Creating Third Party IPAM Providers

Before creating a third-party IPAM provider in the Infoblox Portal, you must deploy a NIOS-X Server and associate the Microsoft Active Directory (AD) Sync service with it.

For the procedure for creating a NIOS-X Server, see Deploying NIOS-X Servers for Universal DDI.
For information about adding the Microsoft AD Sync service, see Creating Services. Associate the newly created NIOS-X Server with the Microsoft AD Sync service.

If the Microsoft AD DNS and IPAM objects are more than 100k each, the best practice is to configure sync operation on two NIOS-X Servers: one for DNS, and one for IPAM. For information about creating NIOS-X Servers, see Creating NIOS-X Servers.

When creating a third-party IPAM provider, use existing or new credentials for it. Infoblox Portal will use these credentials to connect to the DHCP/IPAM provider. Different third-party IPAM providers use credentials in different formats.

To create a new third-party IPAM provider and use existing credentials for it, complete the following procedure:

Go to Configuring > Networking > IPAM/DHCP > Third-party IPAM Providers.
Click Create > Microsoft Active Directory.
Configure the following options on the Third-party IPAM Provider screen:
- State: Select Enabled or Disabled. Selecting Enabled will sync the IPAM objects between the Infoblox Portal and the provider.
- Name: Create a name.
- Description: Create a description.
- Credentials: Choose the credentials.
- Active Directory Server: Specify an IPv4 address.
- Service Instance: Choose the Microsoft AD Sync service’s instance you want to associate with the third-party IPAM provider.
- Sync Interval (min): Specify the sync interval, in minutes. The default value is 180 minutes. If you have a large amount of data, we recommend setting the sync interval to a value between 180 and 1440 minutes (inclusive).
Click Next.
Review the configuration, and click Save & Close.

When a third-party IPAM provider is deleted, the tags for the IP space and child objects are unassigned. You must delete the child objects manually.

Once the third-party DHCP/IPAM provider is created, the sync status will change to Pending. After the sync period (180 minutes by default) ends, the sync will start and the status will change to Sync in Progress. Once the sync is completed, the status will change to Synced. If an error occurs during the sync, the appropriate error message will state the reason.

To create a new third-party provider and use new credentials for it, complete the following procedure:

Go to Configure > Networking > IPAM/DHCP > Third Party IPAM Providers.
Click Microsoft Active Directory.
Configure the following options on the Third-party IPAM Provider screen:
- State: Select Enabled or Disabled. Selecting Enabled will sync the IPAM objects between the Cloud Services Portal and the provider. The state is Enabled by default.
- Name: Create a name.
- Description: Create a description.
- Credentials: Select Add New Credentials, and configure the following:
  - Credential Name: Create a name.
  - Credential Description: Create a description. Click Next.
  - Active Directory: Configure the following settings:
    - Domain\User Name: Specify the domain name and the user name for the AD server.
    - Password: Specify the password for the AD server.
- Sync Interval (min): Specify the sync interval, in minutes. The default value is 180 minutes. If you have a large amount of data, we recommend setting the sync interval to a value between 180 and 1440 minutes (inclusive).

4. Click Next.

5. Review the configuration, and click Save & Close.