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 User Roles

The following IPAM user roles are available:

If subnets are moved creating hierarchy changes, inherited roles will be inherited from the new parent. Customized roles will not be changed.

Read/write access and can initiate scans to all subnets, manage credentials, custom fields, and IPAM settings.

Administrators are granted the same access to IPAM that is granted to Power Users with the following added privileges:

  • SNMP credentials management.
  • Custom fields management.
  • Subnet scan settings configuration.
  • Can directly configure custom roles in the Subnet Edit pop-up dialog.

Power Users maintain the same rights granted to Operators with the addition of the following abilities:

  • Drag-and-drop reorganization of network components in the left pane of the Manage Subnets and IP Addresses view.
  • Supernet and group properties management, including the ability to edit supernet and group properties and custom fields on portions of the network made available by the site administrator.
  • Initiate scans.

Operators maintain the same rights granted to Read-Only users with the addition of the following abilities:

  • Addition and deletion of IP address ranges from portions of the network made available by the site administrator.
  • Subnet status selection on the Manage Subnets and IP Addresses page.
  • IP address property and custom field management, including the ability to edit IP address properties on portions of the network made available by the site administrator.

Read only access to DHCP Servers, Scopes, Leases, Reservations and DNS Servers, Zones, RecordsHide

This role restricts all access, including access to all DHCP Management and DNS Monitoring.

  • All IPAM web console widgets, including search and Top XX widgets not previously limited by SolarWinds account limitations.
  • All IP address and network component properties and custom fields on the Manage Subnets and IP Addresses page.
  • The Chart View on the Manage Subnets and IP Addresses page.

This role is defined on a per subnet basis. DHCP and DNS access depends upon the Global account setting for those nodes.