Create an Infoblox Device Cluster

An Infoblox device can be created on Network Edge. You can create single, redundant, or cluster devices.

To create an Infoblox device cluster:

  1. Sign in to the Equinix Customer Portal and navigate to Network Edge.

  2. From the Network Edge menu, select Create Virtual Device.

  3. Click Select and Continue on the Infoblox card to start the device creation workflow.

    Note: Click View Details to see a preview of the configuration options available for this virtual device.


  4. In the Select Deployment Type click Cluster.
    5. Deployment Type Description
    Single Provision a single device that operates as a standalone device. Another single device can be paired with the existing single device (requires same resource configuration) to form a local redundancy (redundancy in single metro) or geo-redundancy (each device operates in different metro).
    Redundant Provision two devices. Each device operates individually, and you are responsible for configuring those in an Active-Active fashion. You have the option of deploying both devices in two different metros (recommended) to achieve distributed architecture or keep both devices in the same metro.
    Cluster Provision multiple devices with Active-Standby redundancy in a single metro.
  5. Click Begin Creating Edge Devices.
  6. In the Select Edge Device Location section, click a location.

  7. In the Account section, select a billing account from the Your accounts in this metro drop-down. If you want to create an account to order and deploy across any location, click Create Billing Account and follow the workflow to create a global billing account. For more information about global accounts, see the Creating a Billing Account via Ordering New Network Edge Virtual Device section of Billing Account Management.

  8. Click Next: Device Details.

  9. Connectivity Type defaults to Without Equinix Public IP Address.

  10. Licensing defaults to Bring your own License.

  11. In the Device Resources section, select the virtual machine resource type, along with the Software Package and Software Version.

  12. In the Create Cluster section, enter a name for your cluster.

  13. In the Device Details section enter:

    • Device Name – Click to see the device naming rules.

    • Primary Device Admin Password (Optional)

    • Secondary Device Admin Password (Optional)

  14. In the Interfaces section, the default 4 interfaces is the only option.

  15. In the Notifications box, enter the email addresses of anyone who should receive email notifications regarding device status. For each email address, select the Device status notifications and or Incident and maintenance notifications options.

    16. Note: We strongly recommend adding multiple email addresses so that more than one user receives any notification for this device.

  16. (Optional) In the Optional Details box, enter the Purchase Order Number and Order Reference/Identifier.

  17. In the Term Length drop-down menu, select a term length.

  18. Click Next: Additional Services to add any additional services. (Only one additional service is available for this device type.)

    • Diverse Compute from an Existing Single Device – If you already have another single device and you want this new device to exist in a different plane, click Select Diverse From and then select the existing device.

  19. Click Next: Review and review your order.
  20. In the Shared Support Structure box read the information and click I have reviewed this support policy and acknowledge it.
  21. Click Create-Virtual Device.