Approving or Denying Server Connection

When a server is in the Awaiting Approval state, it is waiting for your approval or denial on its connection.

Note

The approval or denial process applies to connecting virtual appliances and all appliances (physical or virtual) that were revoked.

To approve or deny a server connection, complete the following:

From the Infoblox Portal, click Configure> Servers.
Select the server for which you want to approve or deny its connection, and then click the ... menu next to the server.
Select Approve to approve the connection. In the Approve? dialog box, review the IP address and click Approve. The server status will change to Online when you approve the connection.
or
Select Deny to deny the connection. In the Deny? dialog box, click Deny. The server status will change to Denied when you deny the connection. Note that you must reboot the server if you want to re-connect it again.

To approve or deny multiple servers at the same time, complete the following:

From the Infoblox Portal, click Configure > Servers.
Select the server for which you want to approve or deny its connection, and then click the ... menu next to the server.
Select Approve to approve the connection. In the Approve? dialog box, review the IP address and click Approve All. The server status will change to Online when you approve the connection.
or
Select Deny to deny the connection. In the Deny? dialog box, click Deny All. The server status will change to Denied when you deny the connection. Note that you must reboot the server if you want to re-connect it again.

Note

When you approve the server connection, the server might temporarily enter the Pending state while establishing the connection. Once the server connection is established, the server state changes to Online. Once the server is online, you can activate applicable services or modify other configuration for the server.

You can also perform the following function from the Server Actions menu at the top of the list:

Create Template: Select this option to create a snapshot of the server configuration and apply this template to other servers when applicable.
Disconnect: Select this option to disconnect the server, including the removal of all current services and its configuration.
Revoke: Select this option to revoke the server join token. In the Revoke Server? dialog box, click Confirm to revoke the server's join token. When you revoke the server's join token, the security certificate associated with the server becomes invalid, and the server status changes to Revoked. To reactivate the server, you must issue a new join token and approve the server connection again.
Refresh Status: Select this option from the drop-down list to get information about the server and the associated application.
Replace: Select this option to replace the current server with a different server from among the available options.
Remove: Select this to delete a server. When you delete a server, the API key associated with it becomes invalid. Note that the Remove function applies only to virtual servers, not physical servers.
Troubleshoot: Choose among the following options to diagnose issues impacting the server: Traceroute, DNS Test, Traffic Capture, NTP Test, and Restart Server.
Local Access: Select this option to limit the server to local access only.