Documentation forIP Address Manager
Managing IP addresses is a key capability of Hybrid Cloud Observability and is also available in a standalone module, IP Address Manager (IPAM). Hybrid Cloud Observability and IPAM are built on the self-hosted SolarWinds Platform.

IPAM licensing and deployment

Before you install IPAM, size your environment. When you properly size your SolarWinds environment, you ensure that the system has enough capability to meet your monitoring needs.

Use the following table to size your SolarWinds environment.

Server sizing is impacted by:

  • Number of managed IP addresses and DHCP/DNS nodes

  • Polling frequency: SolarWinds Platform regularly polls devices to collect data and determine status. If you collect statistics more often than the default 5 minute polling rate, system requirements increase.

  • Number of simultaneous users: Add 1 GB of RAM for every 25 simultaneous users.

IPAM is licensed in accordance with the number of IP addresses you manage in one of three statuses: Used, Reserved, and Transient.

Reserved subnet source IP and broadcast IPs are excluded from the license count.

Unused IP addresses do not count towards the managed IP address count. IPAM licensing count is the same for IPv4 and IPv6.

License Number of managed IP addresses DHCP and DNS nodes Deployment size
IP1000 Up to 1024 1000 Nodes Small
IP4000 Up to 4096 4000 Nodes Small
IP16000 Up to 16384 16000 Nodes Medium
IPX Unlimited Unlimited Nodes Large