ProVision First Steps
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Overview Video: First Steps - Part 1
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Before you Begin
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This video may also be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apJRcQv3ZQ0.
Before you Begin
We recommend that new users work through the following questions with their internal team to plan their ProVision instance:
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Global Admin permissions give access to additional functions such as configuration settings, importing, and Scheduler tasks. Determine which users will require administrative access, and which will have access to only specific resources or functional areas. You will need to get more specific later, but having some high level groups to work with is a great start.
See: Users & Permissions
Overview Video: First Steps - Part 2
This video gives a high level overview of the "Getting your Data into ProVision" content on this page.
Note: Recorded in ProVision v5.1.x, newer versions may have interface updates.
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This video may also be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e0H1H4rTTs.
Getting your Data into ProVision
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Determine where your data will be come from:
Excel / Spreadsheets:
May be used to import: Resources, IP Aggregates/ Blocks, DNS BIND Zones
If you currently use Excel or other spreadsheet program for tracking, you will need to verify that your spreadsheets are "cleaned up" according to the information on the Importing Your Data page under "Preparing for Data Import":
- Make sure that you use UTF-8 encoding, remove extraneous blank rows, and compare your data to the data fields available in ProVision, shown under "Which Import Tool Should I Use?".
- Review sample files if desired to see example formats.
- If you plan to track custom types of resources by creating Sections, you will need to create a Section with custom fields, and verify that your spreadsheet contains the same fields.
Once your verification / cleanup is complete, export your spreadsheet as a .csv file.
See: Importing Your Data, Working with Resources, Import DNS Zones
RIR
May be used to import: IP Aggregates
No advance preparation is needed for aggregates imported from RIR. ProVision's built-in importer will ask for your ORGID or an IP, and then populate an aggregate list from that information. Simply choose which aggregates you wish to import.
DNS Servers
May be used to import: DNS Zones
ProVision provides automated tools for importing DNS zones from the following server types: BIND, PowerDNS, InfoBlox, NS One, Dyn DNS, and DNSMadeEasy servers, as well as IPPlan MySQL Databases.
Before importing DNS zones, it is recommended that a DNS Group be created to hold the zones being imported, and that the DNS server be added into ProVision so that zone updates may be pushed.
For general DNS task, see: DNS Administration, DNS Tab, Working with DNS Groups, Working with DNS Servers
For specific DNS zone import instructions for each DNS server type, see: Import DNS Zones
Manually Adding Data
ProVision allows manual adding of data at any time. We recommend verifying that the item has not already been added beforehand (to prevent duplicates), and keeping your desired data structure in mind.
2) Import or Manually Add Data
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If using the DNS module in ProVision, you will need to add your servers prior to importing zones.
Add DNS Severs
Adding DNS servers requires administrative access.
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- Configuring ISC BIND Support
- Configuring PowerDNS Support
- Configuring Secure64 Support
- Configuring Split Horizon and Views
- Configuring DNSSEC
Import DNS Zones
After creating the applicable servers in ProVision, you may import or manually add DNS zones.
ProVision offers multiple DNS zone import options, available under the Data Import tab in the Admin section. For more information on importing DNS zones, see Importing your Data and Import DNS Zones.
BIND Zone Import
- Imports using the named.conf configuration file tied to the zones you are uploading, a .zip or .tar file of the zones themselves, and an optional .csv file mapping zones to customers.
PowerDNS Zone Import Import
- Option is available after configuring a PowerDNS server with a MySQL backend. Connects to the selected server and imports all zones.
InfoBlox Zone Import Import
- Imports DNS zones using a provided host, username, and password. The InfoBlox import pulls all zones on the InfoBlox LOCAL grid and adds them to a designated group. It is advised to create a DNS Group prior to the import with default parameters and NS records to be inherited by the imported records.
NS One Zone Import
- Imports DNS zones using a NS One API Key. It is advised to create a DNS Group prior to the import with default parameters and NS records to be inherited by the imported records.
Dyn DNS Zone Import
- Imports DNS zones using a Dyn DNS customer name, username, and password. It is advised to create a DNS Group prior to the import with default parameters and NS records to be inherited by the imported records.
DNSMadeEasy Zone Import
- Imports DNS zones using a DNSMadeEasy API Key and API Secret. It is advised to create a DNS Group prior to the import with default parameters and NS records to be inherited by the imported records.
IPPlan Zone ImportZone Import
- Imports DNS zones using IPPlan MySQL database options. It is advised to create a DNS Group prior to the import with default parameters and NS records to be inherited by the imported records.
Manually adding zones may be done at any time from the DNS tab. See Working with DNS Zones - Common Tasks and Editing DNS Zones.
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