SolarWinds IP Address Manager

ELIMINATE IP CONFLICTS AND SAVE TIME MANAGING DHCP, DNS, AND IP ADDRESSES

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Networks are getting bigger and more complex, driven by the need for greater
performance, BYOD, server virtualization, cloud migration, and smart devices.
Meeting these challenges begins with managing your inventory of IP addresses
and vital DHCP and DNS resources. SolarWinds® IP Address Manager (IPAM)
provides you with centralized IP address management that works hand-in-hand
with unified DHCP and DNS administration. This means that teams can quickly
find available addresses and easily configure them on virtually any DHCP and DNS
system. IPAM also alerts you in advance of serious problems like address conflicts,
poor performing DHCP/DNS servers, or full DHCP scopes.

IP Address Manager at a Glance

• Prevent IP conflicts with powerful IPv4 and IPv6 address management
• Save time provisioning or reclaiming IP addresses with seamless DHCP and DNS integration
• Avoid problems by monitoring and receiving alerts on critical IP events
• Delegate IP administration to network and system admins using role-based access
• Integrates with SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM) and Server &
Application Monitor (SAM)
Features
IPv4 and IPv6 Address Management
IPAM actively identifies and manages IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and uses active scanning to discover and
track subnets and associated address blocks. Finding an available address is as simple as navigating to a
target subnet, viewing, and selecting an available IP address. Also, view transient IP addresses to easily
identify orphaned IP addresses and reclaim them.

Integrated DHCP and DNS Configuration Management

IPAM works with your multi-vendor DHCP and DNS services—no additional proprietary software or
hardware is required for management. You can easily unify and manage all of your Microsoft®, Cisco® and
ISC open source DHCP and DNS servers (or any combination). All DHCP and DNS changes you make in
IPAM are seamlessly propagated to the respective servers, enabling teams to easily find and configure IP
addresses from a single management console.

Monitoring and Alerting

IPAM automatically and proactively detects IP address problems that can eventually lead to network
disruption. You can continuously monitor and improve IP performance with proactive detection of IP
address problems, notification of IP address changes in the network, and access to utilization data on
essential metrics for planning. Active monitoring and alerting helps eliminate network downtime due to IP
conflicts and non-availability of IP addresses due to full subnets.

Role-based Administration
IPAM lets you independently manage your DHCP, DNS, and IP subnets. Work independently of other admin
teams with IPAM, allowing each team to manage their own subnets, address blocks, and DHCP and DNS
services without impacting each other. Role-based administration helps maintain security without limiting
delegation of IP address management activities.

IP Conflict Detection Resource

Quickly tend to IP conflict issues and avert network downtime. IPAM alerts you every time there is an
IP conflict on the network. Integration with SolarWinds User Device Tracker (optional) lays out detailed
device and switch port information that aids in troubleshooting. Historical data on IP address usage reveals
which device had the IP first. Using the remote shutdown option, you can immediately cut off network
connectivity of the problematic device.

Integrated End-Point Tracking

IPAM integrates with UDT to provide a single view of IP addresses and corresponding end-point connection/
location details. This enables improved troubleshooting and enhanced network access protection with port
shutdown. Monitor suspicious activity in the network and track down rogue devices that are a threat to your
network. When both IPAM and UDT are installed, IPAM displays corresponding switch port details and user
information—all within the same integrated view. This lets you quickly track down and resolve network
issues before they cause a major problem.

Global IP Address Search

IPAM tracks down a specific IP address on your network in just seconds by performing a global search. You
can quickly and easily access IP address data to search for available IPs and meet IP requests.
Subnet Allocation Wizard
You can specify supernet and subnet sizes so IPAM can automatically allocate the correctly-sized subnet.
Subnet Allocation Wizard helps you efficiently organize your managed IP address space into subnets that
are sized appropriately for the extent and traffic of your network. With its real-time subnet calculator, the
IPAM Subnet Allocation Wizard allows you to quickly determine the most efficient way to subdivide any
supernet.

Microsoft® Active Directory® Integration

Leverage your existing Microsoft Active Directory user accounts to allow users to log in to SolarWinds
IPAM. You save time on configuring and creating separate logins for IPAM.

Automated IPv4 Subnet Discovery

SolarWinds IPAM helps you create an up-to date IP address map of your network by directly pulling
data from router configurations and connected machines. The Automatic Subnet Discovery uses SNMP
credentials for polling devices and discovers subnets from the routing table of the router.

Automated IP Address Scanning

IPAM allows you to easily set up scheduled, automatic scanning for both your IPv4 and IPv6 address
space. Reduce manual errors and ensure that your network’s IP address information is always up to date.
Scheduled IP address scanning also helps you avoid IP address conflicts by recognizing transient IP status.

DHCP Split Scope Functionality

IPAM gives you quick and easy DHCP split scope configuration for high-availability and load-balancing of
your critical DHCP services. IPAM allows you to quickly configure your DHCP split scope with a simple
two-step wizard. Additionally, the centralized Web console offers visibility into related scopes and scope
distribution across subnets.

Advanced DHCP Configuration Options

IPAM allows you to directly configure standard DHCP options for your multi-vendor DHCP servers without
having to log in to the DHCP server or deal with complicated CLI commands. The changes are automatically
synced to the respective server, which saves you a lot of time on configuration and troubleshooting issues
caused by human errors. IPAM offers DHCP configuration support for remote-boot devices.

DNS Record Mismatch Detection,

A & PTR Record Pairing
IPAM automatically detects and points out any mismatch in DNS forward and reverse record entries. Any
disparity in the record is highlighted for easy identification so that it can be quickly fixed. Additionally, you
can automatically create DNS PTR records when registering new devices into DNS zones. This helps ensure
that there are no DNS record mismatches and also the possibility of DNS issues due to human error.

Detailed Event Recording

IPAM automatically records all IP-related events and keeps a detailed activity log showing what changed
and when for quick and easy troubleshooting. You can greatly reduce troubleshooting time by using these
detailed activity logs to retrace events leading up to IP conflicts and other IP related issues.

Customizable Dashboard
IPAM provides a customizable dashboard that delivers the essential information you need in a unified, at-
a-glance view for streamlined management and quick troubleshooting. IPAM’s customizable dashboard
includes resources like Top 10 data, recent events, IP conflict monitor, and so on. The IPAM dashboard also
integrates with other SolarWinds management products including Network Performance Monitor, Server &
Application Monitor, Network Configuration Manager, and more.

System Requirements
hardware minimum requirements
CPU IP1000 ¬ 2.0GHz (Dual Core Recommended)
IP4000 ¬ 2.4GHz (Dual Core Recommended)
IP16000 or IPX ¬ 3.0GHz (Dual Core Recommended)

Memory IP1000 ¬ 3GB

IP4000 ¬ 4GB
IP16000 or IPX ¬ 4GB

Hard Drive IP1000 ¬ 2GB

IP4000 ¬ 5GB
IP16000 or IPX ¬ 20GB

software minimum requirements

OS Windows® Server 2003 or 2008, 2012, including R2, with IIS in 32 bit mode.
IIS must be installed, and Windows 2012. SolarWinds® recommends that Orion
administrators have local administrator privileges to ensure full functionality of
local Orion tools. Accounts limited to use of the IPAM Web console do not require
administrator privileges.
Note: SolarWinds does not support production installations of Orion products on
Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 systems.

.NET Version 3.5 or later (.NET 4.0 recommended)

Framework

SNMP Trap Windows operating system management and monitoring tools component
Services

Database SQL Server® 2005 SP1 Express, Standard, Enterprise SQL Server 2008 Express,
Standard, Enterprise, SQL Server 2008 R2 or Microsoft SQL Server 2012.

Web Console Microsoft® Internet Explorer version 6 or higher with Active scripting
Browser Firefox 3.0 or higher (Toolset Integration is not supported on Firefox®)

NOTE: A RAID 1 drive for server operating system, Orion installation, and tempdb files is recommended.
The Orion installer needs 1GB on the drive where temporary Windows system or user variables are stored.
Per Windows standards, some common files may need to be installed on the same drive as your server
operating system. For more information, see Working with Temporary Directories in the SolarWinds Orion
Common Components Administrator Guide.
The minimum server requirements listed assume default configuration. Significantly increasing the poll
rate or statistic collection rate could result in additional load on the server, which may require a larger CPU
or additional memory.
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