Managing network containers in NIOS (2537)

Scenario

A new branch of your organization has been established in New York, USA. Create a /18 network container for the NAM area to easily manage the supernet in the new geo location.

Estimate Completion Time

• 5 to 10 minutes

Credentials

Requirements

• Administrative access to the Grid

Course References

• 2010: Configuring NIOS IPAM and Discovery

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: Creating a IPv4 Network Container for NAM Branch Networks

Create a Network Container for the supernet 172.31.64.0/18 to contain all of the NAM Branch Networks.

Solutions

Task 1: Creating a IPv4 Network Container for NAM Branch Networks

Create a Network Container for the supernet 172.31.64.0/18 to contain all of the NAM Branch Networks.

1. In the GM web interface, navigate to Data Management → IPAM

2. Click on Add (+) and choose IPv4 Network

3. Select the Add Network Container radio button, click Next

4. For Netmask, enter 18

5. Click Add (+) to add a network, and specify 172.31.64.0

6. For Comment, enter NAM Branch Networks

7. Click Save & Close

8. Click Restart in the Restart Services banner (appears automatically near the top)

9. The IPAM network list will now show the network container/folder for 172.31.64.0/18