Physical Appliance Deployment

To deploy DFP (DNS Forwarding Proxy) on a physical appliance, complete the following:

1. Configure an Infoblox host on one of the following physical appliances:
   • Dell VEP Hardware Appliance Deployment (provided that the appliance has Docker running on it)
   • BloxOne B1-105 Appliance Deployment (you can run the DFP service on the universal DDI appliance)
2. Log in to the Infoblox Portal.
3. Click Configure > Service Deployment > Protocol Service. 
4. Review the list of hosts to ensure that the host you just set up is active.
5. Click the Protocol Service tab.
6. From the Create Services drop-down menu, select DNS Forwarding Proxy.
7. Complete the following steps to run the DFP service on the host.
   Note: Ensure that you select the host on which you plan to run the DFP service when you configure general information.
   
   1. Configuring General Information
   2. Binding Network Intefaces
   3. Configuring DNS Forwarding Proxy Settings
   4. Viewing Configuring Summary

Alternatively, you can apply an existing template containing DFP configuration you want to use to the newly created host. To apply an existing DFP service using a template, following the instructions as described in Applying Templates to Hosts.

For information about other deployment options, see the following:

• Virtual Appliance Deployment
• NIOS Deployment

For more information about DFP, see the following:

• Using DNS Forwarding Proxy
• Connectivity Rules for DNS Forwarding Proxy.