Setup
Add Infoblox Endpoint
- Login to vRA tenant
- Click on the Catalog tab
- Request the Add Infoblox Endpoint vRA Catalog Item
- Fill out the form accordingly (see below) and Submit
Add Infoblox Endpoint
Field | Value |
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Configuration label |
No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
Hostname |
Infoblox appliance's FQDN or IP address |
HTTPS? |
Select whether or not the Infoblox appliance is HTTPS |
Port |
Normally 443 for HTTPS and 80 for HTTP Infoblox appliance port |
WAPI Version |
Select 1.2 if WAPI version is less than 2.0 Select 2.0 if WAPI version is 2.0 or greater |
Reservation type |
Select the desired method for Infoblox IPAM/DNS to reserve an IP address Fixed IP (default): When this option is selected, the next available IP address is reserved as an IPV4 record in Infoblox. DNS Host Record: When this option is selected, the next available IP address is reserved as a Host record in Infoblox. NOTE: In order to use the DNS Host Record type, you must be using the SovLabs Infoblox DNS module to create the DNS records. If you are not using the SovLabs Infoblox DNS module, you must use Fixed IP for the Reservation type. When The DNS Host Record type is selected, the IP reservation is created as a Host record during the IPAM machineBuilding workflow. The IPAM module then calls out to the appropriate SovLabs DNS Profile to create the necessary VM properties and updates the host record with the DNS information. When this type is used, the DNS machineBuilding workflow skips DNS record creation as it was already handled during the IPAM workflow. This option is only meant to be used if Infoblox is used for both IPAM and DNS, as they work together to form the final Host record. Also note, during IPAM machineDisposing_Post, if the DNS Host record type was used, there will be no IPV4 record to remove from Infoblox, and this will be skipped. |
DNS view |
Optional Enter the Infoblox DNS view to be managed by this profile |
Network view |
Optional Enter the Infoblox Network view to be managed by this profile |
Credential Configuration for Infoblox Endpoint | |
Create credential? |
Check the checkbox to create a new credential. |
Credential |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is not checked Select the appropriate credential from an existing list of credentials |
Credential Configuration label |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
Username |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked Username that has necessary permissions |
Password |
Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked User's password |
Advanced | |
Host record template |
Optional - enables additional configuration by adding additional fields (e.g. comments) into the JSON payload for the Host record Leave blank to default Providing an invalid template will cause the API call to fail |
A record template |
Optional - enables additional configuration by adding additional fields (e.g. comments) into the JSON payload for the A record Leave blank to default Providing an invalid template will cause the API call to fail |
PTR record template |
Optional - enables additional configuration by adding additional fields (e.g. comments) into the JSON payload for the PTR record Leave blank to default Providing an invalid template will cause the API call to fail |
Fixed address template |
Optional - enables additional configuration by adding additional fields (e.g. comments) into the JSON payload for the Fixed address record Leave blank to default Providing an invalid template will cause the API call to fail |
Add IPAM Profile Infoblox
- Login to vRA tenant
- Click on the Catalog tab
- Request the Add IPAM Profile Infoblox vRA Catalog Item
- Fill out the form accordingly (see below) and Submit
Add IPAM Profile Infoblox
Field | Value |
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Configuration label |
No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
Description |
Optional Description of IPAM profile |
IPAM type |
Select 'Infoblox' as the IPAM type |
Provider host |
Auto-generated list after an IPAM type is selected. If nothing is available, please make sure to have added an IPAM endpoint Select the desired Infoblox Endpoint |
Subnets, Gateways and Network names |
Type in a subnet and its gateway and network name (all comma separated) into the input field (e.g. Subnet: Gateway: Network Name: Corresponds to the VMware port group name in vCenter to be configured on the VM for this nic. Please refer to your vCenter configuration to identify what this value should be (vSphere Client > Networking > Portgroups) Network Mask: Optional / Can be templated This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
Excluded IPs |
Enter all IPs to be excluded (e.g. |
Use Ranges? |
Only shown if Infoblox endpoint using "fixed IP" address Select true or false from dropdown. (Required for Microsoft DHCP reserved ranges in Infoblox) |
Generate Random MAC? |
Only shown if Infoblox endpoint using "fixed IP" address Select true or false or templated from dropdown. (Required for Microsoft DHCP reserved ranges in Infoblox) |
Update MAC Address with final MAC Address |
Only shown if Infoblox endpoint using "fixed IP" address Select true or false from dropdown. (Will replace Random MAC address in MS DHCP with the MAC address from the VM NIC after machine has been provisioned) |
Microsoft DHCP Server IP Address |
Only shown if Infoblox endpoint using "fixed IP" address Input Valid MS DHCP server IP Address. (Required for Microsoft DHCP reserved ranges in Infoblox) |
NIC number |
Enter in a NIC number ( |
Primary DNS |
Input Primary DNS |
Secondary DNS |
Input Secondary DNS |
DNS suffix |
Input DNS suffix |
DNS search suffix |
Comma separate values Input DNS search suffix(es) |
Primary WINS |
Input Primary WINS |
Secondary WINS |
Input Secondary WINS |