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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-to-Serial dongle. If the dongle is connected to a laptop, the laptop also must
be properly grounded. Failure to do so may result in damage to the serial console port of the Infoblox appliance. Infoblox is not responsible for
such damage.
Connect a console cable from the console port of the management system to the appliance console port.
Using a serial terminal emulation program such as Hilgraeve Hyperterminal® (provided with Windows® operating systems), launch a
session. The connection settings are:
Bits per second: 9600
Stop bits: 1
Data bits: 8
Flow control: Xon/Xoff
Parity: None
Log in using the default user name and password
and
. User names and passwords are case-sensitive.
admin
infoblox
To change the network settings from the default, enter the
command. Then enter information as prompted to change the
set network
IP address, netmask, and gateway for the LAN1 port.
Infoblox > set network
NOTICE: All HA configuration is performed from the Grid Manager. This interface is used
only to configure a standalone node or to join a grid.
Enter IP address:
IP address
LAN1 port
Enter netmask: [Default: 255.255.255.0]: netmask
Enter gateway address [Default: n.n.n.1]: gateway IP address
Become grid member? (y or n): n
After you confirm your network settings, the appliance automatically restarts.
Auto Provisioning NIOS Appliances
In addition to using the Grid Setup Wizard or accessing the Join Grid dialog box to join appliances to a Grid, you can set up an Infoblox appliance
using the auto provision feature, which allows a DHCP server to automatically assign an IP address to the appliance. You can then join the
auto-provisioned appliance to a Grid.
Note: The Infoblox 805 Series appliances support auto-provisioning, and enable it by default. vNIOS appliances do not support
auto-configuration.
When you connect the appliance to the network, a lease request is automatically sent to the DHCP server. The DHCP server fingerprints the
client as "Infoblox Appliance", as the DHCP client provides the unique option sequence (1,28,2,2,3,3,15,6,12) and vendor ID (INFOBLOX). The
DHCP server assigns a DHCP lease and a dynamic IP address to the appliance. If the DHCP lease request fails, the default IP address is
assigned to the appliance. The DHCP client tries to send the lease request for a duration of one minute when the appliance is either in the factory
default state or in the auto-configured 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 disabled for the appliance and the lease address is not requested. When
auto-provisioning is enabled for an appliance, the DNS, DHCP, FTP, TFTP, HTTP, NTP, bloxTools, Captive Portal, Reporting services, as well as
backup and restore are disabled for the member until a static IP address is set for the appliance. You can join a single appliance or HA pair to the
Grid. After the appliance joins the Grid, the static IP address is set for the appliance.
Complete the following to set up an appliance using auto-provisioning and to join the auto-provisioned appliance to the Grid Master:
Connect the appliance to a network by using an Ethernet cable. For information about cabling the appliance to a network, refer to
Connect the appliance to a power source and turn on the power. For information about powering the appliance, refer to
The appliance automatically sends a lease request to the DHCP server, which assigns a DHCP lease and a dynamic IP address to the
appliance. The DHCP client tries to send the lease request for a duration of one minute and if the request fails, the default IP address
(192.168.1.2) is assigned to the appliance.
Join the appliance to the Grid Master. For information about joining an appliance to the Grid Master, refer to the
NIOS Administrator Guid
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