1510 - Exporting object data from NIOS

Scenario

Your manager asked you to send her a list of all DHCP ranges configured on the NIOS Grid. Please use the CSV Job Manager function to generate this list.

Estimate Completion Time

• 5 to 10 minutes

Credentials

Requirements

• Read-only access to Grid

• Read-only access to DHCP ranges (objects to be exported)

Course References

• 1002: Using the NIOS Grid Manager UI

• 1014: Using NIOS CSV Export

Lab Initiation

Access jump-desktop

Once the lab is deployed, you can access the virtual machines required to complete this lab activity. To initiate the lab, click on the jump-desktop tile and login to the Linux UI:

Username: training

Password: infoblox

Initiate lab

To initiate the lab, double-click the Launch Lab icon on the Desktop.

Choose the lab number from the list and click OK.

After clicking OK, you will see a pop-up message with a brief description of the lab task. If the description looks correct, click Yes to continue lab initiation.

Lab initiation will take a couple of minutes to finish.

Once complete, you will see another pop-up message with the login credentials and the URL for the Grid Manager’s User Interface. Note that the credentials may differ from those from prior labs.

Tasks

Task 1: Exporting all DHCP ranges

While it is possible to export one DHCP range at a time in the GM, it is difficult to use the graphical interface to bulk-export this object. Instead, use the CSV Job Manager tool to export all DHCP Ranges quickly. Open the exported data (CSV format) and remove unneeded data if desired.

Solutions

Task 1 Solution: Exporting all DHCP ranges

The CSV Job Manager can be used for this exercise

1. Login to NIOS GM web interface.

2. Navigate to Grid → Grid Manager

3. From the Toolbar click on CSV Job Manager
   

   

4. Once the CSV Job Manager opens, switch to CSV Export
   

   

5. In the CSV Export window, click + to add a New CSV Export job

   

6. This opens the Global CSV Export Wizard, where you can choose what you want to export
   

   

7. Change the separator if you want to (Comma is used by default)
   

   

8. Scroll down the list of objects and check the box for IPv4 DHCP Ranges
   

   

9. Click Export Data
   

   

10. Read the message and click Yes to start the export operation

    

11. CSV Global Export progress will show the export status
    

    

    
    

    

12. Once the export finishes, the browser will prompt for the download location and filename for the exported file