Automate IP Address Management for Virtual Environments
with IP Address Manager
Avoid errors and save time through automation
Complete integration between IPAM and VMware via vRO plug-in
vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) can be leveraged by vRealize Automation (vRA) and vCenter to automate IP address management tasks
Automate virtual machine IP address provisioning
Obtain and reserve unique IP address(es) and release automatically during appropriate machine lifecycle
Automate virtual machine DNS record tracking
Automatically create and remove DNS A and PTR records during the machine lifecycle
Enhanced monitoring and alerting of virtual environment
Monitor IP address usage in the cloud, receive alerts on subnet capacity issues, and quickly resolve issues
Integration with VMware vRealize Orchestrator
Install the plug-in included with IPAM 4.6 into vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) with a few easy steps. It contains over a dozen workflows and actions you can leverage to script or seamlessly integrate with vRealize Automation and vCenter Server. These workflows will enable you to automate the provisioning of IP Addresses and the updating of DNS Records.
Centralized Monitoring and Management
SolarWinds IPAM is an affordable and easy-to-use DHCP, DNS, and IP address management overlay solution that offers centralized management of Microsoft, Cisco, and ISC DHCP servers, as well as BIND and Microsoft DNS Servers. IPAM also offers powerful monitoring, alerting, and reporting capabilities and can alert IT admins of serious problems such as IP address conflicts or subnet capacity issues. With vRO integration, the tool provides IT professionals centralized management and monitoring of both their cloud and on-premises IP address spaces.
Benefits of automated IP address management
Learn more about the challenges of IP address management in VMware environments. Independent author Brien Posey explains how you can overcome these challenges by utilizing IPAM’s plug-in for vRO to automate IP management related tasks. Brien also discusses the benefits of monitoring your virtual environment, including avoiding depleted IP address pools and assisting with capacity planning in your environment.
SovLabs: Native Integration Option with vRA
SovLabs, a leading provider of integration software for cloud management platforms, offers a vRA Integration Pack for SolarWinds. The Integration Pack consists of IPAM and DNS integration modules for VMware vRealize Automation based on the SolarWinds API. These modules utilize metadata-driven policies that guide the behavior of automating the provisioning and de-provisioning of IP addresses, as well as the creation and removal of DNS records. The solution is completely policy driven within vRA and provides additional enterprise-grade features.