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 |
|---|---|
| Configuration label |
No spaces, periods, nor special characters except underscore ( Unique label that does NOT contain |
| 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): An IP reservation is made by using the fixed IP address retrieved from Infoblox DNS Host Record: An IP reservation is made with the DNS host record that is created by Infoblox when an IP address is retrieved from Infoblox |
| DNS view |
Optional What is the DNS view this endpoint supports? |
| Network view |
Optional What is the Network view this endpoint supports? |
| 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, nor special characters except underscore ( Unique label that does NOT contain |
| 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 DNS Configuration
- Login to vRA tenant
- Click on the Catalog tab
- Request the Add DNS Configuration vRA Catalog Item
- Fill out the form accordingly (see below) and Submit
Add DNS Configuration
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Configuration label |
No spaces, periods, nor special characters except underscore ( Unique label that does NOT contain |
| Domains |
Must be a qualified domain (e.g. example.com, example.org, example.co) Add in all domains for this DNS configuration to support |
| Networks |
Add in all the networks ( |
| DNS server type |
Select Infoblox as the desired DNS type |
| DNS Hosts |
Select all desired Infoblox DNS endpoints |
| Create A Records? |
Select to create A records |
| Create PTR Records? |
Select to create PTR records |
| Create Host Records? |
Shown when 'DNS server type' is Infoblox Select to create Host Records |
| Use as default server? |
Only recommended for simple DNS configurations Select to have this DNS configuration be the default if domain or network is not matched in any other DNS configuration(s) |