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Configuring Physical Scan Interfaces

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Last updated: Aug 02, 2022
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The physical scan interface configuration of your NetMRI appliance can vary depending on its physical configuration and whether the appliance is a VM.

On physical ports, you can add virtual scan interfaces. You can assign a network view to a physical port on your appliance, such as LAN1. Doing so does not prevent the same port from supporting virtual scan interfaces, each of which supports its own network view. You can also assign one network view to physical scan interfaces on multiple collectors if necessary.

For more information, see Configuring Virtual Scan Interfaces. 

To configure a physical scan interface, complete the following:

  1. Click the Settings icon > Setup > Scan Interfaces.
  2. Hover over the Action icon for any of the physical ports and select Edit from the menu.
  3. In Network View, choose one of the following:
    • Select Existing: Choose a network view from the list of existing ones that are defined on the system:
      • Select the view from the drop-down list.
      • Selecting Unassigned as the Network View leaves the interface in a disabled state.
    • Create New: Create a new network view:
      • Enter the name for the new network view.
      • Enter a comment describing the view. These values can be edited at a later time.
  4. Enter IPv4 or IPv6 information, or both:
    • IPv4 Address: The IPv4 address for the scan interface.
    • IPv4 Subnet Mask:  The IPv4 subnet mask for the scan interface.
    • IPv4 Default Gateway: The IPv4 default gateway for the scan interface.
    • IPv6 Address: The IPv6 address for the scan interface.
    • IPv6 Subnet Mask: The IPv6 subnet mask for the scan interface.
    • IPv6 Default Gateway: The IPv6 default gateway for the scan interface.
  5. In Primary DNS Server, specify the primary DNS server for the scan interface.
  6. In Secondary DNS Server, specify the primary DNS server for the scan interface.
  7. In Search Domains, specify valid hostnames separated by commas.
  8. Click Save.


Note

Though the MGMT port allows the same scanning discovery and device control capabilities as other appliance physical port types, Infoblox recommends limiting managing enterprise networks through the MGMT port, using it only for management access to the appliance's web, CLI, and tunnel interfaces, so those functions cannot be compromised by end-user traffic.

You cannot assign scan interfaces from MGMT ports on appliances in an Operations Center.

Note

Changing some parameters such as IP or VIP address, Network Mask, and Gateway when editing a management interface may cause crashes of connections to collectors. See the following procedure for an alternative way to change the management IP or VIP address of an Operation Center.

To change the management IP or VIP address of an Operation Center, complete the following:

  1. In the NetMRI UI of the Operation Center, delete the collector. For more information, see Deleting NetMRI Collectors.
  2. In the Admin Shell, deregister the collector using the Admin Shell.
  3. Change the OC management IP or VIP address.
  4. Reconfigure tunserver.
  5. Re-register the collector.