Deploying NIOS-X Servers (2801)

Scenario

You're tasked with deploying two NIOS-X (formerly known as BloxOne Host) servers. You have remote access to the virtual machines, which have Docker already installed and are ready for you to install the NIOS-X image and connect them to the Threat Defense cloud to be centrally managed.

Estimated Completion Time

20 to 30 Minutes

Prerequisites

Administrative access to the Infoblox Portal

Tasks

Create a join token in the Infoblox Portal for the NIOS-X servers.
Deploy the NIOS-X servers.

Task 1: Creating a Join Token

In the lab environment, from jump-desktop, use the Education Infoblox Portal credentials to log in to the Infoblox Portal and create a new Join Token. Save the Join Token string.

Task 2: Deploying the NIOS-X Servers

In the lab environment, from jump-desktop SSH into the NIOS-X virtual machines oph1 (10.100.0.110) and oph2 (10.200.0.110). Download and initiate the NIOS-X installer script using the Join Token you saved in Task 1. Change the names of the NIOS-X servers to oph1.techblue.net and oph2.techblue.net.

Solutions

Do not use Launch Lab for this lab.

Launch Lab is only used for NIOS-based lab environments.

Task 1 Solution: Creating a Join Token

Log into your lab’s jump-desktop.
Use your Education Infoblox Portal Credentials to log into the Infoblox Portal.
Navigate to Configure → Administration → Join Tokens.
Click Create.
1. Use JT-1 as the token’s name.
2. Click Save & Close.
Copy the token string from the popup window on your browser.
Open the text editor Geany on jump-desktop and save your join token.

Save the Join Token string, as it will not be visible again. If you don't, you must revoke the token and create a new one.

Task 2 Solution: Deploying the NIOS-X Servers

The NIOS-X server will change the status between Online, Degraded, and Offline several times while it updates and synchronizes with the Threat Defense Cloud. The update process should take around 10-15 minutes.

From the jump-desktop VM, SSH into the oph1 virtual machine using the IP address 10.100.0.110 on port 65522. The credential is training / infoblox.
Use the command ssh -p 65522 training@10.100.0.110 and enter the password infoblox when prompted.

Once successfully logged in, download NIOS-X install script using this command.

CODE

wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/ib-noa-prod.csp.infoblox.com/bloxone_installer_v2.0.0.sh

Use chmod +x bloxone_installer_v2.0.0.sh command to change the script's permission to make it executable.
Now execute the script with the Join Token you received in Task 1:
CODE
```
sudo ./bloxone_installer_v2.0.0.sh -j <paste-your-join-token-here>
```

Enter the password infoblox if prompted
In the Infoblox Portal, navigate to Configure → Servers.
Select the NIOS-X server and click Edit.
1. Under the General Info tab, change the name to oph1.techblue.net.
2. Click Finish and then Save & Close.
In a terminal window, SSH into the oph2 virtual machine using the IP address 10.200.0.110 on port 65522. The credential is training / infoblox.
Use the command ssh -p 65522 training@10.200.0.110 and enter the password infoblox when prompted.

Once successfully logged in, download NIOS-X install script using this command.

CODE

wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/ib-noa-prod.csp.infoblox.com/bloxone_installer_v2.0.0.sh

Use chmod +x bloxone_installer_v2.0.0.sh command to change the script's permission to make it executable.
Now execute the script with the Join Token you received in Task 1:
CODE
```
sudo ./bloxone_installer_v2.0.0.sh -j <paste-your-join-token-here>
```
Enter the password infoblox if prompted
Return to the Configure → Servers page in the Infoblox Portal.
Select the newly deployed NIOS-X server and click Edit.
1. Under the General Info tab, change the name to oph2.techblue.net.
2. Click Finish and then Save & Close.