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Using Actions of Infoblox IPAM Plug-In for VMware
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Using Actions of Infoblox IPAM Plug-In for VMware

Owned by Jyothi KP
Last updated: Jul 29, 2022

Actions are the building blocks of workflows. Actions of Infoblox IPAM Plug-In for VMware are Javascript segments that use the API exposed by the Infoblox IPAM Plug-In for VMware. You can use the Infoblox IPAM Plug-In for VMware actions to develop custom workflows.

Note

Procedure detailed in this topic may vary depending on the version of vRA that you are using. For version-specific instructions, refer to the VMware documentation links listed in the Resources section.

The Infoblox IPAM for VMware Plug-In actions are located in the following modules in the vRO client:

  • com.infoblox.integrated.ipam contains actions for integrating with vRA.
  • com.infoblox.ipam contains actions for interacting with NIOS.
  • com.infoblox.ipam.util contains helper actions that are used in IPAM workflows.
  • com.infoblox.ipam.vcac contains actions for interacting with vRA.
  • com.infoblox.ipam.vcac.util contains helper actions that are used in vCAC (vRA) workflows.
  • com.infoblox.ipam.vcaccafe contains actions for interacting with the VCACCAFE host.

To access the Infoblox IPAM for VMware Plug-In actions:

  1. Log in to the vRealize Orchestrator client.
  2. On the Actions tab, select the required action.
  3. Click the Scripting tab. This provides the list of input parameters comprising the selected action.

    You can also access actions through the vRO API Explorer. For more information, refer to the following section, Using API of Infoblox IPAM Plug-In for VMware. For information about how to build workflows by using actions, refer to the vRealize Orchestrator documentation.