Connect to vNIOS Instance

There are two methods available by default to connect to your vNIOS for AWS instance, using SSH and the Grid Manager GUI. To connect via either method, you will need to know the public IP address of your instance. It is also possible to connect to your instance using the private IP address over VPN or Direct Connect, however that is outside the scope of this guide.

1. To find the public IP address of your vNIOS instance, Navigate to the EC2 Instances page.

2. Select your vNIOS instance.

3. On the Details tab, locate the Elastic IP Address.

4. Click the copy symbol to copy this IP address to your clipboard.

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SSH

1. Open a PowerShell or Terminal window on your computer.

2. Enter the command ssh admin@<ip_address> to start the SSH connection (use the public IP address of your vNIOS instance).

Note: For vNIOS version 8.5.2 and newer, you will need to add the -i option to your SSH command and specify your private key.

3. When prompted, type yes to add the IP address to your known_hosts file.

4. If you are not using key-pair authentication, enter the password you set in User-Data.

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5. Once the SSH session is established, you can interact with the NIOS command line interface (CLI). Refer to NIOS documentation at https://docs.infoblox.com for details on CLI commands and use.

Grid Manager

1. Open a web browser on your computer.

2. Navigate to https://<ip_address> (use the public IP address of your vNIOS instance).

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Note: By default, NIOS uses a self-signed certificate. Warnings about the connection being insecure are to be expected and might require that you add an exception before being able to connect.

3. Login with the username admin and the password specified during deployment.

Note: NIOS 8.5.2 and later require you to change the admin password on your first login to the vNIOS for AWS instance.

4. Accept the Infoblox End-User License Agreement.

5. Read and make a selection for the Infoblox Customer Experience Improvement Program.