Introduction
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Infoblox Installation Guide
Hardware Components
The Infoblox-2000 is a 3-U platform that you can easily mount in a standard equipment rack using the mounting
brackets and bolts that ship with each appliance. The front panel components include the LCD (liquid crystal
display) panel and navigation buttons, communication ports, hard disk drives, and indicator lights. The back panel
components include power connectors and switches, fans, air vents, and a backup battery unit.
Front Panel
The front panel components are shown in
Figure 2
and described in
Table 1
. For explanations of the Ethernet port
LEDs, and console and Ethernet port connector pin assignments, see
Ethernet Port LEDs
on page 6 and
Connector
Pin Assignments
on page 6.
Figure 2
Infoblox Appliance, Front View
Table 1
Front Panel Components
Component
Description
LCD Panel
An LCD screen that displays HA (high availability) status, network settings, software version
number, hardware serial number, and software licenses. Additionally, you can view and
configure the IP address, netmask, and gateway for the LAN1 port.
Navigation
Buttons
Buttons that allow you to enter the IP address, netmask, and gateway of the LAN1 port
through the LCD. Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to specify numbers and the Left and
Right buttons to navigate across digits. You must specify whether to save input (OK) or
discard it (CNCL). Selecting
CNCL
at any time returns you to the previous entry. Entering
OK
on the third screen returns you to the system status screen.
USB Ports
MGMT Port
Console Port
Power Indicators
HA Port
LAN2
Port
Drive Indicators
Disk Drive 4
Disk Drive 1
Disk Drive 2
Disk Drive 3
LCD Panel
Navigation
Buttons
LAN1
Port
