstalling BloxOne Endpoint from a Linux Client Application
Use the following command:
sudo sh uinstall.sh
Manual Installation of Tray Items
Currently, due to the nature of the Linux Redhat’s extension handling, we ask our customers to install the tray icons enabling the extension for Gnome manually. The instructions are as follows:
1.Go to the site https://extensions.gnome.org/
2. Find the extension with the name “Tray Icons: Reloaded“.
3. Install the extension and then enable it.
4. Now you can install BloxOne Endpoint.