HOWTO: Allocate IPs from NetBox Before Provisioning¶
IP allocation in HybridOps flows through NetBox before any VM is provisioned. This HOWTO covers the allocation workflow: querying available addresses in a prefix, creating IP address objects with the correct interface binding, and consuming the allocated IPs as module inputs for the VM provisioning step. You will also learn how to validate allocations in NetBox after provisioning and identify allocation drift when a VM is decommissioned without releasing its IP.
What this covers:
- IPAM allocation workflow: prefix query, IP object creation, and interface binding in NetBox
- Consuming NetBox-allocated IPs as structured inputs to the VM provisioning module
- Post-provisioning allocation validation and drift detection for decommissioned VMs