Before you create a new host, note the following:
Hosts for physical BloxOne B1-105 appliances are automatically created when the appliances are shipped by Infoblox; a host is created by using an appliance’s serial number. DO NOT manually create hosts for physical BloxOne appliances.
Virtual hosts, including KVM-deployed hosts, connect to the Cloud Services Portal by using valid join tokens. For information about join tokens, see Configuring Join Tokens.
For physical VEP-1425 and VEP-1485 appliances, obtain the seven-digit serial number from the Service Tag label on the bottom of the appliance. You will use this number when creating a new host.
To create a host:
Log in to the Cloud Services Portal.
Go to Manage > Infrastructure > Hosts, and then click Create Host.
In the Create Host wizard, specify the following information on the General Info page:
Name: Enter the name of the host.
Description: Enter additional information about the host.
Serial Number: Enter the serial number here.
For physical VEP-1425 and VEP-1485 appliances, obtain the seven-digit serial number from the Service Tag label on the bottom of the appliance.
IP Space: From the drop-down menu, choose or search for an IP space in which you want your host to reside.
Connectivity Monitor: Use the toggle switch to enable or disable connectivity monitoring. When you enable connectivity monitoring, BloxOne uses the metric you configure in the IP settings to determine which network interface to use to communicate with the Cloud Services Portal.
When you configure a host using multiple networks, you can use one particular interface as the default interface for communicating with the Cloud Services Portal. You can also set up other interfaces for communication when the default interface is unavailable. BloxOne utilizes the metric on an interface and the WAN label to determine which interface to use for communication. The interface with the lowest metric will be the default outbound interface, and all the WAN-tagged interfaces will have a route to the internet.
If connectivity monitor is enabled and one of the outgoing WAN interfaces fails to connect to the Cloud Services Portal, the host will result in the degraded status and a message will be displayed.
For information about IP settings, see Setting IP Interfaces.
Do not enable the connectivity monitor feature if your hosts are configured behind an HTTP proxy.
Tags: Click the down arrow and then Add to specify the keys to be associated with the host:
KEY: Enter a meaningful name for the key.
VALUE: Select the appropriate checkbox, and enter the value for the associated key. For details, see Managing tags.
Click Next to view the summary of the host you have created, or click Cancel to cancel the creation of the host. For details, see Viewing Host Summary.