Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios Software on VMware Platforms
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Contents Contents................................................................. 3 Preface................................................................... 5 Document Overview............................................................................. 6 Documentation Organization................................................................. 6 Conventions............................................................................... 6 Related Documentation........................................................................... 7 Customer Care.................................................................................. 8 User Accounts............................................................................. 8 Software Upgrades......................................................................... 8 Technical Support.......................................................................... 8 Chapter 1 Introduction...................................................... 9 About vnios Appliances......................................................................... 10 Setting Up a Grid............................................................................... 11 Chapter 2 Installing vnios Software......................................... 13 Requirements................................................................................. 14 Configuring a vnios Appliance as a Grid Member.................................................... 15 Provisioning a vnios Grid Member........................................................... 15 Configuring a vnios Grid Member................................................................. 17 Deploying a vnios Appliance................................................................ 17 Specifying Initial Settings................................................................... 19 Verifying/Monitoring....................................................................... 20 Upgrading from VM-5 to VM-25................................................................... 21 Appendix A Known Limitations.............................................. 23
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Preface This guide describes how to install Infoblox vnios software on VMware platforms. It also describes how to add these vnios appliances as members of an Infoblox grid. The preface describes the content and organization of this guide, how to find additional product information, and how to contact Infoblox Technical Support. It comprises the following sections: Document Overview on page 6 Documentation Organization on page 6 Conventions on page 6 Related Documentation on page 7 Customer Care on page 8 User Accounts on page 8 Software Upgrades on page 8 Technical Support on page 8
Preface Document Overview This guide introduces the features of the Infoblox grids and Infoblox vnios software. It describes how to install Infoblox vnios software on VMware, and how to configure the vnios appliance as a vnios grid member. For complete information about administering Infoblox appliances, refer to the Infoblox Administrator Guide. For the latest Infoblox documentation, visit the Infoblox Support web site at http://support.infoblox.com. Documentation Organization This guide covers the following topics: Chapter Chapter 1, Introduction, on page 9 Chapter 2, Installing vnios Software, on page 13 Content Provides general information about Infoblox vnios software and Infoblox grids. Describes how to add a vnios grid member to a grid and install Infoblox vnios software on VMware. Conventions This guide follows the Infoblox documentation style conventions, as listed in the following table. Style bold input variable Usage Indicates anything that you input by clicking, choosing, selecting, typing or by pressing on the keyboard. Signifies command line entries that you type. Signifies variables typed into the GUI that you need to modify specifically for your configuration, such as command line variables, file names, and keyboard characters. Navigation Infoblox technical documentation uses an arrow -> to represent navigation through the GUI. For example, to access member information, the description is as follows: From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab -> Members tab. 6 Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios Software on VMware Platforms
Related Documentation Related Documentation Other NIOS appliance documentation: Infoblox Administrator Guide Infoblox CLI Guide Infoblox API Documentation Infoblox User Guide for the Infoblox-1050, 1550, and 1552 Appliances Infoblox Installation Guide for the Infoblox-550, -1050, -1550, and -1552 Appliances Infoblox Installation Guide for the Infoblox-550-A, -1050-A, -1550-A, and -1552-A Appliances Infoblox Installation Guide for the Infoblox-250 Appliance Infoblox Installation Guide for the Infoblox-250-A Appliance Infoblox Installation Guide for the Infoblox-2000 Appliance Infoblox Installation Guide for the Infoblox-1852-A Appliance Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios Software on Riverbed Services Platforms Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios Software on Cisco Application extension Platforms Infoblox Safety Guide To provide feedback on any of the Infoblox technical documents, please email techpubs@infoblox.com. Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios Software on VMware Platforms 7
Preface Customer Care This section addresses user accounts, software upgrades, licenses and warranties, and technical support. User Accounts The Infoblox appliance ships with a default user name and password. Change the default admin account password immediately after the system is installed to safeguard its use. Make sure that the NIOS appliance has at least one administrator account with superuser privileges at all times, and keep a record of your account information in a safe place. If you lose the admin account password, and did not already create another superuser account, the system will need to be reset to factory defaults, causing you to lose all existing data on the NIOS appliance. You can create new administrator accounts, with or without superuser privileges. Software Upgrades Software upgrades are available according to the Terms of Sale for your system. Infoblox notifies you when an upgrade is available. Register immediately with Infoblox Technical Support at http://www.infoblox.com/support/product_registration.cfm to maximize your Technical Support. Technical Support Infoblox Technical Support provides assistance via the Web, e-mail, and telephone. The Infoblox Support web site at http://support.infoblox.com provides access to product documentation and release notes, but requires the user ID and password you receive when you register your product online at: http://www.infoblox.com/support/product_registration.cfm. 8 Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios Software on VMware Platforms
Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter provides general information about Infoblox vnios software and Infoblox grids. It includes the following topics: About vnios Appliances on page 10 Setting Up a Grid on page 11 Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios Software on VMware Platforms 9
Introduction About vnios Appliances Infoblox NIOS software enables customers to deploy large, robust, manageable and cost effective Infoblox grids that provide core network services. An Infoblox grid is a group of two or more NIOS appliances that share sections of a common, distributed, built-in database and which you configure and monitor through a single, secure point of access: the grid master. A grid consists of a master and at least one member. You can deploy the following vnios appliances on VMware virtual machines running ESX or ESXi servers 4.0 and later: VM-5 VM-25 vnios appliances support most of the features of the Infoblox physical appliances, except for the limitations listed in Appendix A. You can configure vnios appliances as single or HA (high availability) grid members. vnios grid members do not support configuration as grid masters or grid master candidates. Figure 1.1 illustrates a grid with vnios grid members. In the illustration, the grid master and the grid master candidate are Infoblox HA pairs in the data center. The vnios grid members are in branch offices. Smaller sites can consolidate the vnios appliances and other virtual applications on one virtualization server. They can manage the grid members from one central location, the grid master. Figure 1.1 Infoblox Grid with vnios Grid Members Branch Office - North vnios HA Grid Member Data Center Grid Master Candidate Grid Master Branch Office - East vnios Grid Member Branch Office - South 10 Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios Software on VMware Platforms
Setting Up a Grid Setting Up a Grid To create a grid, you must first create a grid master and then add members. To set up a grid with vnios appliances as grid members: 1. Configure the grid master. You can configure either a single Infoblox appliance as a single grid master or two appliances as an HA grid master. You cannot configure a vnios appliance as the grid master. For information, see Chapter 9, Deploying a Grid in the Infoblox Administrator Guide. 2. Configure grid members on the grid master. Define the network and appliance settings for the grid members. For information, see Configuring a vnios Appliance as a Grid Member on page 15. 3. Install the vnios software package on a VMware ESX or ESXi server and deploy the vnios grid members. For information, see Configuring a vnios Grid Member on page 17. Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios Software on VMware Platforms 11
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Chapter 2 Installing vnios Software This chapter describes how to provision vnios grid members in a grid, install the vnios software package, and deploy vnios grid members. It also explains how to upgrade from a VM-5 to a VM-25 vnios appliance. It includes the following topics: Requirements on page 14 Configuring a vnios Appliance as a Grid Member on page 15 Provisioning a vnios Grid Member on page 15 Configuring a vnios Grid Member on page 17 Deploying a vnios Appliance on page 17 Specifying Initial Settings on page 19 Verifying/Monitoring on page 20 Upgrading from VM-5 to VM-25 on page 21 Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios on VMware Platforms 13
Installing vnios Software Requirements The Infoblox vnios software package can run on a host with a VMware ESX or ESXi server 4.0 or later installed. The following are required for installing the vnios software package on a VMware ESX or ESXi server: The vnios software package which you download from the Infoblox Technical Support site. The vnios software package consists of two files: A virtual disk file (.vmdk) that stores the contents of the hard disk drive of the vnios appliance. An OVF (Open Virtualization Format) template file (.ovf) for either the VM-5 or VM-25 vnios appliance. Both the.vmdk and.ovf files must be in the same directory. You can deploy the vnios software package from a remote web server or from a local file system accessible from your management system. A management system that has a VMware vsphere client installed. To manage multiple hosts, the vsphere Client must be connected to a vcenter Server system. 14 Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios on VMware Platforms
Configuring a vnios Appliance as a Grid Member Configuring a vnios Appliance as a Grid Member You must configure a grid before you configure a vnios appliance as a grid member. For information about how to set up a grid, see Setting Up a Grid on page 11. To configure a vnios appliance as a grid member: 1. Provision the vnios appliance as a vnios grid member. For information, see Provisioning a vnios Grid Member. 2. Download the vnios software package to a remote web server or to a local file system accessible from your management system. 3. Install the vnios software package on the VMware ESX or ESXi server. For information, see Deploying a vnios Appliance on page 17. 4. Specify the initial settings and join the vnios member to the grid. For information, see Specifying Initial Settings on page 19. Provisioning a vnios Grid Member You can configure a vnios appliance as a single grid member or two vnios appliances as a vnios HA grid member. To configure a vnios HA grid member, deploy the two vnios appliances on the VMware server and define the network settings for each node. Connect to the grid master and specify the two vnios appliances as nodes in the HA pair. The procedure on the GUI is the same as joining two physical appliances as an HA pair. Adding a vnios Grid Member Define the network settings of the vnios appliance on the grid master as follows: 1. Log in to the grid master. 2. From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab -> Members tab. 3. Expand the Toolbar and click Add -> Add Grid Member. 4. In the Add Grid Member wizard, enter the following and click Next: Member Type: Select Virtual NIOS. Host Name: Type the FQDN (fully qualified domain name) of the vnios appliance that you are adding to the grid. Time Zone: If the vnios grid member is in a different time zone from the grid, click Override and select a time zone. Comment: Enter useful information about the vnios appliance. 5. Enter the following information about the member that you are adding to the grid and click Next: Standalone Member: Select this option. Address: Type the IP address of the vnios grid member. Subnet Mask: Choose the netmask. Gateway: Type the IP address of the default gateway of the vnios grid member. Port Settings: The default is automatic. You cannot change this for vnios appliances. 6. Optionally, define extensible attributes. For information, refer to the Infoblox Administrator Guide. 7. Click Save & Close to add the single member to the grid and close the wizard. Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios on VMware Platforms 15
Installing vnios Software Adding a vnios HA Grid Member 1. From the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab-> Members tab. 2. Expand the Toolbar and click Add -> Add Grid Member. 3. In the Add Grid Member wizard, enter the following and click Next: Member Type: Select Virtual NIOS. Host Name: Type the FQDN (fully qualified domain name) for the HA member. Time Zone: If you want the grid member to specify a different time zone, click Override and select a time zone. Comment: Enter useful information about the vnios instance. 4. Enter the following information about the member that you are adding to the grid and click Next: High Availability Pair: Select this option. Virtual Router ID: Enter a unique VRID number from 1 to 255 for the local subnet. Required Ports and Addresses: Enter information about the following virtual interfaces: VIP, Node 1 HA and LAN ports, Node 2 HA and LAN ports. The VIP address and the IP addresses for all the ports must be in the same subnet. Enter the IP address of the gateway for the subnet on which the interfaces are set. This is the same for all interfaces. All fields are required. Note that you cannot change the port settings. 5. Optionally, define extensible attributes. For information, refer to the Infoblox Administrator Guide. 6. Click Save & Close to add the vnios HA member to the grid and close the wizard. 16 Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios on VMware Platforms
Configuring a vnios Grid Member Configuring a vnios Grid Member These instructions assume that you have configured the VMware server on your network and you are able to connect to the server from your management station. (For information on configuring the VMware server, refer to the VMware documentation.) This section describes how to configure a VMware ESX or ESXi server to host the vnios software package, including how to install the software package. Infoblox recommends that you back up your existing configuration before proceeding. Deploying a vnios Appliance To deploy a vnios appliance on a VMware server, log in to the vsphere Client, connect to the ESX or ESXi server, and do the following: Install the vnios software package on the server. Configure the virtual network adapter (NIC) of the vnios appliance. Power on the vnios appliance. To install the VM-5 or VM-25 vnios software package: 1. Download the VM-5 or VM-25 vnios software package from the Infoblox Technical Support web site. 2. From the vsphere Client, click File -> Deploy OVF Template to start the Deploy OVF Template wizard, as shown in Figure 2.1. Figure 2.1 Deploy OVF Template Wizard 3. Depending on the location to which you have downloaded the vnios software package, select Deploy from file to deploy the.ovf file from a local file system, or select Deploy from URL to deploy from a remote web server. Locate the.ovf file or enter the URL of the file, and then click Next. 4. Verify the OVF template file details and click Next. Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios on VMware Platforms 17
Installing vnios Software 5. Specify a name for the vnios instance and click Next. You can use the host name that you entered for the vnios grid member when you provisioned it. 6. Select the network of the vnios instance and click Next. 7. Verify the information in the summary screen and click Finish. The vnios installation begins. Both the.vmdk and.ovf files are installed. The Deployment Completed Successfully dialog box appears after the installation is complete. Click Close to close the dialog box. To configure the virtual NIC: 1. From the vsphere Client, select the newly deployed vnios instance. 2. Click Inventory -> Virtual Machine -> Edit Settings. 3. In the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box, select the Hardware tab. 4. From the Hardware list, select Network Adapter 2, and from the Network Connection drop-down menu, select the network for the vnios instance. The list includes all networks configured for virtual machines on the host, as shown in Figure 2.2. 5. Click OK. Figure 2.2 Virtual NIC Configuration To power on the vnios appliance: 1. Select the vnios instance. 2. Click Inventory -> Virtual Machine -> Power -> Power On. 18 Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios on VMware Platforms
Configuring a vnios Grid Member Specifying Initial Settings After you successfully install the vnios software package on the VMware server and power on the vnios appliance, connect to the NIOS CLI and specify the initial settings. If you are configuring a vnios HA grid member, you must complete the following steps for each virtual node in the HA pair. 1. From the vsphere Client, select the vnios instance. 2. Select the Console tab. 3. Click anywhere in the console screen to activate the console. 4. When the Infoblox login prompt appears, log in with the default user name and password (admin, infoblox). login: admin password: infoblox The Infoblox prompt appears: Infoblox > 5. You must have valid licenses before you can configure the vnios appliance. To obtain permanent licenses, first use the show version command to obtain the serial number of the vnios appliance, and then visit the Infoblox Support web site at http://support.infoblox.com. Log in with the user ID and password you receive when you register your product online at: http://www.infoblox.com/support/product_registration.cfm. If the vnios appliance does not have the Infoblox licenses required to run NIOS services and to join a grid, you can use the set temp_license command to generate and install temporary 30-day licenses. The appliance lists the available licenses and you select those you need. Infoblox > set temp_license 1. DNSone (DNS, DHCP) 2. DNSone with Grid (DNS, DHCP, Grid) 3. Network Services for Voice (DHCP, Grid) 4. Add DNS Server license 5. Add DHCP Server license 6. Add Grid license 7. Add IF-MAP service license 8. Add Microsoft management license 9. Add vnios license Select license (1-9) or q to quit: For the vnios appliance, select 2 and 9. Note: You must have both the Grid and vnios licenses for the vnios appliance to join a grid. 6. Set the network settings and add the vnios appliance to the grid. Use the CLI command set network to configure the network settings and specify the grid. Infoblox > set network NOTICE: All HA configurations are performed from the GUI. This interface is used only to configure a standalone node or to join a grid. Enter IP address: 10.1.1.11 Enter netmask: [Default: 255.255.255.0]: 255.255.255.0 Enter gateway address [Default: 10.1.1.1]: 10.1.1.1 Become grid member? (y or n): y Enter Grid Master VIP: 10.1.1.22 Enter Grid Shared Secret: L0ck37 Join grid as member with attributes: Join Grid Master VIP: 10.1.1.22 Grid Name: DaveyJones Grid Shared Secret: L0ck37 WARNING: Joining a grid will replace all the data on this node! Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios on VMware Platforms 19
Installing vnios Software Is this correct? (y or n): y Are you sure? (y or n): y The network settings have been updated. 7. Connect to the grid master where you can add the vnios appliance to the grid. Verifying/Monitoring After you configure the vnios appliance, you can check its status on the Dashboard and in the Grid tab -> Members tab. Figure 2.3 vnios Appliance Status on the Dashboard Figure 2.4 vnios Appliance Status in the Members Tab 20 Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios on VMware Platforms
Upgrading from VM-5 to VM-25 Upgrading from VM-5 to VM-25 You can upgrade from a VM-5 to a VM-25 vnios appliance by obtaining the appropriate licenses from Infoblox. You must modify the resource allocation after you upgrade from a VM-5 to VM-25 vnios appliance. To upgrade a VM-5 vnios appliance to VM-25: 1. Obtain valid licenses for the VM-25 vnios appliance. 2. From the vsphere Client, select the VM-5 instance. 3. Select the Console tab. Click anywhere in the console screen to activate the console. 4. Use the set license command to install the VM-25 licenses on the VM-5 appliance. The vnios appliance restarts. 5. From the vsphere Client, select the newly upgraded VM-25 instance. 6. Click Inventory -> Virtual Machine -> Edit Settings. 7. In the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box, select the Resources tab. 8. From the Settings list, select CPU. 9. In the Resource Allocation table, change Limit from 700 MHz to 2000 MHz, as illustrated in Figure 2.5. 10. Click OK. 11. Restart the VM-25 vnios appliance and verify that the resource allocation limit is now set to 2000. Figure 2.5 Resource Allocation for VM-25 vnios Appliances Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios on VMware Platforms 21
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Appendix A Known Limitations vnios appliances support most of the features of the Infoblox NIOS software, with the following limitations: vnios appliances can function as single or HA (high availability) pair grid members. When you configure an HA pair, both nodes in the HA pair must be vnios instances. You cannot configure a physical appliance and a vnios instance in an HA pair. vnios appliances do not support configuration as independent appliances, grid masters, or grid master candidates. vnios appliances run on virtual hardware. They do not have sensors to monitor the physical CPU temperature, fan speed, and system temperature. vnios appliances do not support the following features: Infoblox GUI bloxtools Environment Configuration of port settings for MGMT, LAN, LAN2, and HA ports Configuration for managing Microsoft Windows DNS servers IF-MAP service Changing the vnios appliance settings through the VMware vsphere or vcenter console may violate the terms of the vnios licensing and support models. The vnios appliance may not join the grid or function properly. Quick Start Guide for Installing vnios Software on VMware Platforms 23
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