Preparing the NetMRI VM Configuration File

The cloud-init automatically configures NetMRI and Sandbox virtual appliances with user-defined parameters. Currently, automatic configuration is possible for deployments of OpenStack and AWS. YAML and XML formats are supported for cloud-init configurations, but only the most essential cloud-init configuration fields are supported. For details about the valid fields for each option, refer to the Configuring Network Interfaces section.

When setting up a NetMRI instance in OpenStack, you can pass the configuration file to the NetMRI VM in various methods. The file format is dependent on the method selected. These methods consist of the following:

• Using direct text input or uploading the configuration file accessible via network - The text or file must use the YAML format. This method is enabled by default cluster-wide in an OpenStack environment, although there may be some distributions that disable it.

• Using the Configuration Drive (i.e., virtual CD-ROM) - The configuration file is provided as mentioned above, along with an additional Configuration Drive option. The file is automatically placed in an ISO image that appears to the VM as a CDROM drive.

• Using the OVF transport method - The configuration file must be an XML file of the OVF schema type, encoded in Base 64 encoding. For more information, see Using OVF Transport Method of Passing Configuration File to NetMRI VM Instance.

YAML Format Examples

The following are examples of YAML-formatted configuration file content from the NetMRI and Sandbox configurations:

Configuring NetMRI with a Static IP Address for the MGMT Interface

#infoblox-config

default_admin_password: "admin_password"

server_name: test-vm

db_name: this_test_db

mgmt_port:

    v4_addr: 192.168.1.10

    v4_netmask: 255.255.255.0

    v4_gw: 192.168.1.1

    v6_addr: 2002::10

    v6_prefix: 64

    v6_gw: 2002::1

    primary_dns_server: 192.168.1.1

    secondary_dns_server: 2002::1

    search_domains:

        - mgmt.domain

        - mgmt.local

scan_port:

    v4_addr: 192.168.2.10

    v4_netmask: 255.255.255.0

    v4_gw: 192.168.2.1

    v6_addr: 2003::10

    v6_prefix: 64

    v6_gw: 2003::1

    primary_dns_server: 192.168.2.1

    secondary_dns_server: 2003::1

    search_domains:

        - scan.domain

        - scan.local

time:

    server_1: time.local

    timezone: Etc/UTC

Configuring MGMT Interface IP for NetMRI using DHCP

#infoblox-config

default_admin_password: "admin_password"

server_name: test-vm

db_name: this_test_db

mgmt_port:

    v4_use_dhcp: true

    v6_use_dhcp: true

    primary_dns_server: 192.168.1.1

    secondary_dns_server: 2002::1

    search_domains:

        - mgmt.domain

        - mgmt.local

scan_port:

    v4_addr: 192.168.2.10

    v4_netmask: 255.255.255.0

    v4_gw: 192.168.2.1

    v6_addr: 2003::10

    v6_prefix: 64

    v6_gw: 2003::1

    primary_dns_server: 192.168.2.1

    secondary_dns_server: 2003::1

    search_domains:

        - scan.domain

        - scan.local

time:

    server_1: time.local

    timezone:Etc/UTC

Configuring Sandbox with a Static IP Address for the MGMT Interface

#infoblox-config

default_admin_password: "admin_password"

server_name: test-vm

mgmt_port:

    v4_addr: 192.168.1.10

    v4_netmask: 255.255.255.0

    v4_gw: 192.168.1.1

    v6_addr: 2002::10

    v6_prefix: 64

    v6_gw: 2002::1

    primary_dns_server: 192.168.1.1

    secondary_dns_server: 2002::1

    search_domains:

        - mgmt.domain

        - mgmt.local

time:

    server_1: time.local

    timezone: Etc/UTC

Configuring DHCP IP for MGMT Interface in a Sandbox

#infoblox-config

default_admin_password: "admin_password"

server_name: test-vm

mgmt_port:

mgmt_port:

    v4_use_dhcp: true

    v6_use_dhcp: true

    primary_dns_server: 192.168.1.1

    secondary_dns_server: 2002::1

    search_domains:

        - mgmt.domain

        - mgmt.local

time:

    server_1: time.local

    timezone:Etc/UTC

XML Format Example

The following is an example of XML-formatted configuration file content: