Cisco Cisco Prime Network Registrar 8.1 ユーザーガイド
Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM 8.1.1 User Guide
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Inventory System that is the source for data needed to translate the HP Openview discovered
data into meaningful information. The IP Address Inventory System can answer such
questions as:
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Are the IP addresses and subnets on that router correct based on the plan, design and
architecture of the network?
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What are the physical locations of those subnets and routers?
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Are the proper names registered in DNS for that device and all the IP addresses on
that device?
Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM not only provides a source for such information, but
can periodically verify it to insure its accuracy.
An extremely useful feature of Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM is the general way that it
An extremely useful feature of Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM is the general way that it
allows a company to organize its IP Address information. Cisco Prime Network Registrar
IPAM uses “Containers” to create any type of hierarchical topology. Address information can
then be placed into these Containers. The flexibility of a hierarchy allows the rendering of
information in almost any fashion, allowing the company to represent the IP address
information in the way that makes the most sense for that company.
Access to the Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM Address Inventory is not just through a
Access to the Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM Address Inventory is not just through a
human Graphical User Interface (GUI). It is also accessible through Command Line
Interfaces (CLI) and Application Programming Interfaces (API). This allows other systems
and programs to get to IP Address Inventory information for automatic population of those
other systems and programs, leveraging the Address Inventory for any number of uses.
Views of the elements are summarized wherever possible to reduce the amount of information
Views of the elements are summarized wherever possible to reduce the amount of information
that must be scrolled. This is especially important for companies that have a very large address
space or numerous DNS elements. Whenever there is a relationship between Cisco Prime
Network Registrar IPAM elements (addresses, devices, DNS records, etc.), those relationships
can be easily displayed from any of the elements. For example, can we see all the IP addresses
associated with a device? Or, what are all the DNS records that will be generated for a given
IP address? Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM provides this information from an easy to
use interface.
1.2.3 DNS Configuration Management
Without an automated, centralized IP Address Management System, there can be considerable
Without an automated, centralized IP Address Management System, there can be considerable
duplication of data for different uses. The person tracking IP address using one method, such
as a spreadsheet, would provide that information to a DNS administrator. The administrator
would enter the same information, but in a different context and syntax, into a different
system, specifically DNS configuration (i.e. zone) files.
Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM eliminates this additional administrative task. Cisco
Cisco Prime Network Registrar IPAM eliminates this additional administrative task. Cisco
Prime Network Registrar IPAM takes the information that is used to record IP address and
device information and builds the needed DNS records automatically, populating the DNS
configurations in real time using dynamic DNS (RFC 2136) updates. It can also build, or
rebuild, a complete set of DNS configuration files that are compliant with ISC’s BIND