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.

The IPAM DHCP and DNS Management view

With the 2020.2 release of IPAM, an improved, updated version of the DHCP & DNS Management page is displayed by default.

To toggle between new and legacy versions of the DHCP & DNS Management page, see Switch between versions.

This page allows you to navigate through various tabs to manage your DHCP servers and scopes, and DNS servers and zones.

The DHCP & DNS Management page is divided into two panes.

The left pane provides filters (depending on the selected tab) that enable you to narrow down the items displayed. Expand each filter to show the categories within the filter type. Categories for which no items are displayed are hidden.

The right pane provides one of four views, selected by clicking the links on the menu bar:

  • DHCP Servers
  • DHCP Scopes
  • DNS Servers
  • DNS Zones

The columns displayed for these views can be edited by clicking the icon next to the search box. Select the columns to be displayed (and uncheck those to be hidden), and click Update Columns.

DHCP Servers

The DHCP Servers view displays a list of DHCP Servers currently being monitored in IPAM. These can be filtered by Location, Server Type, Status, and VLAN ID in the left column.

Click on a server name to display the page.

Click Add to open the Add DHCP Server page for this server.

If you select a server, additional options are displayed:

For information on DHCP servers, see Monitor and manage DHCP servers.

DHCP Scopes

The DHCP Scopes view displays a list of DHCP scopes currently being monitored in IPAM. These can be filtered by CIDR, Enabled, Status, Failover, Location, Server name, Status and VLAN ID. Click on a scope name to display the IP Address view for this scope. Click on a Server name to display to display the page for the server.

Click Add to open the Add DHCP Scope page for this server.

If you select a scope, additional options are displayed.

For information on DHCP scopes, see Create or edit a scope on a DHCP server.

DNS Servers

The DNS Servers view displays a list of DNS Servers currently being monitored in IPAM. These can be filtered by Location, Server Type, Status and VLAD ID. Click on the server name to open the DNS Zones tab showing the DNS zones for this server.

Click Add to open the page.

If you select a server, the following additional options are displayed.

For details on adding, editing and using DNS servers, see Monitor and Manage DNS servers.

DNS Zones

The DNS zones view displays a list of DNS zones currently being monitored in IPAM. These can be filtered by Lookup Type, Server Name, Location, Server Type, Status and Zone Type.

Click Add to open the Add a DNS zone.

If you select a DNS zone, additional options are displayed.

For information on using DNS zones, see Add a DNS zone and Edit a DNS zone.