Setup
Add Men and Mice Endpoint
- Login to vRA tenant
- Click on the Catalog tab
- Request the Add Men and Mice Endpoint vRA Catalog Item
- Fill out the form accordingly (see below) and Submit
Add Men and Mice 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_ |
| Version |
Men & Mice version |
| Hostname |
Men & Mice FQDN |
| HTTPS? |
Select whether or not the Men & Mice is HTTPS |
| Port |
Men & Mice port number |
| Credential Configuration for Men and Mice 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 |
| IPAM Configuration | |
| Device custom properties |
Add in any custom device properties (e.g. comments) used for Men & Mice IPAM This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page |
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 Men and Mice as the desired DNS type |
| DNS Hosts |
Select all desired Men and Mice 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) |