Cisco Cisco Prime Network Registrar 8.1 User Guide
Understanding the Management Menu
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Table 5-1 Detailed Container View Screen Elements
Field
Description
Edit the properties of this block.
Child Block
The starting address of the child blocks.
Size
The size in CIDR notation of the block.
Root
If this block is a Root block, then “Yes” will be displayed in this column.
Status
The current status of this block.
Container
The name of the container that holds this block.
Parent Block
The starting address and size of the Parent Block of the current block. The
parent block is the block that this block was derived from.
Create Date
The date this block was created.
Creator
The administrator that created this block.
Create Reason
The reason code entered when this block was created.
User Defined Fields
The User Defined Fields associated with this block.
Detailed Container View
In the
Detailed Container View frame, there are several selections available depending on
the selected container:
•
Add Site – Click this link to add a number of blocks using a site allocation template.
•
Add Child Block – Click this link to add a child block to this container.
•
Attach Child Block – Device Container only. Click this link to model connections
between devices.
•
Add Root Block – Click this link to add a root block to this container. This link can
optionally be suppressed for this container based on the rules defined for this
container in the “Container Maintenance” option.
•
Utilization Display – Click this link to display the utilization information for the
blocks in this container.
•
History Chart – Click this link to display the chart of this container showing the
overall history of address space allocated to this container.
5.1.3 Logical Container Functions
This section describes the functions available to manage the Logical Container.
This section describes the functions available to manage the Logical Container.
Note: Device containers contain the same options as Logical Containers plus some extra
device-specific features. These differences are outlined in “Device Container Functions” on
page 110.
5.1.3.1
Add Root Block
The Add Root Block display is used to initially define address space to Cisco Prime Network
Registrar IPAM. This includes initial allocations of space from an internet registry such as