An important early step in conducting any census of managed assets is to validate IPAM tracking and allocation data. To that end, Infoblox has been integrated to Spectre. The Spectre-Infoblox integration brings the reach of Spectre’s network discovery to the IP address management (IPAM) space.
When you activate the Infoblox IPAM integration, Spectre . . .
Queries Infoblox
Correlates that data against what Spectre “knows”
Generates reports
Pushes metadata about discovered devices to Infoblox
This integration reconciles data between Spectre and Infoblox without directly reading or modifying Infoblox tables: All pull/update operations are performed by API calls. This integration enables you to produce and export an IP list with which you can update Infoblox's data. With the two solutions working together, gaps in IP management coverage are eliminated and your organization can accurately account for its assets under management.
Configuration via Spectre GUI
This procedure applies to Spectre 3.2.4 and later systems. For deployment via the Linux shell, see Deployment & Configuration via Spectre CLI.
To configure connectivity between the Spectre Command Center and the Infoblox server:
On the Spectre main menu, browse to Settings > Integrations > Other Solutions > Infoblox.
Provide connection credentials, described here:
Field Example Description Polling Interval 24 How often (in hours) that Spectre should poll Infoblox for information Server Name 65.246.241.138 The Server name or IP address of the Infoblox server. Server User Name infoblox Your Infoblox username Server Password ******** Your Infoblox password
- Click to toggle the Active control from red to green.
Infoblox is configured.
For more on this integration's reports, see the IP Address Management page.
To see the results within Infoblox, log into Infoblox and browse to Data Management > IPAM.