With IP address allocation resources, you can allocate IPv4 and/or IPv6 addresses from a specified network by creating a Host record. The allocated IP addresses are then assigned to the interface of an instance created in a cloud environment, after which a VM is created. If required, you may integrate the VM with the corresponding Host record in NIOS as described in IP Address Association.

The resources available in the current version of Infoblox IPAM Plug-In for VMware are: 

  • Infoblox strongly recommends that you use the infoblox_ip_allocation resource to provide better support for performing create, update, and delete operations. The infoblox_ipv4_allocation and infoblox_ipv6_allocation resources will be deprecated in an upcoming release and will not be supported.

  • When allocating multiple IP addresses by using the infoblox_ip_allocation resource, you are advised not to use the infoblox_ipv4_allocation or infoblox_ipv6_allocation resource in the same .tf file.

  • To upgrade Infoblox IPAM Plug-In for Terraform version 2.0.1 to version 2.1.0, perform the following steps: 
    1. Remove the mac_addr, duid, and enable_dhcp fields from the infoblox_ipv4_allocation and infoblox_ipv6_allocation resource blocks in the Terraform configuration file as these fields are no longer supported. Resources infoblox_ipv4_association and infoblox_ipv6_association continue to support these fields.
    2. Upgrade the plug-in as described in the Terraform documentation.
    3. Run the terraform apply command.