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 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 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 or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
| 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? |
Only shown when DNS server type is Infoblox Select to create Host Records NOTE: If you select Create Host Records?, leave Create A Records? and Create PTR Records? unchecked. |
| Use as default server? |
Only recommended in very simple examples or test environments. Select to have this DNS configuration be the default if domain or network is not matched in any other DNS configuration(s) |