EfficientIP DCV Provisioner

Prerequisites

  • You need an EfficientIP SOLIDserver instance with DNS management access.

  • You need a technical account (login/password) with permissions to create and delete TXT records in the target DNS zones.

  • You need to know the name of the DNS server as configured within EfficientIP.

How to configure a DCV Provisioner

1. Log in to Horizon Administration Interface.

2. Access DCV Provisioners from the drawer or card: DCV  Provisioners.

3. Click on Add Provisioner.

4. Fill in the mandatory fields.

General

  • Name* (string input):
    Enter a meaningful provisioner name. It must be unique for each DCV provisioner. Horizon uses the name to identify the provisioner.

  • Type* (select):
    Select the DNS provider type. Additional configuration fields are displayed depending on the selected type.

Connection

  • Timeout* (finite duration):
    Maximum time Horizon waits for a response from the DNS provider.

  • TTL* (finite duration):
    TTL applied to the DNS TXT record created for the validation challenge.

  • Proxy (select):
    The HTTP/HTTPS proxy to use to reach the DNS provider, if any.

EfficientIP Configuration

  • Endpoint* (string input):
    Enter the EfficientIP SOLIDserver API base URL.

  • Credentials* (select):
    Select Login credentials containing the EfficientIP login and password.

  • DNS Name* (string input):
    Enter the name of the DNS server within EfficientIP where challenge records will be published.

  • DNS View (string input):
    Enter the DNS view to use within EfficientIP, if applicable. Leave empty to use the default view.

Zone ID Mappings

See DCV Provisioners for a full explanation of zone ID mappings.

Click on Add Zone ID Mapping.

  • Zone ID* (string input):
    Zone identifier as recognized by EfficientIP.

  • Domain pattern* (regex):
    Regex matching domain names that belong to this zone.

You can delete Delete mapping a mapping.

Delegation Zone

See DCV Provisioners for a full explanation of delegation zones.

  • Delegation zone (string input):
    Optional DNS subdomain delegated to dedicated nameservers for DCV. When set, challenge records are published here instead of the domain’s authoritative zone.

5. Click on the save button.

You can edit Edit Provisioner or delete Delete Provisioner the EfficientIP DCV Provisioner.

You cannot delete a DCV Provisioner that is referenced by an existing DCV Policy.