InfoBlox

Before You Begin

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for Managing Infoblox devices on AppViewX are:

Version Supported: v8.2 and wapi v2.7.1
IP Address/FQDN: IP address or FQDN
User Privilege: Superuser or access to LBDN objects that needs to be managed from AppViewX
Enable Password: Not applicable
License Check: Not applicable
Services and Ports for AppViewX Communication: 443 or custom port to access API calls
Internet Access/Proxy if Required: Not applicable
Location from which Certificates are discovered if managed: Not applicable

Web Browser Requirement

ACF Permission

Ensure the following ACF permission is available to add and manage devices:

You can check this under any of the following menus:

To associate ACF permissions with a role, see Platform User Guide.

To add an InfoBlox device:

Go to Menu > ADC+ > ASSET MANAGEMENT.
Perform one of the followings:
- Click Device Inventory, and then select Add (+) icon to navigate to the Device details page.
- Click Onboard Device in the left navigation panel.
In the Device details page, select Infoblox from the left sidebar.

Enter or select the field information in the General information section.

Table 1. General information Section - Field and Description Table
Name	Type	Description	Validation
*Device name	Text	Unique name of the device to be added.	Device names can only contain alphanumeric characters, '-' , '_' , '.' , '*' , '\|' , '!' and spaces.
*Communication	Radio button	Devices can be accessed using an IP address or FQDN.	NA
*IP Address	Text	The IPv4 address of the device.	The IP address should be in the right format.
*FQDN	Text	The FQDN of the device.	The FQDN should be in a valid format.
Data center	Text	Datacenter name where the device is configured. The default value is Absecon.	Data center names can only contain alphanumeric characters, '-' , '_' , '.' , '*' , ':' , '\|' and spaces.
LB Sync	Checkbox	Enable this toggle button to discover and manage the load balancer configurations.
*: Mandatory fields

Enter or select the field information in the Credentials section. You can select Manual Entry or Credentials List.

Table 2. Credentials Section - Field and Description Table
Name	Type	Description	Validation
*Credential type	Dropdown	Manual entry: The user should enter the username and password. Credential List: The user can select the credential details which are already stored in the credential inventory page.	NA
*Username	Text	The user name of the device.	NA
*Password	Text	The password of the device.	NA
*: Mandatory fields

Enter or select the field information in the Secondary device information section.

Table 3. Secondary device information Section - Field and Description Table
Name	Type	Description	Validation
Secondary / Failover / Sync group	Radio button	Auto detect: The user should select this option to auto-detect and add the peer devices in the inventory page. Manual entry: The user can use this option to add the peer devices manually. Ignore: The user can use this option to ignore the auto-detection of the peer devices.	NA

After adding the device, you can validate the device by searching device in the device inventory.