Infoblox Platform provide a global search function that allows you to look up specific resources or objects. The global search icon is located at the upper right-hand corner of Infoblox Portal. You can search by entering full or partial text of the resource you want to look up. Global search returns the top three most relevant results by matching the key word(s) you enter. If you cannot find the resource in the top results, you can click VIEW ALL RESULTS to view all possible matches and apply filters to narrow down the search.

To perform a global search, complete the following:

1. On Infoblox Portal, click the global search icon at the upper right-hand corner.
2. The Global Search dialog displays your recent search entries.
3. In the Global Search field, enter the full or partial text of the resource you are looking for. You can click Clear to clear the entry.
4. The Global Search dialog displays the top three most relevant results with highlighted text of your entry. You can do the following in the dialog:

• If there are more than three search results and you cannot locate the resource you are looking for in the top list, click Exact Matches to view all search results that match your entry or click Related Results to view relevant results. You can alos apply filters to narrow down your search. The search result dialog displays the total number of objects found in each object category. You can select the checkbox of the specific object category and click Apply to narrow down your search. For example, if you are looking for a fixed address that contains the word "test" in its name, you can select the "Fixed Address" checkbox to locate the object(s). You can also click Clear to clear the filers.
• Click the breadcrumb of the discovered object to access the location of the object. The prefix of the breadcrumb indicates the specific tab to which the object belongs on the Infoblox Portal.
• Click  next to the object to view its details in the respective editor. You can also modify applicable fields directly in the editor.
• Tags for the object are displayed in the search result if the tag name or value matches the search entry. If one or more tags are defined for the object, you can click View All Tags to display them. Correspondingly, when the tags are displayed, you can click Hide All Tags to hide them, with the exception of tags that match the search entry. Tag/value pairs are delimited by the separator, “|”. Note that the tag name is blue, and the value is green.
• Click at the upper right hand corner to close the Global Search dialog.

Applying Filters to Global Search

If you are unable to quickly identify the resource you are looking for, you can apply filters to the returned results. To locate a specific resource or narrow your search, you can apply available filters when they appear in the dialog after you click VIEW ALL RESULTS. All available filters appear in the left panel of the Global Search dialog.

To apply filters to global search, complete the following:

1. In the Global Search dialog, click VIEW ALL RESULTS.
2. Review the list of available object categories and choose the applicable categories that can help you identify the resource. You can click Select all to choose all the filtering parameters under a specific category. Global search uses the "OR" operation when you select multiple filters. To clear the selection, click Clear.

3. After you have chosen the applicable filtering catoegories, click Apply Filter. All matching results are displayed in the right panel.

Global Search Query Syntax

Infoblox global search supports a specific syntax and handles search query based on the supported syntax. Understanding the query syntax helps you look up resources in a more effective manner. The following table describes how global search handles query syntax:

Changing Number of Results On a Page

The Global Search dialog can display up to 25 results per page by default. If the search results exceed 25, you can click the page number at the bottom right-hand corner to advance to the next page. You can also change the number of results per page to 50 or 100, so you can scroll down to view more results.

To change the number of results, complete the following:

• In the Global Search dialog, select the number of results at the bottom left corner of the dialog.

Supported Objects and Searchable Fields

The following table lists the supported objects and searchable fields for global search:

Limitations of Global Search

Global Search works with the following limitations:

• Case-insensitive searches for IPv6 objects do not work.
• Search will yield results in the format IPv6 is entered in the Infoblox Portal (UI or API). For example, if you create or update an IPv6 address in a normalized format (fc99:2222:3333::1) and search in the same way, the result will yield the object. The same is true for the non-normalized format (fc99:2222:3333:0:0:0:0:1).
• IPv6 Range search will work in the same format it is created. For example, if the range is created as ( 2001:db8:1:1:1::1:0001 - 2001:db8:1:1:1::1:1fff), the search will yield result if you search with 2001:db8:1:1:1::1:0001 or 2001:db8:1:1:1::1:1fff. If you search with 2001:db8:1:1:1::1:1, it will not yield any result.