Add Range

Use the Add range workflow to create a new network range on a NIOS appliance and to assign extensible attributes to the new range.

To add a network range:

1. Log in to the vRealize Orchestrator client.
2. In the Dashboard panel, expand Library and click Workflows.
   The Workflows folder and its contents are displayed.
3. Expand Library > Infoblox, and select Add range.
4. Click Run in the top-level menu of the workflow panel.
5. On the Connection tab, click Connection to the IPAM server and select the IPAM connection:
   1. In the Select InfobloxIPAM:IPAMConnection dialog, expand Infoblox IPAM and select the IPAM connection.
   2. Click Select.
6. On the Range tab, specify the following parameters for the network range:
   
   • Start Address: the starting IP address of the range.
   • End Address: the ending IP address of the range.
   • Name of the range: the name of the range.
   • Comments about the range: a description of the range.
   • Disable for DHCP: the option to disable creation of a DHCP record when this workflow runs.
   • Network address of range’s network: Mandatory for IPv6 range: the address of the range's network.
   • Network CIDR of range’s network: Mandatory for IPv6 range: the CIDR value of the range's network.
   • Network view to which the range belongs: choose the network view to which the range must be added.
7. On the Member tab, select Assign a member if you want to assign an Infoblox Grid member to the range, and specify the IP address or FQDN of the Infoblox Grid member and the member type.

8. On the Number of attributes tab, to assign extensible attributes to the network:

   1. In the Number of specified extensible attributes drop-down list, select the number of extensible attributes.
      According to the number you specified, additional tabs are added to define the extensible attributes. For example, if you specify the value as 2, Extensible attribute #1 and Extensible attribute #2 tabs are added.

   2. On each Extensible attribute #<n> tab, define the extensible attributes you want to add to the network object:

      1. Click Definition of the extensible attribute #<n>.

      2. In the Select Infoblox IPAM:IPAM Extensible Attribute Definition window, expand the IPAM connection ID > Extensible Attributes, and select the extensible attributes.

      3. Click the Select button.

      4. In the Value of the extensible attribute #<n> field, specify a value.

9. On the DHCP options tab, select Assign DHCP options. Only applicable to IPv4 ranges and define DHCP options.

   Note

   The DHCP options tab is available only when you assign a Grid member to the range.
10. On the Restart DHCP service tab, select Perform restart of DHCP service if needed.
11. Click Run.