IPAM Workflows
- Jyothi KP
The IPAM workflows of the Infoblox IPAM Plug-In for VMware automate IPAM operations in a virtualized environment. The workflows provide integration of the VMware environment with NIOS that is used for running IPAM operations related to NIOS objects. The IPAM workflows are either called from the higher-level vRA workflows or can be run manually by the vRO admin.
In the IPAM workflows, you can use extensible attributes. For more information, see Using Extensible Attributes in Infoblox IPAM Plug-In for VMware.
You can access the IPAM workflows in vRO client from Workflows -> <Admin> –> Library –> Infoblox. If you are running vRA 7.6, you must use the vRO legacy client to access the IPAM workflows.
Note
vRealize Automation 7.6 has a vRO web client and a vRO legacy client that you can use to run the Infoblox IPAM workflows. You can run most of the workflows from the legacy client, which you can access from VMware vRealize Automation Appliance page -> vRealize Orchestrator Legacy Client.
The list of IPAM workflows is as follows:
| Workflow Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Reserve IP address | Reserves the specified static IP address and creates either a host, DNS, or a DHCP record in the NIOS database. |
| Reserve IP in network | Gets the next available IP address from the specified network and reserves it. |
| Reserve IP in range | Gets the next available IP address from the specified network range and reserves it. |
| Remove host record | Removes the host record of the specified host or of multiple hosts from the NIOS database. |
| Remove DHCP record | Removes one or more fixed IP addresses or reservations from the NIOS database. |
| Remove DNS record | Removes DNS records from the NIOS database. |
| Add network | Creates a new IP network in the NIOS database. |
| Remove network | Removes a previously configured IP network or multiple networks from the NIOS database. |
| Add range | Adds a network range to the NIOS database. |
| Remove range | Removes a network range from the NIOS database. |
| Restart IPAM services | Restarts IPAM services. |
The IPAM Plug-In for VMware workflows support the following types of records:
- Host record
- Fixed address
- IPv4 reservation
- A record (for IPv4 addresses)
- AAAA record (for IPv6 addresses)
- PTR record
- CNAME record
You can also use the IPAM workflows to build custom batch workflows in vRealize Orchestrator. For information about building batch workflows, refer to the vRealize Orchestrator documentation.
Note
Before you execute IPAM workflows, make sure that the Infoblox IPAM connection is available on the vRO Inventory tab. If it does not show, run the Create IPAM Connection workflow from vRO <admin> -> Library -> Infoblox -> vRA -> Helpers. Then, go to the vRO inventory, select Infoblox IPAM, and refresh the selected node. Before creating a new IPAM connection, make sure that there is no connection with the same priority in the vRO inventory.