Chapter 1_Infoblox Grid Manager

This chapter lists requirements for the management system you use to access the NIOS appliance. It also explains how to access the Grid Manager web interface and describes its major components. This chapter includes the following sections:

• 22283722
  • 22283722
  • Browser Limitations
• About Grid Manager
  • Admin Permissions for Grid Manager
  • Logging in to the GUI
• Setting Login Options
  • Specifying the Grid Name and Hostname
  • Creating a Login Banner
  • Changing the Password and Email Address
  • Specifying the Table Size
  • Selecting Your Home Page
  • Setting the Browser Time Zone
• Opening Technical Support Requests
• SSL and TLS Protocols
• Managing Certificates
  • About HTTPS Certificates
  • About Client Certificates
• About the Grid Manager Interface
  • System Messages
  • Security and Informational Banners
  • Breadcrumbs Navigation
  • Global Search
  • Finder Panel
  • Toolbar Panel
  • Help Panel
  • Wizards and Editors
  • Tooltips
  • Customizing Tables
  • Selecting Objects in Tables

• • Modifying Data in Tables
• Finding and Restoring Data
  • Using Bookmarks
  • Using the Recycle Bin
  • Managing Third Party URL Links
  • Using Filters
  • Using Quick Filters
  • Using Global Search
  • Using the Go To Function
• About Tasks
  • Viewing Tasks
  • Supported Objects for Scheduled and Approval Tasks
  • Guidelines for Upgrading, Backing Up, and Restoring Data
• Scheduling New IPAM/DHCP Objects and Associated Port Configurations
  • Scheduling Creation of new IPv4/IPv6 Networks and Associated Device Provisioning
• Scheduling Tasks
  • Scheduling Additions and Modifications
  • Scheduling Appliance Operations
  • Scheduling Deletions
  • Scheduling Recursive Deletions of Network Containers and Zones
  • Viewing Scheduled Tasks
  • Rescheduling Tasks
  • Canceling Scheduled Tasks
• Configuring Approval Workflows
  • Creating Approval Workflows
  • Viewing Approval Workflows
  • Modifying Approval Workflows
  • Deleting Approval Workflows
  • Viewing Approval Tasks
  • Viewing Workflow Notifications
  • Unsupported Operations for Submitters
• About Long Running Tasks
  • Running Tasks in the Background
  • Monitoring Long Running Tasks
• About CSV Import
  • CSV Import User Permissions
  • CSV Import Limitations
  • Configuring Import Options
  • Viewing CSV Import Jobs
  • Modifying CSV Import Jobs
  • Deleting Uploaded Jobs
  • Downloading Files
  • Creating a Data File for Import
  • Exporting Data to Files

• Exporting Displayed Data
• Printing from Grid Manager
• Multilingual Support
  • UTF-8 Supported Fields
  • UTF-8 Support Limitations
  • Support for Internationalized Domain Names
  • Decoding IDNs and Encoding Punycode
  • IDN Supported Fields
  • IDN Support Limitations

Management System Requirements
The management system is the computer from which you configure and manage the NIOS appliance. The management system must meet the following requirements.
Figure 1.1 Software and Hardware Requirements for the Management System

Management System Software RequirementsManagement System Hardware Requirements
GUI ACCESS

• See 22283722 for details.

CLI ACCESS

• Secure Socket Shell (SSH) client that supports SSHv2
• Terminal emulation program, such as minicom or Hilgraeve Hyperterminal®
• Minimum System:

1.4 GHz CPU with 1 GB RAM available to the product GUI, and 256 Kbps connectivity to NIOS appliance

• Recommended System:

2.0 GHz (or higher) dual core CPU with 2 GB RAM available for the product GUI, and network connectivity to NIOS appliance

• Monitor Resolution: 1280 x 768 (minimum)

1280 x 1024 or better (recommended)
Supported Browsers
Grid Manager supports the following operating systems and browsers. You must install and enable Javascript for Grid Manager to function properly. Grid Manager supports only SSL version 3 and TLS version 1, 2, and 3 connections.
Infoblox recommends that you use a computer that has a 2 GHz CPU and at least 1 GB of RAM. Infoblox supports the following browsers for Grid Manager:

Note: * Grid Manager fully supports Microsoft Internet Explorer® 11.x and 10.x when you enable compatibility view in the browser. Features in the Reporting tab may not function properly if you disable compatibility view. In the browser, go to Tools -> Compatibility View to enable the feature.

Infoblox recommends using the latest release of the supported versions of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome for best performance.