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title: "Join vNIOS Instance to Grid and Member Provisioning"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/DeploymentGuidevNIOSforOCI/1557496026/Join%20vNIOS%20Instance%20to%20Grid%20and%20Member%20Provisioning"
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Grid members such as the v1506 available on OCI can serve as Grid Masters and must be able to join an existing on-premises Grid. Grid communication can take place over VPN and OCI FastConnect or if needed using public IP addresses via the public Internet. In this guide we will use Infoblox NIOS NAT settings to join a Grid using public IP addresses.

**Provision vNIOS Member in Grid**

Before joining the new member to your Infoblox Grid, you will need to add the member in your Grid Manger. This can be done through the Grid Manager GUI or APIs. This guide demonstrates how to add a Grid member using the GUI.

1. In the Grid Manager of your existing Grid, navigate to the **Grid** **→ Grid Manager → Members** tab.

2. Click the   ➕   (Add) button.

![image-20250526-095653.png](media://2a6a8fd6-57b6-480f-a1b0-4e117a555ec1)

3. On step 1 of the Add Grid Member wizard, use the dropdown to select **Virtual NIOS** for Member Type.

4. Enter a Host Name.

*Note: This must be a fully qualified domain name, for example infoblox-906.localdomain*.

5. Click **Next**.

![image-20250526-095845.png](media://91395e86-bdfa-4218-bbc1-774d71385da1)

6. On step 2, use the dropdown to select **IPv4** for Type of Network Connectivity.

7. Select **Standalone Member** for Type of Member.

8. Enter the private IP address for the LAN1 interface.

9. Enter the Subnet Mask for LAN1.

10.  Enter the default gateway for LAN1.

*Note: The default gateway for a subnet in OCI will be the first available IP address in the subnet by default.*

11.  Click **Save & Close**.

![image-20250526-095955.png](media://962495d0-b45d-4a3c-a729-4719ebd98c80)

12.  The new member will be visible in Grid Manager with an Offline Status.

![image-20250526-100035.png](media://17b0f37d-c52f-463d-aca3-136e17ea5c4f)