Infoblox vNIOS Software for Cisco combines Infoblox’s highly resilient and manageable core network services with Cisco’s ISR platform, enhancing application performance and availability at branch offices while reducing hardware and operating costs. By distributing and automating core network services, customers get enhanced visibility and control of their extended branch office networks. Customers gain the performance and availability benefits of distributed services without increasing hardware footprint in the branch and without the typical challenges and costs of managing remote systems. The joint solution makes enterprise networks more flexible, resilient, automated and secure, and is a critical step in moving from today’s static networks to a Dynamic Infrastructure that can cope with current and future demands from a widening array of endpoints and applications.

Infoblox vNIOS Software for Cisco Benefits

Empower the Branch Office with Infoblox vNIOS Software on Cisco’s ISR  

• Get the performance benefits of local core network service delivery, including DNS, DHCP and IP address management (IPAM)
• Enable local survivability for branch office networks
• Gain centralized management of core network services with automated deployment of Infoblox vNIOS software, including scheduled upgrades, software revert, backup and restore, disaster recovery, and more
• Reduce administrative effort and eliminate errors and downtime with powerful, built-in IP address management (IPAM) using a graphical user interface, template-based configuration, automated error prevention, and comprehensive, real-time visibility and reporting

• Save branch office space and power with Infoblox vNIOS software deployed on a Cisco NME blade installed in a Cisco ISR router
• No additional rack space at the branch required

Infoblox vNIOS Software

Infoblox NIOS Virtual Appliance is a full-featured* software instance of the Infoblox core network services product that can be deployed on the Cisco ISR running the AXP module in branch offices. The NIOS Virtual Appliance includes a full suite of core network services— including DNS, DHCP, IPAM, RADIUS, FTP, TFTP, and HTTP. This combined solution allows network administrators to architect a server less branch office and, at the same time, deliver reliable local services to end users. Distributed organizations obtain the cost benefits of consolidation and the simplicity of centrally managed Infoblox vNIOS instances.

The Infoblox and Cisco solution supports hybrid environments that include a mix of physical Infoblox appliances and virtual appliances running on Cisco ISRs depending on branch office requirements. Each instance of NIOS Virtual Appliance software running on a Cisco ISR appears to the grid as any other grid member, with all of the benefits of distributed services and centralized management. This includes centralized backup and restoration of user data, DHCP failover capabilities, one-touch software upgrades, local RADIUS authentication, DNS without latency, and many other benefits of the Infoblox solution.

Example of Infoblox and Cisco ISRs with AXP Deployed in a
Multi-Campus, Multi-Branch Office Environment

To learn more about implementing Infoblox vNIOS Software for Cisco ISR, contact us at info@bitrate.co.za or call +27 (0)11 606-3736.