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Introduction to the Infoblox 2200 Series

 

Infoblox Installation Guide

Optional DC power supplies

Alternative system configurations for the support of copper or fiber SFP/SFP+ 1GbE/10GbE interfaces

Infoblox Advanced Appliance PT-2200 Product Overview

The Advanced Appliance PT-2200 is a high performance Infoblox network appliance that supports the Infoblox ADP 
(Advanced DNS Protection) solution. With valid licenses installed, the PT-2200 appliance provides a 
hardware-accelerated solution to DNS threats targeting DNS caching and authoritative applications. You configure 
and manage the Advanced Appliance PT-2200 through the Infoblox Grid Manager. For more information about 
Advanced Appliance features and licensing, refer to the 

Infoblox NIOS Administrator Guide

.

Key features of the Advanced Appliance PT-2200 include the following: 

Three (3) active 1GbE Ethernet interfaces: two (2) active interfaces to support Advanced DNS Protection 
features, and one interface (MGMT) designated for device management.

Management through the Infoblox Grid

LOM (Lights Out Management) support

Replaceable hard disk drives

Hot-swappable AC or DC power supplies in a redundant 1+1 configuration

Alternative system configurations for the support of copper or fiber SFP 1GbE interfaces, with support for 
mixed copper/fiber configurations

Note: 

The Advanced Appliance PT-2200 does not support HA operation and acts only as a grid member.

Network Insight ND-2200 Product Overview

The Network Insight ND-2200 is a high performance network appliance that provides powerful device discovery and 
network discovery features, using SNMP and other protocols to discover, query, manage and catalogue network 
devices such as enterprise Ethernet switches, routers, firewalls and other security devices, VoIP softswitches, load 
balancers, end host devices and more. You configure and manage Network Insight ND-2200 appliances through the 
Infoblox Grid Manager. For more information about Discovery features and licensing, refer to the 

Infoblox NIOS 

Administrator Guide

.

Key features of the Network Insight ND-2200 appliance include the following: 

Three (3) active 1GbE Ethernet interfaces: two (2) active interfaces to support Device Discovery features, and 
one interface (MGMT) designated for device management. (The HA port is inactive and reserved for future 
use.)

Management through the Infoblox Grid

LOM (Lights Out Management) support

Replaceable hard disk drives

Hot-swappable AC or DC power supplies in a redundant 1+1 configuration

Alternative system configurations for the support of copper or fiber SFP 1GbE and 10GbE interfaces, with 
support for mixed copper/fiber configurations

Summary of Contents for ND-2200

Page 1: ...For the Infoblox 2200 Series Platforms 1 2200 Series Installation Guide Trinzic TE 2210 and TE 2220 Advanced Appliance PT 2200 Network Insight ND 2200 Trinzic Reporting TR 2200 ...

Page 2: ...s authorized users or licensees of Infoblox Inc without the prior written consent of Infoblox Inc is prohibited For Open Source Copyright information refer to the Infoblox NIOS Administrator Guide Trademark Statements Infoblox the Infoblox logo Grid NIOS bloxTools NetMRI and PortIQ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Infoblox Inc All other trademarked names used herein are the properties of...

Page 3: ...nd Power Specifications 15 System Specifications 15 Environmental Specifications 15 Electrical Power Specifications 15 Installing the Infoblox 2200 Series Appliance 17 Infoblox 2200 Series Rack Mounting Procedures 17 Rack Mounting Safety Requirements 17 Two Post Rack Mounting 18 Four Post 600mm Rack Mounting 18 Adjustable Rail Four Post Rack Mounting 19 Powering the Appliance 22 Cabling the Applia...

Page 4: ...tus of the Disk Subsystem 34 Appliance Front Panel 35 Infoblox 2200 Series Hard Disk Drive Replacement 35 Infoblox 2200 Series Disk Array Guidelines 36 Notes on Disk Replacement 37 Replacing Fan Modules 37 Changing AC Power Supplies 38 Changing DC Power Supplies 40 Replaceable Unit and SFP Part Numbers 40 Infoblox 2200 Series International AC Power Cords 43 ...

Page 5: ...nager that works seamlessly in Windows Linux and Mac environments using standard web browsers For more information about the Grid Manager refer to the Infoblox NIOS Administrator Guide All Infoblox 2200 Series network appliances are Class A digital appliances per FCC regulations and are RoHS and WEEE compliant Trinzic TE 2210 and TE 2220 Product Overview The Trinzic 2210 and Trinzic 2220 are high ...

Page 6: ...support of copper or fiber SFP 1GbE interfaces with support for mixed copper fiber configurations Note The Advanced Appliance PT 2200 does not support HA operation and acts only as a grid member Network Insight ND 2200 Product Overview The Network Insight ND 2200 is a high performance network appliance that provides powerful device discovery and network discovery features using SNMP and other prot...

Page 7: ...information about Reporting features and licensing refer to the Infoblox NIOS Administrator Guide Key features of the Trinzic Reporting TR 2200 appliance include the following Three 3 active 1GbE Ethernet interfaces two 2 active interfaces to support event reporting features across the network and one interface MGMT designated for device management The HA port is inactive and reserved for future u...

Page 8: ...EDs and console and Ethernet port connector pin assignments see Ethernet Port LEDs and Interface Connector Pin Assignments on page 12 Figure 1 Infoblox 2200 Series Front View without the Drive Bay Door The hard disk drives are concealed under a removable drive bay door You must remove the door to access the hard disk drives as shown in Figure 2 For explanations of the Ethernet port LEDs and consol...

Page 9: ...Each disk drive has two LEDs that indicate the connection and activity status on the disk drive The top LED glows green when the disk drive is connected and operational and the lower LED is green during read write operations The LEDs are dark when the disk drive is not connected On Off Switch A power switch to turn the power supply of the appliance on and off The switch is hidden Use a small blunt...

Page 10: ...lso must be properly grounded Failure to do so may cause damage to the serial console port of the Infoblox appliance Infoblox is not responsible for such damage For DB 9 pin assignments see Figure 5 HA Port inactive and reserved for future use in the PT 2200 ND 2200 and TR 2200 A 10 100 1000 Mbps gigabit Ethernet port through which the active node in an HA high availability pair connects to the ne...

Page 11: ...ransceiver modules for 10GbE RJ 45 copper or optical connectivity Figure 4 shows an example with optical transceivers Note The Trinzic TE 2210 and Trinzic TE 2220 appliances support four active 10GbE interfaces in the optional 1GbE SFP and 10GbE SFP configurations Other appliances in the Infoblox 2200 Series comprising the ND 2200 and TR 2200 support three active interfaces in the optional 1GbE SF...

Page 12: ...SR SFP transceivers in the LAN1 and LAN2 ports for the Trinzic TE 2210 or TE 2220 appliance and installing 1GbE SFP copper transceivers in the MGMT and HA interfaces Note For ND 2200 and TR 2200 appliance models configured with 1GbE SFP or 10GbE SFP interfaces the HA port is reserved for future use and cannot be used for network applications Order of ports from left to right is otherwise the same ...

Page 13: ...Straight Through Wire Color 1 Transmit BI_DA White Green White Orange 2 Transmit BI_DA Green Orange 3 Receive BI_DB White Orange White Green 4 not used BI_DC Blue Blue 5 not used BI_DC White Blue White Blue 6 Receive BI_DB Orange Green 7 not used BI_DD White Brown White Brown 8 not used BI_DD Brown Brown Male DB 9 Console Port RJ 45 Ethernet Ports Pin Signal Direction 1 not used 2 Receive Input 3 ...

Page 14: ...ks at the same time UID Button The unit identification button When you press the UID button the LCD panel on the front panel blinks and the UID LED on the rear panel glows blue In a rack environment the UID feature enables easier location of a server when moving between the front and rear of the rack You can also identify the appliance through the Grid Manager and CLI command Grounding Post For DC...

Page 15: ... Approximately 40 pounds 18 14 kg Ethernet Ports MGMT HA LAN1 LAN2 auto sensing 10Base T 100Base T 1000Base T Serial Port DB 9 9600 8n1 Xon Xoff USB Ports Two USBs 2 0 1 1 compliant LCD Panel LCD liquid crystal display with input buttons Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature 41 to 95 degrees F 5 to 35 degrees C Storage Temperature 13 to 158 degrees F 25 to 70 degrees C Operating relat...

Page 16: ...System Environmental and Power Specifications For the Infoblox 2200 Series Platforms 16 ...

Page 17: ... an adjustable rail four post rack mounting kits that you can order separately To mount the appliances to an equipment rack you also need a 2 screwdriver with a cross headed tip You may rack mount Infoblox 2200 Series appliances in one of three ways Two post rack mount as described in Two Post Rack Mounting Four post rack mount as described in Four Post 600mm Rack Mounting on page 18 Adjustable ra...

Page 18: ...kit provided with the Infoblox 2200 Series appliance provides only a limited range of travel It does not extend through the entire depth of the equipment rack Exercise caution when withdrawing the appliance from its position in the equipment rack For a four post rack mount you combine the bundled pair of rack ears with a pair of chassis rack rails providing up to 600mm depth in a four post rack Th...

Page 19: ... rack 7 With one person on each side lift the appliance and position it in front of the equipment rack 8 Align the chassis slider rails on the appliance with the rack slide brackets on the posts of the equipment rack 9 Slide the appliance into the rack slide brackets 10 Secure the rack ears to the front rack posts with two 2 10 32 screws on each side of the rack Adjustable Rail Four Post Rack Moun...

Page 20: ...ad 10 32 screws for affixing the rack rails to the four post rack The technician must provide four attachable cage nuts for adapting the square mounting holes on the rear posts of the four post rack to accept the 10 32 screws To install the adjustable rail kit do the following 1 Install the cage nuts in the rear rack posts in the desired location as indicated in Figure 11 Figure 11 Install cage nu...

Page 21: ... from the minimum of 600mm to a maximum of 900mm 4 Perform Steps 2 and 3 for the second rack rail assembly 5 Attach the chassis slide rails to each side of the chassis with four 4 flathead 8 32 screws in the orientation shown in Figure 13 Figure 13 Chassis slide rails Installation 6 Lift the appliance and position it in front of the equipment rack 7 Align the chassis slide rails on the appliance w...

Page 22: ...rtual IP LAN1 and HA port addresses must be on the same subnet and must be unique for that subnet Figure 14 Cabling a Single Appliance and an HA Pair to a Network Appliance Network Connectivity By default an Infoblox appliance automatically negotiates the optimal connection speed and transmission type full or half duplex on the physical links between its LAN1 LAN2 HA and MGMT ports and the Etherne...

Page 23: ...in the Infoblox Knowledge Base system at http www infoblox com en support support center login html Trunking Disable EtherChannel Disable IGMP Snooping Disable Port Channeling Disable Speed and Duplex settings Match these settings on both the Infoblox appliance and switch Disable other dynamic and proprietary protocols that might interrupt the forwarding of packets Use the Grid Manager from a mana...

Page 24: ...Cabling the Appliance to a Network For the Infoblox 2200 Series Platforms 24 ...

Page 25: ...e port on the appliance and then using a terminal emulation program Infoblox recommends that the management system meet the following requirements to operate an Infoblox appliance Table 3 Management System Software Requirements OS Browser Microsoft Windows 8 Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 x 10 x Mozilla Firefox 25 x 21 x 16 x and 10 x Google Chrome 30 x 27 x 22 x and 16 x Microsoft Windows 7 Micro...

Page 26: ...plorer Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome for best performance Management computer system requirements include the following Recommended System Infoblox recommends that you use a computer with a 2 GHz CPU and at least 1 GB of RAM and network connectivity to the Infoblox appliance When viewing Grid Manager set your monitor resolution as follows Minimum resolution 1280 x 768 Recommended resolution 128...

Page 27: ... netmask and gateway for the LAN1 port You can disable LCD input functionality To disable the LCD refer to the Infoblox NIOS Administrator Guide Console Port The Infoblox appliance has a male DB 9 console port on the front panel You can log in to the appliance through this port and specify initial network settings using the NIOS CLI Note For serial port connections use only a properly grounded USB...

Page 28: ...onfigured default IP address state after a reboot If you do not use auto provisioning to set up the appliance then you can wait one minute before connecting the appliance to the network Otherwise the DHCP server will assign a dynamic IP address to the appliance Note that if you have already set the IP address for the appliance through the NIOS CLI Grid Manager or API then auto provisioning is disa...

Page 29: ...set up a Grid you must configure a single or HA Grid master and at least one Grid member which can also be a single appliance or an HA pair The following instructions Guide you through the wizard and include worksheets where you can note your appliance and network settings After you complete the wizard you can set additional operational parameters and configure the appliance to provide services su...

Page 30: ...re each node individually For grid member For an independent appliance Use the following worksheet when configuring an independent HA pair Settings Enter your information here Grid Name Shared Secret Host Name Grid Master s IP Address LAN1 Port IP Address and Netmask Gateway IP Address Port Settings Admin Password Local Date Time and Time Zone or NTP Server IP Address Settings Enter your informati...

Page 31: ...ngs For the Infoblox 2200 Series Platforms 31 On the last screen of the wizard click Finish The Grid Manager application restarts If you configured an HA pair use the VIP address when you make an HTTPS connection to the HA pair ...

Page 32: ... Perform a DNS lookup and print the results exit Exit command interpreter help Display help ping Send ICMP ECHO quit Exit command interpreter reboot Reboot device reset Reset system settings set Set current system settings show Show current system settings shutdown Shutdown device traceroute Route path diagnostic ddns_add Send DDNS update to add a record ddns_delete Send DDNS update to delete a re...

Page 33: ...ide the optimum mix of high database performance and redundant data storage with recovery in the event of disk failures The disk array is completely self managed with no maintenance or special procedures required to service the disk subsystem RAID 10 or sometimes called RAID 1 0 uses a minimum of four disk drives to create a RAID 0 array from two RAID 1 arrays as shown in Figure 15 It uses mirrori...

Page 34: ...of the RAID array In the event of a disk failure you must replace the failed disk with one that is qualified and shipped from Infoblox and has the same disk type as the rest of the disks in the array The appliance displays information about mismatched disks in the Detailed Status panel Note that all disk drives in the array must have the same disk type IB Type 5 for the array to function properly ...

Page 35: ...ve weighs about 2 pounds 90 kg You can remove or replace a defective drive without interrupting appliance operations or network services To remove a disk drive 1 Identify and verify the failed drive through the Grid Manager the front panel LCD or the CLI 2 If the activity light is green or blinking green ensure that you have identified the correct drive Conditions may exist where a drive gradually...

Page 36: ...array Mishandling the disk array can cause an unrecoverable error and result in a failed appliance Infoblox recommends that you observe the following Guidelines Remove only one disk at a time Do not remove two or more disks from the appliance at the same time Removing two or more disks at the same time might result in an appliance failure and require an RMA of the appliance This rule applies to bo...

Page 37: ...way address netmask Grid secret and Grid name when you replace a failed disk drive The replaceable hard disk contains only user data Should the hard disk drive in an appliance stop working for any reason and the appliance is part of an HA pair it will come offline and its HA partner system will come online If the hard disk has an issue and is replaced the NIOS within the downed system detects the ...

Page 38: ...supply without interrupting appliance operation and network services Redundant power supplies share the power load If one power supply fails the other automatically assumes the full load and the appliance sends a system alarm This configuration minimizes the chance of system failure due to failure of an individual power supply When a power supply fails for any reason the Grid Manager displays a po...

Page 39: ...ower outlet 2 Turn the thumbscrew counter clockwise to release the power supply 3 Gently press the catch release lever toward the thumbscrew grip the power supply handle and pull the power supply unit out of the chassis as illustrated in Figure 18 4 Place the replacement power supply into the bay and push it forward until it is fully seated in the chassis The catch release lever will gently click ...

Page 40: ...power supply unit out of the chassis 5 Place the replacement power supply into the bay and push it forward until it is fully seated in the chassis The red catch release lever will gently click into place 6 Reconnect the power cable If the power supply is fully seated and operating properly the LED glows steady green Replaceable Unit and SFP Part Numbers Table 4 Field Replaceable Units and Orderabl...

Page 41: ...AC PSU T 2200 PSU AC FRU only Y Y Y Y Y Trinzic 2200 Series DC PSU T 2200 PSU DC FRU only Y Y Y Y Trinzic 2200 Series fan module T 2200 FAN FRU only Y Y Y Y Y Trinzic 2200 Series single hard disk 300 GB T 2200 DISK HDD300 FRU only1 2 Y Y Y Y Trinzic 2200 Series single hard disk 600 GB T 2200 DISK HDD600 FRU only1 2 Y Trinzic 2200 Series single hard disk 250 GB T 2200 R2 DISK HDD250 FRU only2 Y Y Y...

Page 42: ...E LR fiber Transceiver IB SFPPLUS LR FRU only Y Y Y Y Infoblox SFP Short Range 10GbE SR fiber Transceiver IB SFPPLUS SR FRU only Y Y Y Y Infoblox SFP 1GbE SX Fiber IB SFP SX FRU only Y Y Y Y Y Infoblox SFP 1GbE Copper Interface Transceiver IB SFP CO FRU only Y Y Y Y Y Finisar SFP 1GbE LR Fiber Single Mode Transceiver Finisar FTLF1318P3BTL Not sold by Infoblox Contact your distributor for availabil...

Page 43: ...nfoblox Part Number International Item Description IB POWER CORD 14G AUS Power Cord 14 Gauge Australia IB POWER CORD 14G BR Power Cord 14 Gauge Brazil IB POWER CORD 14G CL Power Cord 14 Gauge Chile Italy IB POWER CORD 14G CN Power Cord 14 Gauge China IB POWER CORD 14G EU Power Cord 14 Gauge Europe IB POWER CORD 14G INDIA Power Cord 14 Gauge India IB POWER CORD 14G JP Power Cord 14 Gauge Japan IB P...

Page 44: ...Infoblox 2200 Series International AC Power Cords For the Infoblox 2200 Series Platforms 44 ...

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