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Contents

Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Hardware Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
System, Environmental, and Power Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Installing an Appliance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Rack Mounting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
Installing the Backup Battery Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
Powering the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
Cabling the Appliance to a Network  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
Changing Power Supplies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
Changing Fan Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Changing Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
Changing the Backup Battery Unit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20

Accessing the Appliance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting to the Appliance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
Specifying Appliance Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
Infoblox GUI  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
Infoblox CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
Managing the Disk Subsystem  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27

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Infoblox Installation Guide

For the Infoblox-2000 Appliance

Summary of Contents for Infoblox-2000

Page 1: ...hange without notice Infoblox Inc shall not be liable for any damages resulting from technical errors or omissions which may be present in this document or from use of this document This document is an unpublished work protected by the United States copyright laws and is proprietary to Infoblox Inc Disclosure copying reproduction merger translation modification enhancement or use of this document ...

Page 2: ...Technical Support For more information about Infoblox Warranty information refer to Infoblox website or contact Infoblox Technical Support Company Information Infoblox is located at 4750 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara CA 95054 1851 USA Web www infoblox com www infoblox com support Phone 408 625 4200 Toll Free 888 463 6259 Outside North America 1 408 716 4300 Fax 408 625 4201 Document Number 400 0...

Page 3: ...conventional solutions based on legacy technologies You can configure and manage the Infoblox 2000 through an easy to use Infoblox GUI that works seamlessly in both Windows and Linux environments using standard web browsers The Infoblox 2000 is a full featured appliance with hot swappable power supplies fan modules and hard disk drives The Infoblox 2000 is a Class A digital appliance per FCC regul...

Page 4: ...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 add...

Page 5: ...P virtual IP address HA pair nodes also use their HA ports for VRRP Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol advertisements LAN1 Port A 10 100 1000 Mbps gigabit Ethernet port that connects a NIOS appliance to the network You must use the LAN1 port to set up the appliance initially It handles all traffic if you do not enable the MGMT and LAN2 ports The passive node in an HA pair uses this port to synchro...

Page 6: ... a female DB 9 to female DB 9 null modem cable The RJ 45 pin assignments follow IEEE 802 3 specifications 10Base T Ethernet and 100Base T Ethernet use the same two pairs of wires The twisted pair of wires connecting to pins 1 and 2 transmit data and the twisted pair connecting to pins 3 and 6 receive data For 1000Base T connections all four twisted pair wires are used for bidirectional traffic All...

Page 7: ... 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 Transmit Output 4 DTE Ready Output 5 Ground 6 DCE Ready Input 7 RTS Request to Send Output 8 CTS Cl...

Page 8: ... when the fan is operating properly It is dark when the fan is not operational Power Supplies Redundant power supplies that each have a three prong power outlet for connecting the appliance to a standard AC Alternating Current or DC Direct Current power source On Off Switch A power switch on each power supply to turn it on and off Power LEDs Each power supply has an LED that glows green when the p...

Page 9: ... 25 40 kg Ethernet Ports MGMT HA LAN1 LAN2 auto sensing 10Base T 100Base T 1000Base T Serial Port DB 9 9600 8n1 Xon Xoff USB Port USB 2 0 compliant 1 1 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 40 to 122 degrees F 40 to 50 degrees C Relative Humidity 5 to 95 relative humidity n...

Page 10: ...I 3G 12A 125 V 60 C Europe CEE7 standard VII 2 prong male plug H05VV F 6A 250 V 70 C United Kingdom LP 60L 3 prong male plug with fuse H05VV F 10A 250 V 70 C China RVV 300 500 3C X 1 00mmSQ IEC 320 C 13 GB2099 1 G B1002 10A 250V 70 C Taiwan VCTF 3x1 25mm 70 C IEC 60320 C13 BME BLACK ICC 10A 125V 70 C Australia New Zealand RVV 300 500 3C X 1 00mmSQ IEC 320 C13 GB2099 1 GB1002 10A 250V 70 C India So...

Page 11: ...t rack you will also need a screwdriver with a cross headed tip There are two ways to rack mount the Infoblox 2000 Front and rear mount Mid mount Front and Rear Mount To mount the appliance to an equipment rack and secure it at the front and rear rack posts 1 Remove the pair of rear slide brackets from the accessory kit that ships with the appliance 2 Slide the inner rails out of the rear slide br...

Page 12: ...liance into the rear slide brackets that are attached to the equipment rack Figure 8 Sliding the Appliance in Rack 8 Push the appliance in to the equipment rack until the front mounting brackets touch the left and right posts at the front of the equipment rack 9 Secure the front mounting brackets to the posts of the equipment rack with the screws provided Use two screws per side Figure 9 Infoblox ...

Page 13: ...e battery tray and slide it into the bay on the rear panel of the appliance 2 Turn the thumbscrew locks clockwise to lock the battery tray Powering the Appliance Use the power cables that ship with the Infoblox appliance to connect it to separate power circuits if possible If one power circuit fails the other might still be operative 1 Make sure that both power switches are off 2 For each power su...

Page 14: ...dancy Protocol works properly configure the following settings at the port level for all the connecting switch ports HA LAN1 and LAN2 Spanning Tree Protocol Disable For vendor specific information search for HA in the Infoblox Knowledge Base system at http www infoblox com support Trunking Disable EtherChannel Disable IGMP Snooping Disable Port Channeling Disable Speed and Duplex settings Match th...

Page 15: ...ow fuse is installed internally on each DC power supply of the appliance The fuse is a 15 Amp capacity fuse The DC units have connections for each supply DC DC and ground Note that a fuse cannot be placed in the ground circuit per the NEC National Electrical Code and CEC Canadian Electrical Code Infoblox 2000 appliances with DC power supplies should be installed in restricted access locations only...

Page 16: ... of the appliance If a fan stops operating due to removal or a failure the appliance continues to run but generates an SNMP trap You can also monitor the status of the fan modules by logging in to the Infoblox GUI and from the Grid Perspective select the appliance and click View Status Figure 13 Removing a Fan Module You can access the fan modules from the rear panel Each fan module weighs about t...

Page 17: ...ations or network services To remove a disk drive 1 Identify and verify the failed drive through the Infoblox GUI the front panel LCD or the CLI 2 If the activity light is green or blinking yellow make sure that you have identified the correct drive There are conditions where a drive could be in the process of failing and still be green or yellow Caution Never remove a correctly functioning drive ...

Page 18: ...ce This rule applies to both powered and powered down appliances If the status of the array is degraded remove the failed or failing disk drive only Do not remove an optimally functioning drive If your acceptance procedure requires a test of the RAID hot swap feature remove only one disk drive at a time You can remove a second disk only after you replace the first disk and the array completes its ...

Page 19: ...perational remove and replace the failed disk drives one at a time Rebuild time can vary The rebuild process takes approximately two hours on an idle appliance On very busy appliances over 90 utilization the disk rebuild process can take as long as 40 hours On a grid master serving a very large grid expect the rebuild process to take at least 24 hours Replace a failed or mismatched disk only with ...

Page 20: ...blox GUI using a superuser account 2 From the Grid or Device perspective click hostname Edit Shutdown 3 For an HA pair choose whether to shut down one node and which one or both nodes and then click OK To shut down an Infoblox appliance using the CLI 1 Log in to the Infoblox CLI using a superuser account 2 Enter the following CLI command shutdown To remove the backup battery 1 Check the LCD screen...

Page 21: ... port on the appliance and then using a terminal emulation program The management system must meet the following requirements to operate an Infoblox appliance Table 3 Software and Hardware Requirements for the Management System Management System Software Requirements Management System Hardware Requirements Infoblox GUI ACCESS Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 or higher on Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 Mi...

Page 22: ...front panel You can log in to the appliance through this port and specify initial network settings using the Infoblox CLI 1 Connect a console cable from the console port of the management system to the console port of the Infoblox appliance 2 Using a serial terminal emulation program such as Hilgraeve Hyperterminal provided with Windows operating systems launch a session The connection settings ar...

Page 23: ...oblox GUI using the Infoblox Grid Manager 2 Accept the certificate when prompted Several certificate warnings appear during the login process This is normal because the preloaded certificate is self signed and therefore is not in the trusted certificate stores in your browser Java application and Java Web Start application and has the hostname www infoblox com which does not match the destination ...

Page 24: ...s when you make an HTTPS connection to the HA pair Settings Enter your information here IP Address and Netmask of the LAN1 Port Gateway IP Address Host Name Local Date Time and Time Zone or NTP Server IP Address Grid Master s IP Address Grid Name Shared Secret For Grid Master and Member Settings Enter your information here VIP Virtual IP Address and Netmask Gateway IP Address Host Name Node 1 LAN ...

Page 25: ...ompts Internet Explorer prompts you to save the JNLP file Click Cancel and make the file association as follows 1 Click Start Control Panel Folder Options File Types New 2 In the File Extension field type JNLP and then click Advanced 3 From the Associated File Type drop down list choose JNLP File and then click OK 4 To close the Folder Options dialog box click Close 5 You can now continue logging ...

Page 26: ...t For example help Display help delete Delete files dig 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 rotate Rotate files To view an...

Page 27: ...ed RAID 1 so that each disk in the logical volume is fully redundant Figure 17 RAID 10 Array Configuration Evaluating the Status of the Disk Subsystem You can monitor the disk subsystem through the Infoblox GUI the scrolling front panel LCD display and four front panel LEDs next to the disk drives In addition you can monitor the disk status by using the CLI command show hardware_status To see a de...

Page 28: ...roperly You can have either IB Type 1 or IB Type 2 but you cannot mix both in the array When you have a mismatched disk in the array you must promptly replace the disk with a replacement disk from Infoblox to avoid operational issues Appliance Front Panel The disk drives are located on the right side of the appliance front panel To the right of each drive there is an LED that displays the status o...

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