IP address management
IP address management (IPAM) is a means of planning, tracking, and managing the Internet Protocol address space used in a network.
IPAM integrates DNS and DHCP so that each is aware of changes in the other (for instance DNS knowing of the IP address taken by a client via DHCP, and updating itself accordingly).[1][2][3] Additional functionality, such as controlling reservations in DHCP as well as other data aggregation and reporting capability, is also common.
IPAM tools are increasingly important as new IPv6 networks are deployed with larger address pools, different subnetting techniques, and more complex 128-bit hexadecimal numbers which are not as easily human-readable as IPv4 addresses.[4] IPv6 networking, mobile computing, and multihoming require more dynamic address management.
List of products
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| Solution | License | Current release | Latest Release | IPv6 support | VRF support | Database support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6connect | Commercial | 5.1.2 | 2015-09-15 | Yes | Yes | MySQL |
| Address Commander | Commercial | 5.6 | 2013-02-01 | Yes | No | PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle |
| ApplianSys DNSBOX | Commercial | 3.4.0 | 2013-04-29 | Yes | No | Embedded PostgreSQL Database |
| Apteriks | Subscription based (freemium) | 2015.3.0.0 | 2015-12-01 | Yes | Yes | |
| BlueCat Networks | Commercial | 8.0.0 | 2015-09-01 | Yes | No | Embedded PostgreSQL Database |
| BT Diamond IP | Commercial | 7.0.45 | 2014-12-18 | Yes | No | MySQL, Oracle |
| Cisco Network Registrar | Commercial | 7.2 | 2011-04-27 | Yes | No | Yes SQL |
| Collins | Apache | 1.3.0 | 2014-09-10 | Yes | No | MySQL |
| Device42 | Commercial | 8.3.3 | 2015-11-06 | Yes | Yes | Embedded PostgreSQL Database |
| Easy-IP | Commercial | 7.0.1 | 2015-03-31 | Yes | Yes | FirebirdSQL |
| EfficientIP | Commercial | 5.0.4 | 2014-10-27 | Yes | Yes | Embedded DDBMS |
| GestióIP | GPLv3 | 3.2 | 2015-01-15 | Yes | Yes | MySQL |
| GLPI-IPAM | GPLv2 | 0.84 | 2013-04-08 | Yes | No | MySQL |
| HaCi | GPLv2 | 0.98c | 2015-03-04 | Yes | ? | MySQL, PostgreSQL |
| i-doit | Commercial | 1.6.0 | 2015-09-17 | Yes | Yes | MySQL |
| InfoBlox | Commercial | 7.2.3 | 2015-07-27 | Yes | No | Embedded real-time distributed database |
| IP-Admin | Commercial | 5.0 | 2012-06-01 | No | No | Microsoft SQL Server |
| IPplan | GPLv3 | 6.00Beta | 2010-04-29 | Yes | No | PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server |
| Men & Mice Suite | Commercial | 6.7.5 | 2015-01-19 | Yes | No | internal SQLite, Microsoft SQL Server |
| Microsoft | Commercial | Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2013-10-17 | Yes | No | Windows Internal Database, Microsoft SQL Server |
| MyIP | GPLv3 | 1.0 | 2011-05-18 | Yes | Yes | MySQL |
| NetDB | GPLv2 | 4.6.2R1 | 2011-08-25 | Yes | No | Oracle |
| NETDOT | GPL | 1.0.7 | 2015-01-08 | Yes | No | MySQL, PostgreSQL |
| Netmagis | CeCILL-B (compatible with BSD) | 2.3.1 | 2015-08-29 | Yes | Yes | PostgreSQL |
| NIPAP | BSD | 0.28.4 | 2015-07-16 | Yes | Yes | PostgreSQL |
| Nixu NameSurfer | Commercial | 7.5.4 | 2014-12-15 | Yes | Yes | PostgreSQL |
| NOC | BSD | 15.05.1 | 2015-05-20 | Yes | Yes | PostgreSQL |
| TCPWave IPAM Suite | Commercial | 11.5 | 2015-08-06 | Yes | No | MySQL |
| OpenIPAM | GPL | v0.1-alpha | ? | No | No | PostgreSQL |
| OpenNetAdmin | GPLv2 | v13.03.01 | 2013-03-01 | Yes | No | MySQL (via adodb) |
| phpIP | GPL | 4.3.2 | 2006-11-06 | No | No | MySQL |
| phpIPAM | GPLv3 | 1.1.0.10 | 2014-12-11 | Yes | Yes | MySQL |
| RackTables | GPL | 0.20.10 | 2015-01-26 | Yes | No | MySQL |
| Route Inventory Management | Commercial | 1.18 | 2013-02-04 | Yes | No | Embedded database |
| Sauron | GPL | 0.7.3 | 2010-02-19 | No | No | PostgreSQL |
| SolarWinds IP Address Manager | Commercial | 4.1 | 2014-02-18 | Yes | No | Microsoft SQL Server |
| subnetsmngr | GPLv2 | 2.0 | 2011-11-23 | Yes | No | PostgreSQL |
| TeemIp | AGPLv3 | 2.0.1 | 2014-05-26 | Yes | Yes | MySQL |
| VitalQIP | Commercial | 8.1 | 2015-08-07 | Yes | No | Sybase, Oracle |
References
- ^ "Welcome to IPAM Worldwide". Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "Campus DHCP/DNS and IPAM Services". Ann Arbor, MI: The Regents of the University of Michigan. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
Internet Protocol Address Management is a database system for planning, tracking, and managing IP address space.
- ^ Rooney, Tim (2010). IP Address Management Principles and Practice. IEEE Press series on network management. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-IEEE Press. ISBN 978-0-470-88065-4. OCLC 701468014.
- ^ Doyle, Jeff (January 28, 2011). "Jeff Doyle on IP Routing: IPv6 Address Design". Framingham, MA: Network World, Inc. Retrieved March 17, 2011.