Reserve IP addresses for VMware vSphere VMs in InfoBlox

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read reserve-ipaddress-vmware.md

Create a policy to reserve IP addresses for VMware vSphere virtual machines in Infoblox, at the time of provisioning the virtual machines.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_cmp.cloud_admin.

About this task

You can create a policy that is invoked when a VMware virtual machine is provisioned to get an IP address from Infoblox. Before the virtual machine is provisioned, the instance makes a call to Infoblox that creates a host record with the IP address.

Procedure

In the Cloud Admin Portal, navigate to Govern > Policies.

Click New and then fill in the form.

Field	Description
Policy Name	Enter a descriptive name.
Policy Trigger	Select on Resource operation.
Resource Block	Select ResourceBlock Virtual Server.
Operation	Select Virtual Server interface provision.
Moment	Select Pre Operation.

Click Submit to publish the policy.
Create a policy rule for the policy.
Specify a condition in the condition builder for locating the vSphere virtual machine.
Select Request from > starts with and enter vSphere.
Click Update.
In the Policy Rules Action related list, click New to create a policy action.
Select IP Address Management in the Create Policy Rule Action dialog box.
Enter a name in the Action Name field, select Infoblox in the Provider Type list, and select Reserve IP address in the IPAM Method Name list.
Click Submit.
In the Policy Rule Action Attributes section, enter the domain name of your network in the DNSSuffix field.

As an example,corp.servicenow.com. Values for all the other properties are already populated.
Click Update and republish the policy.

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title: Reserve IP addresses for VMware vSphere VMs in InfoBlox
description: Create a policy to reserve IP addresses for VMware vSphere virtual machines in Infoblox, at the time of provisioning the virtual machines.
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# Reserve IP addresses for VMware vSphere VMs in InfoBlox

Create a policy to reserve IP addresses for VMware vSphere virtual machines in Infoblox, at the time of provisioning the virtual machines.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_cmp.cloud\_admin.

## About this task

## Procedure

1. In the Cloud Admin Portal, navigate to **Govern** &gt; **Policies**.

2. Click **New** and then fill in the form.

|Field|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|Policy Name|Enter a descriptive name.|
|Policy Trigger|Select **on Resource operation**.|
|Resource Block|Select **ResourceBlock Virtual Server**.|
|Operation|Select **Virtual Server interface provision**.|
|Moment|Select **Pre Operation**.|

3. Click **Submit** to publish the policy.

4. Create a policy rule for the policy.

5. Specify a condition in the condition builder for locating the vSphere virtual machine.

6. Select **Request from** &gt; **starts with** and enter `vSphere`.

7. Click **Update**.

8. In the **Policy Rules Action** related list, click **New** to create a policy action.

9. Select **IP Address Management** in the **Create Policy Rule Action** dialog box.

10. Enter a name in the **Action Name** field, select **Infoblox** in the **Provider Type** list, and select **Reserve IP address** in the **IPAM Method Name** list.

11. Click **Submit**.

12. In the **Policy Rule Action Attributes** section, enter the domain name of your network in the **DNSSuffix** field.

As an example,`corp.servicenow.com`. Values for all the other properties are already populated.

13. Click **Update** and republish the policy.