vNIOS – Virtual Network Identity Operating System
The Infoblox NIOS (Network Identity Operating System) core technologies form the foundation of every Infoblox network services appliance. Infoblox NIOS software contains a security-hardened Linux-based operating system that exposes no extraneous open ports, no general user log-in, no unneeded OS services, and no root access.
NIOS provides all core services and also provides an integrating framework for all other components of the modular Infoblox solution. Specifically, the Infoblox NIOS platform architecture delivers service and
application modules (such as DNS and DHCP); provides a Grid module which allows distributed
enterprises to link collections of appliances into a unified Infoblox Grid; offers APIs for the extension of
capabilities; and contains core technologies that make Infoblox solutions possible.
Virtual NIOS (vNIOS) appliances are available for the following platforms:
• VMware
• Microsoft Hyper-V
• KVM
• Amazon Web Services
• Google Cloud Platform
• Microsoft Azure