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title: "Using Servers"
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The following servers canbe configured. Servers can be enabled at the time of configuration, or a server can be enabled/disabled at a later date. Servers are disabled by default. For further information on configuring servers, see  Creating NIOS-X Servers . Server Configurations and Licensing Requirements Server  LICENSING REQUIREMENTS Anycast  For information on configuring Anycast as a server, see  Creating Anycast Services . Infoblox Threat Defense Plus, Infoblox Threat Defense Business Cloud, Universal DDI  Data Connector For information on configuring Data Connector as a server, see  Deploying NIOS-X Servers for Data Connector Infoblox Threat Defense Advanced, Infoblox Threat Defense Business, Universal DDI  DHCP For information on configuring DHCP as a server, see   DHCP  in the Infoblox Universal DDI documentation.   Universal DDI  DNS For information on configuring DNS as a server, see  Configuring DNS Forwarding Proxy and Universal DDI DNS  Universal DDI  DNS Forwarding Proxy For information on configuring DNS Forwarding Proxy as a server, see  Using DNS Forwarding Proxy . Infoblox Threat Defense NIOS Grid Connector For information on configuring NIOS Grid Connector as a server, see  NIOS Grid Connector .  Universal DDI  See the following topics for information about how to deploy and manage DNS Forwarding Proxy  as a server : Deploying NIOS-X Servers NIOS-X Connectivity and Service Requirements Best Practices for Deploying NIOS-X Servers Using Forwarders in NIOS 8.5   (if you are enabling a NIOS Grid member to forward recursive queries to Infoblox Threat Defense) Using Forwarders in NIOS 9 .0  (if you are enabling a NIOS Grid member to forward recursive queries to Infoblox Threat Defense)