Infoblox appliances are purpose-built, high-performance hardware devices that form the foundation of Infoblox core network services solutions. Infoblox appliances ship standard with the security-hardened Infoblox NIOS® software and support a variety of Infoblox software packages tailored for specific applications. All models can be deployed individually or in high-availability (HA) pairs for optimal service resiliency.

Appliance platforms provide the key benefits of performance, reliability, resiliency and manageability in a network infrastructure deployment. Nearly all devices used for network infrastructure (routers, firewalls, gateways, etc.) are deployed as appliances and have been for nearly two decades. Infoblox provides core network services as the last major component of network infrastructure that is still deployed using white box server hardware.

Our appliances are designed and manufactured by Infoblox. Unlike alternatives that are based on general-purpose server hardware, Infoblox appliances are optimized for maximum performance and reliability. Infoblox appliances run NIOS software, a security-hardened, real-time operating system that includes a built-in, zero-administration database, extensive support for high-availability operation, and comprehensive capabilities that automate appliance deployment and maintenance and simplify data management.

Infoblox appliances are built specifically for core network services and have no extraneous hardware interfaces—such as keyboard, monitor, or mouse ports or CD drives—making them the only true network services appliances available. Our designs are unique and include quality, reliability and performance features that are typically not found in off-the-shelf solutions. Infoblox appliances ship with the Network Services One (NS1) package that includes DNS, DHCP, RADIUS, NTP, and file distribution using FTP, TFTP and HTTP. Infoblox Grid technology can be added initially or later for real-time data replication and centralized management. All platforms except the IB-250 also support the Infoblox Vital QIP integration module which provides a centrally managed, appliance-based solution tfor Alcatel Lucent VitalQIP software.

Infoblox appliances take fault tolerance and failover to new levels for core network service appliance. All of our platforms can be deployed either standalone or in high-availability pairs with failover in less than five seconds. The appliances have two data ports, LAN1 and LAN2 that can be cabled as a failover pair of network ports to either the same or different switches. If the link to the LAN1 port is interrupted, the LAN2 port takes over in less than a second. Some of our platforms feature fully redundant, hot-swappable components to assure the reliability of all moving parts.

The Infoblox appliance family supports a wide range of models that are right-sized to deliver the performance, capacity and availability required in each unique environment from the smallest branch office to the largest enterprise. All of the appliance models run Infoblox NIOS software.