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IPplan vs SolarWinds IPAM
- 1. Open Source IPplan Vs SolarWinds® IPAM,
The Solution for Your Enterprise IPAM Needs
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- 2. Agenda
Learn why open-source IPPlan will likely not scale to meet your
enterprise IPAM needs:
»IPplan
»Enterprise IPAM Requirements
»Choosing the Right IPAM Solution
»SolarWinds IPAM vs. IPPlan
»SolarWinds IPAM – An Overview
»SolarWinds IPAM has more…
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- 3. Enterprise IPAM
» IP address management is a critical current issue in all organizations.
» IPplan may help track and monitor your IP addresses.
But is it an efficient solution for your growing IP address management needs?
» IT folks try out free IPplan.
They later realize that it may not meet the needs for organizational IP address
management because it does not scale.
This applies to businesses of all sizes – especially small and mid-sized
companies, whose IP address space is growing all the time.
» The search continues for the right IPAM solution…
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- 4. Choosing the Right IPAM Software
» Effective IP address management is about simplicity, agility and
scalability.
» With your IPAM software, you should be able to:
Customize alerts to notify you on IP address utilization thresholds
Infer from dashboards IP address allocation and utilization statistics to quickly
understand the status of IP usage and take action
Track IP address allocation and utilization status over time
Generate a wide range of reports and export them for further analysis and
compliance
Use a centralized IP address management console for automating tasks such
as IP address scanning and tracking, and thus reduce manual effort
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- 5. Choosing the Right IPAM Software
» DHCP/DNS management is also key to an IPAM solution so you can
Add DHCP scopes and manage them from a single IPAM console
Add IP addresses and make reservations to your DHCP scopes
Sync changes made on DHCP servers with your IPAM software
Sync with your DNS servers to see your obsolete DNS records
Understand DNS record assignment per IP address
Do “one click” IP address reservation in DHCP server scope
» IPv6 migration planning to help better facilitate your migration from
IPv4 to IPv6.
What you need
What you need
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- 6. IPplan Vs SolarWinds IPAM
IPAM Functionality IPplan SolarWinds IPAM
DHCP Management X
Customization of alerts X
Customizable reporting X
Drag & Drop UI X
Active Directory integration (user access) X
Endpoint SNMP poling X
Historical IP address information X
Dashboard view X
“Groups” logic X
DNS Monitoring X
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- 7. FAQ Responses from IPplan Developer
FAQ Responses on IPplan*
(Source – IP Address Management and Tracking Forum)
SolarWinds IP Address Manager
*IP Address Management and Tracking, Frequently asked questions, pulled
January 1, 2013, available at http://iptrack.sourceforge.net/doku.php?id=faq.
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- 8. Replace IPplan with “SolarWinds IPAM”
» You now have the opportunity to switch to SolarWinds IPAM, and ensure
your growing IP space is monitored and managed effectively.
Download the full-functional 30-day eval- of SolarWinds IP Address Manager
Export all your static subnets from IPplan into a text file (.txt)
Convert the text file into a spreadsheet (.xls or .xlsx or .csv)
Import the subnets and IP addresses into IPAM web console within a few
clicks using the Import Wizard
» If you have DHCP scopes, then SolarWinds IPAM will poll your DHCP and
DNS servers and add the required scopes to the IPAM server for
centralized and automated IP address management.
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- 9. SolarWinds
IP Address Manager
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- 10. SolarWinds IPAM has more…
» SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM) offers automated DHCP, DNS, &
IP Space Management to centrally manage, monitor, alert, & report on
your entire IP infrastructure.
Available as readily downloadable software from the internet
IPAM is an affordable software solution to small-scale and mid-market companies.
» IPAM offers you on-demand product functionality for your IT spend and
offers additional benefits such as:
Frequent feature upgrades
Periodic functionality enhancement and UI improvements
24x7 technical support
Bug fixes and hot fixes
Constant community leverage from SolarWinds IT community, thwack®, that has tens of
thousands of IT pros sharing knowledge and best practices
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- 11. SolarWinds IPAM has more…
» Try the free 30-day evaluation, and SolarWinds IPAM will justify why
IPplan is not enough and why you need to start using enterprise-class
IPAM tools for smart and effective IT management!
» After the evaluation, SolarWinds IPAM can be purchased for an
affordable price along (first year maintenance included).
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- 12. Key Features & Benefits of SolarWinds IPAM
» Powerful, centralized DHCP management for Microsoft® DHCP services,
monitoring for Microsoft DNS, and monitoring for Cisco® DHCP servers.
» Intuitive web interface for simple, click-of-a-button management & IP address planning
» Automated IP address scanning customizable to your needs
» Global search feature to track down any IP in seconds along with historical address tracking
» Real-time top 10 lists for “at-a-glance” visibility into your IP space
» Role-based access control and detailed event recording to track who made what change
» Quick and easy installation for deployment generally in under an hour
Centralized IP Address Management Historical IP Address Tracking
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- 13. Helpful Resources
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