Challenges
- Faced the following challenge prior to purchasing SolarWinds® IP Address Manager:
- They found managing IP addresses using spreadsheets was too time consuming and unreliable
Use Case
- Use 5,001 to 10,000 IP addresses.
- Routinely performs the following IP address management tasks using IPAM:
- Find and assign available IP addresses
- Delegate IP administrative tasks
- Routinely performs the following DHCP and DNS management task using IPAM:
- Add or change DHCP reservations
- Routinely performs the following DHCP, DNS, and IP address monitoring and troubleshooting tasks using IPAM:
- Monitor address exhaustion in subnets and DHCP scopes
- Monitor DHCP, DNS, and IP Address change event logs
- Between 5 and 10 people at the organization use IPAM
Results
- Saves 40-60 man hours a month managing DHCP, DNS, and IP addresses using IPAM.
- Realized the following benefits with IPAM:
- Gained more visibility and control
- Improved network availability and reliability
