Infoblox IB-4030, 4000 Series Installation Manual

IB-4030 Appliance Rev-1 1

Infoblox Installation Guide

Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 Appliance

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Introduction

This guide provides an overview of the IB-4030 Rev-1 DNS caching accelerator appliance and explains how to install and configure it. For information about which NIOS releases the Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 supports, refer to the Read Me First document and release notes.

Product Overview

The IB-4030 Rev-1 appliance is a high performance network appliance that provides core network services, including DNS (Domain Name System) caching. The integrated Infoblox approach combines the simplicity of appliances with the power of advanced distributed database technology to control and automate network services, while achieving availability, manageability, visibility, and control unmatched by conventional solutions based on legacy technologies. You can configure and manage the IB-4030 Rev-1 through an easy-to-use Infoblox GUI that works seamlessly in Windows, Linux, and Mac environments using standard web browsers.

The IB-4030 Rev-1 appliance comprises power supplies, fan modules, hard disk drives and network interfaces. It is a Class A and Class B (with limits) digital appliance per FCC regulations.

Basic features of the IB-4030 Rev-1 include the following:

• Support for all DNS caching, DNSSEC, Grid Management, and all administrative features for Infoblox DNS

• Four (4) SFP Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

• High Availability (HA) support

Note that there are two versions of the IB-4030: Rev-1 and Rev-2. Both versions support the same NIOS features. They are different in physical appearances and CPU speeds. This guide only contains information about the Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 appliance. For information about the Infoblox-4030 Rev-2 appliance, refer to the Infoblox Installation Guide for the Infoblox-4030 Rev-2 Appliance.

You can identify the Infoblox-4030 version by looking at its physical appearance and the serial number in which Rev-1 serial numbers start with a 40 prefix and Rev-2 serial numbers start with a 4835 prefix.

Note: The Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 and Rev-2 hardware and FRUs (field replaceable units), such as power supplies and fan units, are not compatible with each other. Ensure that you use the correct part numbers for your Infoblox-4030 version. For information about FRUs for the Infoblox-4030 Rev-1, see Field Replaceable Units on page 25

Introduction

USB Ports

Drive LEDs

UID LED

System Health LED

Drive 1

Drive 2

Drive 3

Drive 4

Power Button and LED

IB-4030 Appliance Rev-1 Hardware Components

The IB-4030 Rev-1 is a 2-U platform that is installed in a seismic equipment rack using mounting rails and materials that ship with each appliance. For information about rack mounting, see Installing the Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 on page

15.

The front panel comes with a removable front cover.

Figure 1 I

B-4030 Rev-1, Front View

Front Panel

After you remove the front panel cover, you can see the hard disk drives and indicator lights. Front panel components are illustrated in Figure 2.

Figure 2 IB-4

030 Rev-1 with Front Panel Cover Removed

The front panel components are described in Tabl e 1.

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Tab le 1 Front Panel Components for Infoblox-4030 Rev-1

Component Description

UID LED and

The unit identification button and LED.

Button

Note: Pressing the UID button illuminates the blue UID LEDs on the front and rear panels.

In a rack environment, the UID feature enables easier location of a server when moving between the front and rear of the rack. Blue = UID is activated Dark = UID is deactivated

System Health LED

This LED identifies the overall health of the system. Green = Normal Amber = System is degraded Red = System is in critical condition

Power On/ Standby Button and Power LED

This LED indicates whether the power is on.  Green = System is on Amber = System is in standby mode Dark = Disconnected power cord or power supply failure

Disk Drives Four (4) hot-swappable hard disk drives configured in a RAID (Redundant Array of

Independent Disks) 10 array.

Drive LEDs Each disk drive has two LEDs that indicate the connection and activity status of the disk

drive. The upper LED is the Fault/UID LED (amber/blue) and the lower one is the Online/Activity LED (green). For information about drive LED combinations, see Table 2.

USB Ports Reserved for future use.

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Disk Drive Front Panel LEDs

The disk drives are located on the appliance front panel. To the right of each drive, two LEDs display connection and activity status.

Tab le 2 Disk Drive LED Combinations for Infoblox-4030 Rev-1

Table 2 lists the disk drive LED combinations and the states they represent.

Online/Activity LED (Green)

On, off, or

Fault/UID LED (Amber/Blue)

Description

Steadily blue The drive is operating normally.

blinking

On, off, or blinking

On Amber, blinking

Alternating amber and blue

regularly (1 Hz)

The drive has failed, or it has received a predictive failure alert; it also has been selected by a management application.

The drive has received a predictive failure alert. Replace the drive as soon as possible.

On Off The drive is online, but is not currently active.

Blinking regularly (1Hz)

Off Do not remove the drive. The drive is rebuildi ng or i s part of a n arr ay tha t

is undergoing capacity expansion or stripe migration. Removing the drive may terminate the current operation and cause data loss.

Blinking regularly (1Hz)

Amber, blinking regularly (1 Hz)

Do not remove the drive. Removing the drive may terminate the current operation and cause data loss. The drive is part of an array that is undergoing capacity expansion or stripe migration, but a predictive failure alert has been received for this drive. To minimize the risk of data loss, do not replace the drive until the expansion or migration is complete.

Blinking irregularly

Blinking

Amber, blinking regularly (1 Hz)

The drive is active, but it has received a predictive failure alert. Replace the drive as soon as possible.

Off The drive is active and operating normally.

irregularly

Off Steadily amber A critical fault condition has been identified for this drive, and the

controller has placed it offline. Replace the drive as soon as possible.

Off Amber, blinking

regularly (1 Hz)

The drive has received a predictive failure alert. Replace the drive as soon as possible.

Off Off The drive is offline, a spare, or not configured as part of an array.

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Connector Pin Assignments

21 345

6789

DB-9 Connector Pin Assignments

Pin Signal Direction

1 (not used)

2 Receive Input

3 Transmit Output

4 DTE Ready Output

5 Ground —

6 DCE Ready Input

7 RTS (Request to Send) Output

8 CTS (Clear to Send) Output

9 (not used)

(Looking into the console

port on an IB-4030

appliance)

RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments

Pin 10Base-T

100Base-T Signal

1000Base-T Signal

T568A Straight-Through Wire Color

T568B Straight-Through Wire Color

1 Transmit + BI_DA+ White/Green White/Orange

2 Transmit - BI_DA- Green Orange

3 Receive + BI_DB+ White/Orange White/Green

4 (not used) BI_DC+ Blue Blue

5 (not used) BI_DC- White/Blue White/Blue

6 Receive - BI_DB- Orange Green

7 (not used) BI_DD+ White/Brown White/Brown

8 (not used) BI_DD- Brown Brown

RJ-45 Ethernet Ports

Legend: BI_D = bidirectional; A, B, C, D = wire pairings

(Looking into RJ-45

Ethernet port on the

IB-4030 appliance)

Male DB-9 Console Port

The IB-4030 Rev-1 appliance has the following types of ports on its rear panel:

• Male DB-9 console port

• Four (4) RJ-45 10Base-T/100Base-T/1000Base-T auto-sensing DNS Query Accelerator Ethernet ports

• Four (4) on-chassis RJ-45 10Base-T/100Base-T/1000Base-T auto-sensing Ethernet ports (all inactive)

The DB-9 and RJ-45 Ethernet connector pin assignments are described in Figure 3. DB-9 pin assignments follow the EIA232 standard. RJ-45 Ethernet pin assignments follow IEEE 802.3 specifications. All Infoblox Ethernet ports are auto-sensing and automatically adjust to standard straight-through and cross-over Ethernet cables.

Note: Contact your Infoblox sales representative to obtain Infoblox-specific serial console cables.

Figure 3 Pin Assignments and RJ-45 Port Labeling

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Power Supply 1

Power Supply 2

Power

Supply

Status LEDs

IPMI

Port

UID

Indicator

Console

Port

Ground

Lug

Screw

Inactive

Ports

DNS Caching

Accelerator Ports

Ports

Ground Lug

(DC systems

only)

Rear Panel

The IB-4030 Rev-1 appliance offers a choice of dual AC/DC power supplies. In all cases, power supplies are hot-swappable; any single power supply can be replaced without disrupting the operations of the appliance. The IB-4030 Rev-1 also provides four (4) active RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces that operate as Infoblox MGMT port, LAN1 port, and LAN2 port in the Infoblox appliance. (A fourth port, labeled HA in Availability applications with a second IB-4030 Rev-1 appliance.) Port assignments are from left to right and reflect standard Infoblox port assignments as shown in Figure 4 and listed in Tab le 3. The ports: MGMT, LAN1, HA and LAN2 are collectively termed as DNS Caching Accelerator Ports.

Built-in RJ-45 Ethernet ports on the system board of the IB-4030 appliance are disabled for DNS cache acceleration, as shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4 IB-4030 Rev-1 Rear View with RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet Ports

Figure 4, is used only for High

MGMT HALAN1

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LAN2

Tab le 3 Rear Panel Components for Infoblox-4030 Rev-1

Component Description

IPMI Port Dedicated Ethernet port used for LOM (Lights Out Management) with specific releases of

NIOS. Ensure that the IPMI port is properly connected to the network before you configure LOM through the Infoblox GUI for remote management.

Ground Lug Screw Used to attach a grounding lug (provided) for connecting the chassis to earth ground.

Used only for DC systems.

Console Port A male DB-9 serial port for a console connection to change basic configuration settings

and view basic system functions through the CLI (command line interface). Only a properly grounded USB-to-Serial dongle is allowed to connect to the serial

console port. If the dongle is connected to a laptop, this laptop must also be properly grounded. Failure to do so may result in damage to the serial console port of the Infoblox appliance. Infoblox is not responsible for such damage.

LAN1 Port A port that connects a NIOS appliance to the network. You must use the LAN1 port for

initial appliance setup. For the IB-4030, the LAN1 port is the first interface enabled for DNS query traffic.

MGMT Port A port for use with appliance management or DNS service. You can enable the MGMT

port and define its use through the Infoblox GUI.

HA Port A port through which the active node in an HA (high availability) pair connects to the

network using a VIP (virtual IP) address. HA pair nodes use their HA ports for VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) advertisements. HA is supported in the IB-4030 appliance. If the IB-4030 operates as a standalone appliance, the HA port may not be used for DNS service traffic and remains inactive.

LAN2 Port A port that can be used for additional DNS query processing capacity. The LAN2 port is

not enabled by default. You can enable the LAN2 port and define its use through the Infoblox GUI after the initial setup.

Power Supplies Each of the two redundant power supplies has a power outlet for connecting the

appliance to a standard DC (Direct Current) or AC power source.

Power Supply LEDs Green = Normal

Off = System is off or power supply has failed.

UID LED Turns blue to indicate the system is currently being interacted within the rack. Turned on

by pressing the UID button on the front panel. See Table 1.

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System, Environmental, and Power Specifications

System specifications describe the physical characteristics of each appliance. Environmental specifications describe the temperature and moisture limits it can withstand. Power specifications describe the electrical range within which the appliance circuitry can operate.

System Specifications

• Form Factor: 2-U rack-mountable appliance

• Dimensions: 3.38” H x 17.54” W x 26.01” D (8.59 cm H x 44.54 cm W x 66.07 cm D)

• Weight: Approximately 60 pounds (27.2 kg)

• Ethernet Ports: MGMT, HA, LAN1, LAN2 – auto-sensing 10Base-T/100Base-T/1000Base-T

• Serial Port: DB-9 (9600/8n1, Xon/Xoff)

• USB Ports: Two USB 2.0/1.1 compliant

• Network Ports: 4 x 1-Gigabit Ethernet with Infoblox Copper/Fiber SFP Support

Environmental Specifications

• Operating Temperature: 50 to 95 degrees F (10 to 35 degrees C)

• Storage Temperature: -22 to 140 degrees F (-30 to 60 degrees C)

• Operating Relative Humidity: 10% to 90% (non-condensing)

• Average Heat Dissipation: 1400 BTU (British Thermal Units)/hour

Electrical Power Specifications

• DC Power Supply: 48V 1200W GRND TERM, RING, VIN 12-10 AWG #10 — Nominal Input Voltage: 48VDC — Nominal Input Current: 25A — Maximum Rated Input Wattage Rating (Watts): 1350 Maximum — Maximum Rated Volt-Amp: 1350 — Heat Output (BTU/hour): 4610 Maximum — Efficiency (%) of Maximum Rated Output Wattage: 89

• AC Power Supply: 100 to 120V AC, 200 to 240V AC 1200W — Rated Input Frequency: 50 Hz to 60 Hz — Rated Nominal Input Current: 9.7A at 100V AC, 6.8A at 200V AC — Rated Input Power: 930W at 100V AC input, 1348W at 240V AC input — Maximum Rated Volt-Amp: 970 at 100V, 1406 at 240V AC Input — Heat Output (BTU/hour): 3530 at 120V AC input; 4600 at 200V to 240V AC input — Efficiency (%) of Maximum Rated Output Wattage: 89 — Power Factor: 0.97 — Maximum Peak Power: 800 W at 100V AC input; 900 W at 120V AC input; 1200 W at 200V 

to 240V AC input

— Maximum British Thermal Unit Rating (BTU-Hr): 3174 at 100V AC, 4600 at 200-240V AC input

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Power Cable Color Codes

DC power cables ship with a label describing each lead. The label is located near the pigtail leads.

Cable Color Description

Black

Blue

Green/Yellow

Positive Return

Negative Input Voltage

Safety Ground

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Installing the Infoblox-4030 Rev-1

Note: The Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 appliances must be installed in a four-post seismic rack.

The Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 appliance ships with mounting rails, side rails, and an accessory kit that contains mounting hardware. To mount the appliance to a seismic rack, you also need the following:

• M5 rack screws that fit the seismic rack

• Round-hole M5 cage nuts for use with the seismic rack

• A screwdriver

Rack Mounting Safety Requirements

The following space and airflow requirements are required for Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 system operation:

• Minimum clearance of 63.5 cm (25 in) in front of the rack

• Minimum clearance of 76.2cm (30 in) in the rear of the rack

• Minimum clearance of 121.9 cm (48 in) from the back of the rack to the back of another rack or row of

racks

The Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 draws air in through the front of the chassis and expels air through the rear. Adequate ventilation is required to allow ambient room air to enter the system chassis and to be expelled from the rear of the chassis.

To mount the appliance to a seismic rack, do the following:

1. Unscrew the snap-in screws from the mounting rails and discard.

2. Install the round-hole M5 cage nuts in the appropriate rack hole positions where you want to install the

appliance. Ensure that you install two cage nuts on the front and two on the back of each rail, as shown in

Figure 5. Note that the square-hole cage nuts that ship with the accessory kit do not fit in the seismic rack.

Installing the Infoblox-4030 Rev-1

Side Rail

Mounting Rail

Cage Screws

Figure 5 Installing the Round-Hole M5 Cage Nuts

3. Line up a mounting rail with cage nuts, and attach the mounting rail to the rack with M5 screws. Ensure that

the front end of each mounting rail connects to the front of the rack.

Note: Ensure that both rail assemblies are correctly leveled.

4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 for the other mounting rail.

5. Slide out the side rails from each mounting rail and press the flange that holds each side rail in place. Then pull

out each of the side rails from the assembly.

Note: Make sure that you keep track of the front end of each rail.

6. Align each side rail to the appliance and snap them in place, as shown in Figure 6.

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Figure 6 Side Rail Placement

Pull retention levers down to install retainer screws

7. With one person on each side, lift the appliance and position it in front of the rack.

8. Align the side rails on each side of the appliance with the mounting rails on the seismic rack.

9. Slide the appliance onto the mounting rails and into the rack. As you slide it into place, the catch mechanisms

will click, indicating that you can safely withdraw the system from the rack without accidentally pulling it free.

10. Snap the Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 appliance into place, and fasten it to the rack using the retainer screws provided

in the accessory kit. (For further information, refer to the instructions shipped with the accessory kit.)

11. Pull down the retention levers on both sides of the appliance, and insert the retainer screws on both sides, as

shown in Figure 7.

Figure 7 Pulling Down the Retention Levers on Front Panel for Retainer Screw Installation (Infoblox-4030 Rev-1)

Ground Lug Installation (DC Systems Only)

To meet grounding and bonding requirements for system safety, install a ground lug on the rear of the chassis. A ground lug screw is located on the chassis rear as labeled in Figure 4 on page 10 of this Guide. A ground lug, with

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two star washers, is provided in the accessory kit bundled with the IB-4030 appliance. The star washers are used with the ground lug to ensure a snug fit. To install the ground lug, do the following:

1. Remove the ground lug screw from the rear of the chassis as shown in Figure 4 of this Guide.

2. Place one star washer on the ground lug screw, which is part of the chassis.

3. Place the ground lug on the ground lug screw, followed by the second star washer.

4. Replace the ground lug screw. Ensure that it is snug.

5. Plug the (properly grounded) ground cable into the ground lug.

Figure 8 Ground Lug Installation Sequence

Grounding Note on DC Power Supply Connections

DC-equipped Infoblox appliance appliances provide 2.5 meter DC power cords with three 10AWG wiring connections, denoted 48V/GND/Chassis. DC power operation requires that DC connections are properly grounded. Each power supply provides a standard grounding nut, labeled with a standard “Ground” symbol on the power supply. Ensure that your DC connections are properly installed and grounded before operation.

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Powering On the Appliance

When cabling a single Infoblox appliance to the network, connect an Ethernet cable from the LAN port on the appliance to a switch or router.

Switch or

Router

Infoblox

Appliance

Management

System

Switch or

Router

Infoblox

Appliance

Management

System

The Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 ships with two (2) hot-swappable redundant AC power supply modules or two DC power supply modules. Infoblox recommends using the power cables shipped with the appliance to connect each power supply to separate power circuits. In the event of a power failure on one circuit, the appliance can then operate on the other.

To power the appliance:

• For each power supply, connect a power cable between the power connector on the back of the appliance and

a properly grounded and rated power circuit that meets the provisions of the current edition of the National Electrical Code, or other wiring rules that apply to your location. Make sure that the outlet is near the appliance and is easily accessible.

Cabling the Appliance to the Network

Use one or more Category 5/6 Ethernet cables to connect the Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 appliance to the network, depending on the deployment.

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from the LAN port on the Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 to the network switch or router, as

indicated in Figure 9.

Figure 9 Cabling the Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 Appliance to the Network

Note: By default, the Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 appliance automatically negotiates an optimal connection speed and transmission type (full or half duplex) on physical links between its LAN, LAN2, MGMT and Ethernet ports on a connecting switch or a load balancer. If the two appliances fail to auto-negotiate the optimal settings, refer to the

Infoblox NIOS Administrator Guide

for steps to resolve the problem.

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Network Connectivity

You can use up to three Ethernet interfaces on the system for DNS query traffic.

1. To ensure correct operation, configure the following settings at the port level for all the connecting switch ports

to LAN, LAN2 and MGMT where applicable:

— Spanning Tree Protocol: Disable. — Trunking: Disable. — EtherChannel: Disable. — IGMP Snooping: Disable. — Port Channeling: Disable. — Speed and Duplex settings: Match settings on both the Infoblox appliance and switch or load balancer. — Disable other dynamic and proprietary protocols that might interrupt the forwarding of packets.

2. Use the Infoblox GUI to access the Infoblox appliance from a management system. Through the Infoblox GUI,

you can set up and administer the appliance. For management system requirements and access instructions, see Configuring and Activating the Appliance on page 21.

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Configuring and Activating the Appliance

The management system is a computer from which you configure and monitor the IB-4030 appliance. You can access the appliance from the management system remotely across an Ethernet network or directly through a serial cable.

After completing the steps in Cabling the Appliance to the Network on page 19, start an HTTPS connection to the appliance and access the Infoblox GUI using one of the supported browsers.

Alternatively, start an SSHv2 connection and access the CLI through an SSHv2 client. You can also access the CLI by connecting a serial cable directly from the console port of a management system to the console port on the appliance, and then using a terminal emulation program.

The management system must meet the following requirements to operate an Infoblox appliance.

Configuring and Activating the Appliance

Tab le 4 Software and Hardware Requirements for the Management System

Management System Software Requirements Management System Hardware Requirements

Infoblox GUI ACCESS

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 8.x and 9.x, Mozilla

Firefox 7.x, 8.x and 16.x or Google Chrome 10.x,

16.x and 22.x on Microsoft Windows 7

• Microsoft Internet Explorer® 7.x and 8.x, Mozilla

Firefox 3.6.x 7.x, 10.x and 16.x, or Google Chrome

10.x, 16.x and 22.x on Microsoft Windows XP

(SP2+)

• Mozilla Firefox 7.x, 10.x and 16.x or Google Chrome

10.x, 16.x and 22.x on Red Hat

Enterprise Linux®

6.x

• Mozilla Firefox 7.x, 10.x and 16.x or Google Chrome

10.x, 16.x and 22.x on Red Hat

Enterprise Linux®

5.x

• Safari 5.x, Mozilla Firefox 7.x, 10.x and 16.x or

Google Chrome 10.x, 16.x and 22.x on Apple Mac

® X

10.7.x

• Safari 5.x, Mozilla Firefox 7.x, 10.x and 16.x or

Google Chrome 10.x, 16.x and 22.x on Apple Mac

® X

10.6.x

CLI ACCESS

• Secure Socket Shell (SSH) client that supports

SSHv2

• Terminal emulation program, such as minicom or

Hilgraeve Hyperterminal

• Minimum System: 

500 MHz CPU with 256 MB RAM available to the Infoblox GUI, and 256 Kbps connectivity to an Infoblox appliance

• Recommended System: 

1 GHz (or higher) CPU with 512 MB RAM available for the Infoblox GUI, and network connectivity to an Infoblox appliance

• Monitor Resolution: 

Minimum: 1024 x 768 Recommended: 1280 x 800 or better

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Connecting to the Appliance

Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 appliance configuration through the UI requires a network connection. Use the LAN1 port to connect to the appliance (see Figure 4). For all Infoblox-4030 systems, the default network settings of the LAN1 port are 192.168.1.2/24 with a gateway at 192.168.1.1 (the MGMT, and LAN2 ports do not have default network settings). To change these settings to suit your network, use the console port.

Console Port

The Infoblox appliance has a male DB-9 console port on the rear panel. You can log in to the appliance through this port and specify initial network settings using the Infoblox CLI.

Note: Only a properly grounded USB-to-Serial dongle is allowed to connect to the serial console port. If the dongle is connected to a laptop, this laptop must be grounded properly as well. Failure to do so may result in damage to the serial console port of the Infoblox appliance. Infoblox is not responsible for such damage.

1. Connect a console cable from the console port of the management system to the console port of the Infoblox

appliance.

2. Using a serial terminal emulation program such as Hilgraeve Hyperterminal

operating systems), launch a session. The connection settings are:

— Bits per second: 9600 — Stop bits: 1 — Data bits: 8 — Flow control: Xon/Xoff — Parity: None

3. Log in using the default user name and password admin and infoblox. User names and passwords are

case-sensitive.

4. To change the network settings from the default, enter the set network command. Then enter information

as prompted to change the IP address, netmask, and gateway for the LAN1 port.

Infoblox > set network

NOTICE: All network configuration is performed from the GUI. This interface is used only to configure a standalone node or to join a grid.

Enter IP address: LAN1 port IP address

Enter netmask: [Default: 255.255.255.0]: netmask

Enter gateway address [Default: n.n.n.1]: gateway IP address

Become grid member? (y or n): n

After you confirm your network settings, the appliance automatically restarts.

(provided with Windows®

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Specifying Appliance Settings

After the initial HTTPS connection to the Infoblox appliance, you see the Setup Wizard, which guides you through the basic deployment of the appliance on the network. IB-4030 appliances are deployed in one of two possible ways:

• As a single appliance as part of an Infoblox Grid, with a Grid license;

• Without a Grid license and running independently.

A Grid is a group of two or more Infoblox 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. To set up a Grid, you must configure a single or HA Grid Master and at least one Grid member, which can also be a single appliance or an HA pair. IB-4030 appliances do not operate as HA pairs or as Grid Masters.

The following instructions guide you through the wizard and include worksheets where you can note your appliance and network settings. After you complete the wizard, you can set additional operational parameters and configure the appliance to provide services, such as DNS. For detailed instructions on configuring the appliance, refer to the NIOS Administrator Guide.

1. Open an Internet browser window and enter https://

2. Accept the certificate when prompted.

A certificate warning appears during the login process. This is normal because the NIOS appliance generates a self-signed certificate when it first starts, and your browser does not have a trusted CA certificate or a cached NIOS appliance server certificate (saved from an earlier connection) to authenticate the Trinzic appliance certificate. Also, the hostname in the default certificate is www.infoblox.com, which is unlikely to match the hostname of your NIOS appliance. Consequently, messages appear warning that the certificate is not from a trusted certifying authority and that the hostname on the certificate is either invalid or does not match the name of the site that sent the certificate. Either accept the certificate just for this session or save it to the certificate store of your browser.

To eliminate the certificate warning, generate a new self-signed certificate or import a third-party certificate with a common name that matches the FQDN (fully-qualified domain name) of the appliance. This is a very simple process. For more information about certificates, refer to the NIOS Administrator Guide.

3. Log in using the default user name and password admin and infoblox.

Note: User names and passwords are case-sensitive.

4. Read the Infoblox End-User License Agreement and click I Accept to proceed.

5. The Setup Wizard opens, and you can enter basic network and deployment settings.

Determine how you want to deploy the appliance, and then use the following worksheets to note the network settings that you want to enter on the wizard screens.

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Use the following worksheet when configuring a single independent appliance or Grid member:

Settings Enter your information here

Grid Name Shared Secret Host Name

LAN1 Port IP Address and Netmask Gateway IP Address

NTP Server IP Address

On the last screen of the wizard, click Finish. The Infoblox GUI application restarts.

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Finder Panel Workspace

Toolbar

Help panel

Global Search

Infoblox GUI

You can view data and configuration settings and make configuration changes through the Infoblox GUI. When an Infoblox appliance functions as an independent appliance, you launch System Manager to access the Infoblox GUI. When the appliance is in a Grid, you log in to the Grid Master and launch Grid Manager.

Figure 10 Infoblox GUI Overview

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Infoblox CLI

The Infoblox CLI allows you to configure and monitor the appliance using a small set of Infoblox commands. Some tasks, such as resetting the appliance, can only be done through the CLI. You can access the Infoblox CLI through a direct console connection from your management system to the Infoblox appliance. (For more information, see

Console Port on page 23.) You can also enable remote console access—that is, SSHv2 (Secure Shell version 2)

access—through the Infoblox GUI or CLI, and then access the CLI from a remote location using an SSHv2 client. (For more information, refer to the

Using CLI Help

You can display a list of available CLI commands by typing help at the command prompt. For example:

Infoblox > help

? Display help delete Delete files dig Perform a DNS lookup and print the results exit Exit command interpreter help Display help ping Send ICMP ECHO quit Exit command interpreter reboot Reboot device reset Reset system settings set Set current system settings show Show current system settings shutdown Shutdown device traceroute Route path diagnostic ddns_add Send DDNS update to add a record ddns_delete Send DDNS update to delete a record rotate Rotate files ============================================================================== For more detailed help about a given command, type 'help <command>'

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For an in-depth explanation of a CLI command and its syntax, type help command after the command prompt. For example:

Infoblox > help rotate

Synopsis:

rotate log [ syslog | debug | audit | ifmapserver ]

rotate file groupname filename [ filename2, filename3, ...]

Description:

Rotates the specified log file, up to 10 previous.

logfiles will be preserved

The two main groups of Infoblox CLI commands are set and show. To see the complete list of the set commands, enter help set after the command prompt. Likewise, to see a complete list of the

show commands, enter help

show . For information about the CLI commands, refer to the Infoblox CLI Guide.

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The IB-4030 Rev-1 provides several replaceable units in the system:

• Hard disk drives in the RAID-10 array

• AC power supplies

• DC power supplies (if applicable)

• System cooling fans

All replaceable units must be replaced with parts of the same specifications as described in this section. For parts and replacements, contact your Infoblox field representative or Infoblox technical support.

Note: Hardware and FRUs (field replaceable units) for Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 and Rev-2 are not compatible with each other. Ensure that you order the correct FRUs for your Infoblox-4030. For information about the Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 FRU part numbers, see Table 5 on page 36.

Managing the Disk Subsystem

The IB-4030 uses a RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) 10 array to provide the optimum mix of high database performance and redundant data storage with recovery features in the event of disk failures. The disk array is completely self managed. No maintenance or special procedures are required to service the disk subsystem.

RAID 10 uses a total of four disk drives to create a RAID 0 array from two RAID 1 arrays, as shown in Figure 11. It uses mirroring and striping to form a stripe of mirrored subsets. This means that the array combines—or stripes— four disk drives, creating a single logical volume (RAID 0). RAID 10 combines the performance of RAID 0 and the high fault tolerance of RAID 1. Striping disk drives improves database write performance over a single disk drive for large databases. The disks are also mirrored (RAID 1), so that each disk in the logical volume is fully redundant.

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Mirroring Mirroring

Striping

Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4

Figure 11 RAID 10 Array Configuration

Evaluating the Status of the Disk Subsystem

You can monitor the disk subsystem by using the CLI command show hardware_status.

To see a detailed status report, log in to the

Members tab -> member, and then click the Detailed Status icon. (For more information, refer to the Infoblox NIOS Administrator Guide.)

The color of the RAID icon indicates the stat

Color Meaning

Green The RAID array is in an optimal state.

Yel low A new disk was inserted and the RAID array is rebuilding.

Red The RAID array is degraded. At least one disk is not functioning properly. The GUI lists the disks

at are online. Replace only the disks that are offline.

Infoblox GUI and from the Grid tab, select the Grid Manager tab ->

us of the RAID array on the IB-4030.

The Infoblox GUI also displays detailed status of the RAID arr

ay. In the event of a disk failure, you must replace the failed disk with one that is qualified and shipped from Infoblox and has the same disk type as the rest of the disks in the array.

The IB-4030 appliance displays information about mism

atched disks in the Description column in the Detailed Status panel. The appliance uses only the IB-Type 3 disk type. All disk drives in the array must have the same disk type for the array to function properly. When you have a mismatched disk in the array, you must promptly replace the disk with a replacement disk from Infoblox to avoid operational issues.

Note: The replacement IB-Type 3 disk assembly part number is IB-4000-DISK-HDD300.

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Disk Array Guidelines

Infoblox designs the disk array to be completely self managed. No maintenance procedures are required for a normally functioning disk array. Mishandling the disk array may cause an unrecoverable error and result in a failed appliance. Infoblox highly recommends that you observe the following guidelines:

• Remove only one disk at a time. Do not remove two or more disks from the appliance at the same time.

Removing two or more disks at the same time may result in an appliance failure and require an RMA of the appliance. This rule applies to both powered and powered-down appliances.

• If you inadvertently remove the wrong disk drive, do not then immediately remove the disk drive that you

originally intended to remove. Verify the status of the array and replace the disk drive that you initially removed before removing another drive.

• If the status of the array is degraded, remove the failed or failing disk drive only. Do not remove an

optimally functioning drive.

• If your acceptance procedure requires a test of the RAID hot-swap feature, remove only one disk drive at a

time. You can remove a second disk only after you replace the first disk and the array completes its rebuilding process.

• Do not remove a disk drive while the array is rebuilding. This may result in an appliance failure. Verify the

status of the array before removing a disk drive.

• You can hot-swap a drive while the appliance remains in production.

• Some conditions may require powering down the appliance to replace a failed unit. This normally

happens if the RAID controller detects an error that could damage the array. If you insert a replacement drive into a live array and the controller doesn’t recognize the drive, power down the appliance.

• All disks in the RAID array must have the same disk type for the array to function properly.

• In the unlikely event that two disk drives fail simultaneously and the appliance is still operational,

remove and replace the failed disk drives one at a time.

• Rebuild time can vary. The rebuild process takes approximately two hours on an idle appliance. On very

busy appliances (over 90% utilization), the disk rebuild process can take as long as 40 hours. On a Grid Master serving a very large Grid, expect the rebuild process to take at least 24 hours.

• Replace a failed or mismatched disk only with a replacement disk shipped from Infoblox. When you

request a replacement disk, report the disk type displayed in the Detailed Status panel of the Infoblox GUI or the Infoblox part number on the disk.

Hard Disk Replacement

Use the following procedure to remove a spinning disk:

1. Unlatch and pull the disk about two cm (one inch) to disengage contact, as indicated in Figure 12 and

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Figure 12 Pull disk latch to remove hard drive for Infoblox-4030 Rev-1

2. Wait about 30 seconds for the disk to completely stop spinning.

3. Remove the disk, extract it from its carrier and handle it with care. Do not drop the disk or ship it loosely

in a carton.

4. Securely mount the replacement disk in the drive carrier and replace the carrier in the system.

Changing AC Power Supplies

Note: Before changing power supplies, make sure that they are securely cabled. An apparently failed power supply may simply be improperly connected to its power source.

The IB-4030 ships with two redundant, auto-switching AC power supplies or optional DC power supplies, in a 1+1 configuration. The power supplies are “hot-swappable”, so you can remove or replace one power supply without interrupting appliance operation and network services.

When a power supply fails for any reason, NIOS displays a power supply alarm. The Infoblox NIOS Dashboard will also display an Error under Grid Status. An email notification will be sent and an SNMP Trap will be reported.

When the IB-4030 contains two functioning power supplies, they share the power load. If one power supply fails, the other assumes the full load automatically and the appliance sends the system alarm to NIOS. Although the IB-4030 can run with only one power supply, Infoblox recommends installing both power supplies that are shipped with the appliance. This configuration minimizes the chance of system failure due to failure of an individual power supply.

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Each power supply weighs about three pounds (1.36 kg). The faceplate of the power supply contains a power LED

Handle

Catch-release lever (Red)

and a power switch. Each AC power supply provides a dedicated male power outlet. Figure 13 illustrates the process of replacing an AC power supply.

Figure 13 Removing an IB-4030 Rev-1 AC Power Supply

To replace an IB-4030 Rev-1 AC power supply, do the following:

1. Turn off the power supply.

2. Disconnect the AC power cable from the power outlet.

3. Gently push back the red catch-release lever, grip the power supply handle, and pull the power supply

unit out of the chassis as illustrated in Figure 13.

4. Place the replacement power supply into the bay and push it forward until it is fully seated in the chassis.

The catch-release lever will gently click into place.

5. Reconnect the power cable.

6. Turn on the power supply. If it is fully seated, powered on, and operating properly, the LED glows steady

green.

Changing DC Power Supplies

In its DC power configuration, the IB-4030 Rev-1 ships with two redundant, auto-switching DC power supplies. The power supplies are “hot-swappable”, so you can remove or replace one power supply without interrupting appliance operation and network services.

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Figure 14 Removing an IB-4030 Rev-1 DC Power Supply

To replace an IB-4030 Rev-1 DC power supply, do the following:

1. Disconnect the DC power cable from the power outlet on the external transformer.

2. Disconnect the power cable from the power supply.

3. Gently push back the red catch-release lever, grip the power supply handle, and pull the power supply

unit out of the chassis as illustrated in Figure 14.

4. Place the replacement power supply into the bay and push it forward until it is fully seated in the chassis.

The red catch-release lever will gently click into place.

5. Reconnect the power cable. If the power supply is fully seated and operating properly, the LED glows

steady green.

Internal System Fan Replacement

System fans are field-replaceable units. Should a CPU fan assembly fail, an alarm will be raised by the system. No tools are necessary for fan replacement.

Note: For reporting purposes, system fans 1 and 6 are grouped and reported as Fan 1; system fans 2 and 5 are grouped and reported as Fan 2; and system fans 3 and 4 are grouped and reported as Fan 3. Both fans in a set must be replaced.

System fans are hot-swappable; they can be replaced while the system is on. Infoblox recommends that the system be switched off before replacing a fan unit. To replace a processor fan assembly, do the following:

1. Perform a full system shutdown.

2. Unplug all power cables from the system.

3. Extend or remove the IB-4030 system from the rack.

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Figure 15 Gently pull latch to remove top panel for Infoblox-4030 Rev-1

4. Remove the access panel from the top of the system by pulling gently up on the latch (on the top rear of

the unit) as illustrated in Figure 15, and sliding the top panel off, as shown in Figure 16. Visually inspect the fans to determine which unit has stopped spinning and must be replaced.

Figure 16 S

5. Fig

base and replaced. A pair of small handles reside on the top of each fan module, which you grasp with

ystem fan assembly for Rev-1; pull gently on top of the failed fan unit. Each unit is numbered.

ure 16 shows a six-fan-module configuration. The system fans can be removed from their installation

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fingertips when pulling the unit out of the system. Pay attention to unit alignment and placement before removing from the system. The fans can only install correctly in one direction, as shown in Figure 17.

Figure 17 Fan blades point towards rear of chassis for Infoblox-4030 Rev-1

6. Replace the top lid of the system and replace it in the rack before restoring power.

Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 Field Replaceable Unit Part Numbers

Tab le 5 Field-Replaceable Unit Part Numbers for Infoblox-4030 Rev-1

Field-Replaceable Unit Part Number

Infoblox IB-Type 3 Disk Assembly (Rev-1) IB-4000-DISK-HDD300

Infoblox IB-4030 Series AC PSU (Rev-1) IB-4000-PSU-AC

Infoblox IB-4030 Series DC PSU (Rev-1) IB-4000-PSU-DC

Infoblox IB-4030 Series fan set (Rev-1) IB-4000-FAN

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Infoblox IB-4030, 4000 Series Installation Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Introduction

Product Overview

IB-4030 Appliance Rev-1 Hardware Components

Front Panel

Disk Drive Front Panel LEDs

Connector Pin Assignments

Rear Panel

System, Environmental, and Power Specifications

System Specifications

Environmental Specifications

Electrical Power Specifications

Power Cable Color Codes

Installing the Infoblox-4030 Rev-1

Rack Mounting Safety Requirements

Ground Lug Installation (DC Systems Only)

Grounding Note on DC Power Supply Connections

Powering On the Appliance

Cabling the Appliance to the Network

Network Connectivity

Configuring and Activating the Appliance

Connecting to the Appliance

Specifying Appliance Settings

Infoblox GUI

Infoblox CLI

Using CLI Help

Field Replaceable Units

Managing the Disk Subsystem

Evaluating the Status of the Disk Subsystem

Disk Array Guidelines

Hard Disk Replacement

Changing AC Power Supplies

Internal System Fan Replacement

Infoblox-4030 Rev-1 Field Replaceable Unit Part Numbers