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title: "Infoblox vNIOS for OCI Use Cases"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/DeploymentGuidevNIOSforOCI/1557364801/Infoblox%20vNIOS%20for%20OCI%20Use%20Cases"
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Extending your Infoblox Grid into OCI with vNIOS appliances can provide solutions for many hybrid cloud infrastructure requirements and issues.

- DNS and RPZ for Public Cloud : A vNIOS appliance can be used as the primary DNS server in OCI VCNs. This allows you to extend your enterprise DNS and RPZ services into the public cloud. Clients running on OCI, attached to your VCNs, are able to use the same consolidated and secure DNS service as clients on-premises and in your private cloud environments. vNIOS appliances running the DNS service can be deployed in shared services virtual cloud networks and used for DNS resolution across other virtual cloud networks via peering relationships.
- IPAM and DNS Automation for Public Cloud : Infoblox vNIOS appliances, such as the  IB-V1516 available for OCI, process API requests for automated provisioning of apps and services in your cloud environments. Since API requests are processed locally on the IB appliance, these features are sustained even if there is a network outage between your on-premises Grid Master and the vNIOS for OCI appliance. Additionally, supported Infoblox plugins for tools such as Ansible and Terraform can be used to integrate the CP appliances running on OCI into your DevOps automation workflows.
- DHCP Service for On-Premises Clients : A vNIOS appliance running on OCI can provide DHCP service for your on-premises clients. This DHCP appliance can serve as a primary DHCP server for your on-premises networks. Using a vNIOS appliance running on OCI for DHCP requires using DHCP Relay or IP Helper on your router or layer 3 switch to send DHCP traffic from your on-premises network to your OCI VCN.