Chapter 1 Infoblox Grid Manager
- Aliaksei Shautsou (Deactivated)
- Smitha Raviprakash
- Arkadi_Bourkov
This chapter lists requirements for the management system you use to access the NIOS appliance. It also explains how to access the Grid Manager web interface and describes its major components. This chapter includes the following sections:
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- About Grid Manager
- Setting Login Options
- Opening Technical Support Requests
- SSL and TLS Protocols
- Managing Certificates
- About the Grid Manager Interface
- Finding and Restoring Data
- About Tasks
- Scheduling New IPAM/DHCP Objects and Associated Port Configurations
- Scheduling Tasks
- Configuring Approval Workflows
- About Long Running Tasks
- About CSV Import
Management System Requirements
The management system is the computer from which you configure and manage the NIOS appliance. The management system must meet the following requirements.
Figure 1.1 Software and Hardware Requirements for the Management System
| Management System Software Requirements | Management System Hardware Requirements |
|---|---|
GUI ACCESS
CLI ACCESS
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1.4 GHz CPU with 1 GB RAM available to the product GUI, and 256 Kbps connectivity to NIOS appliance
2.0 GHz (or higher) dual core CPU with 2 GB RAM available for the product GUI, and network connectivity to NIOS appliance
|
Supported Browsers
Grid Manager supports the following operating systems and browsers. You must install and enable Javascript for Grid Manager to function properly. Grid Manager supports only SSL version 3 and TLS version 1 connection.
Infoblox recommends that you use a computer that has a 2 GHz CPU and at least 1 GB of RAM. Infoblox supports the following browsers for Grid Manager:
OS | Browser |
Microsoft Windows 8.0 and 8.1® | Microsoft Internet Explorer® 11.x*, 10.x* |
Microsoft Windows 7® | Microsoft Internet Explorer® 11.x*, 10.x*, 9.x, and 8.x Mozilla Firefox 32.x, 31.x, 25.x, 21.x, 16.x, and 10.x Google Chrome 37.x, 36.x, 30.x, 27.x, 22.x, and 16.x |
Microsoft Windows XP® (SP2+) | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x and 8.x |
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 7.x | Mozilla Firefox 32.x, 31.x, 25.x, 21.x, 16.x, and 10.x Google Chrome 37.x, 36.x, 30.x, 27.x, 22.x, and 16.x |
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6.x | Mozilla Firefox 32.x, 31.x, 25.x, 21.x, 16.x, and 10.x Google Chrome 37.x, 36.x, 30.x, 27.x, 22.x, and 16.x |
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 5.x | Mozilla Firefox 32.x, 31.x, 25.x, 21.x, 16.x, and 10.x Google Chrome 37.x, 36.x, 30.x, 27.x, 22.x, and 16.x |
Apple® Mac OS X 10.11.x | Safari 9.x, 8.x, 7.x |
Apple® Mac OS X 10.10.x | Safari 8.x, 7.x |
Apple® Mac OS X 10.9.x | Safari 7.x |
Apple® Mac OS X 10.8.x | Safari 6.x |
Apple® Mac OS X 10.7.x | Safari 5.x |
Apple® Mac OS X 10.6.x | Safari 5.x |
Note: * Grid Manager fully supports Microsoft Internet Explorer® 11.x and 10.x when you enable compatibility view in the browser. Features in the Reporting tab may not function properly if you disable compatibility view. In the browser, go to Tools -> Compatibility View to enable the feature.
Infoblox recommends using the latest release of the supported versions of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome for best performance.