Create Infoblox DNS Records – Basic

This workflow creates records in Infoblox and multiple record types (A, HOST, PTR, CNAME, TXT, MX) using the table. In the case of A, Host, and PTR record creation, IP can be fetched and reserved on the fly.

To run this workflow:
  1. Go to Menu > ADC+ > AUTOMATION > Workflow Catalog > View/Run
  2. Click the Infoblox IPAM category on the View/Run Workflows page.
  3. On the popup window, hover the mouse over the Create Infoblox DNS Records – Basic workflow.
    The Run and Schedule buttons are displayed.
  4. Click .
    The Request > Create Infoblox DNS Records – Basic :: FormBuilder page is displayed.
  5. Enter/select Device Info.
    Table 1. Device Info Section - Field and Description Table
    Field Description
    *Device Name Select the device name from the drop-down list.
  6. Enter/select Record Info.
    Table 2. Record Info Section - Field and Description Table
    Field Description
    *Network View Select the network view from the drop-down option.
    *DNS View Select the DNS view from the drop-down option.
    *Record Type

    Select the record types from the drop-down option. The record types are A, HOST, PTR, CNAME, TXT, MX). In the case of A, Host, and PTR record creation, IP can be fetched and reserved on the fly.

    The record type A is shown.
    *TTL Specify TTL (time to live) settings for Infoblox host records and resource records. TTL is the time that a name server is allowed to cache data. After the TTL expires, the name server is required to update the data.
  7. If you cancel this request, remember to free the reserved IP by clicking the Un-reserve IP button.
  8. Click Submit.
    The Confirmation dialog box is displayed.
  9. To save this form so you can edit it later, click Save Draft and then click OK.
    The form will be saved as Open request under Request > My Request.

    OR

    To submit the form, click OK.

    The validation starts automatically and reaches the Review stage.
    Note:
    • If there is any failure at this stage, start a new request by providing the correct data.
    • Alternatively, select the failed request and clone it. Update the correct input data in the form input, and submit the workflow again.
  10. Review the input data under the implementation, rollback, and postvalidation tabs:
  11. (Optional) If you need to change any data at this stage, right click, as shown in the image below, and select the required option.
  12. After the review, click Submit.
    The Confirmation dialog box is displayed.
  13. To continue with the workflow creation, click Ok
    OR

    To abort the workflow creation, click Cancel.

    It takes a while to complete the post-validation.

    When the workflow is created, an email is triggered to all the configured email IDs.

    Note: The validation stages are shown in the left side of the screen. To view a validation stage, click on the respective stage.