For the Infoblox-550 Appliance
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Joining an ID Grid
An Infoblox-550 appliance running NIOS 4.0 with the DNSone package and the Keystone upgrade can be a member
of an ID grid. You can join a single Infoblox-550 appliance to a grid or you can join two Infoblox-550 appliances in
an HA pair. In the former case, the device becomes a single grid member. In the latter case, the pair becomes an HA
member. For information about setting up an ID grid, refer to the
Infoblox Administrator Guide
. For information
about adding the Infoblox-550 appliance to a grid, see the following instructions.
Adding a single device or an HA pair to an ID grid involves two basic steps:
1.
On the ID grid master, add the device or HA pair as a new grid member.
2.
On the single device or HA pair, join it to the grid.
You can use the above procedure to add a device or HA pair to a grid, but it erases all existing data and
configurations from the device or HA pair. This procedure is suitable for an initial deployment or if you do not need
to retain any existing data. If you want to retain some or all of an existing data and configuration on the device or
HA pair, you must do two additional steps:
1.
Save a backup file of the device or HA pair to your local management system.
2.
On the ID grid master, add the device or HA pair as a new grid member.
3.
On the ID grid master, merge the backup file data with the grid database.
4.
On the single device or HA pair, join it to the grid.
The complete procedure is presented below. If you do not need to retain any data or configuration settings, perform
only
Task 2 Add a New Grid Member
and
Task 4 Join the ID Grid
.
Task 1 Create a Backup File
On the device or HA pair whose data you want to merge with an ID grid database:
1.
Create a backup file by opening the ID Grid perspective and then clicking
ID Grid
->
Backup
->
to Local File
.
2.
Save the backup file as
filename
.tar.gz on your local management system.
Task 2 Add a New Grid Member
On the ID grid master:
1.
From the ID Grid perspective, click
id_grid
->
Edit
->
Add Grid Member
.
2.
In the
Add ID Grid Member
dialog box, enter the host name and network settings for the device or HA pair that
you want to add to the grid, and then click the
Save
icon.
Task 3 Merge the Backup File
On the ID grid master:
1.
Merge the backup file from the single device or HA pair with that of the ID grid by clicking
ID Grid
->
Merge
Database
.
The
Merge Database
dialog box appears.
