Configuring NIOS-X as a Service

Infoblox has expanded its DNS and DHCP capabilities beyond the traditional on-premises server deployment at each location. NIOS-X as a Service now offers a seamless deployment experience that eliminates the need for deployment of servers on-site. This innovative approach allows your local devices to use DNS and DHCP services from the Infoblox cloud without deploying any physical or virtual servers.

NIOS-X as a Service can be configured by establishing site-to-site IPsec VPN tunnels from your on-prem devices (for example, router, firewall, SD-WAN appliance, etc) to the appropriate NIOS-X as a Service endpoints in the cloud. DNS and/or DHCP traffic can then be routed through the VPN tunnels to Infoblox run cloud services.

NIOS-X as a Service consists of the following:

• Service: A Service is a container object for capability and service deployment. It can have multiple capabilities with different service deployment configurations.

• Capability: Capability is a feature that is enabled on the Infoblox-managed cloud. They are DNS, DHCP, and Security. For each of these capabilities, you can associate a configuration. This can be the Global Policy (default) or a custom policy. For more information, see:

  • DNS Config Profile

  • DHCP Config Profile

  • Creating a Security Policy (DNS Forwarding Proxy)

• Service Deployment: A service deployment consists of the following:

  • Access Location: This is where the service is used. For example, it can be a physical site (branch office), a data center, or a Virtual Private Cloud.

  • Service Location: This is where the service is hosted. For example, AWS US (N. Virginia) or GCP ASE (Singapore). NIOS-X as a Service supports many service locations in AWS and GCP.

• Service Insights: A graphical representation of various parameters that provides a snapshot at a glance.

The following diagram explains NIOS-X as a Service:

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