Learn why open-source IPPlan will likely not scale to meet your enterprise IPAM needs.

1. Open Source IPplan Vs SolarWinds® IPAM,
The Solution for Your Enterprise IPAM Needs
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2. Agenda
Learn why open-source IPPlan will likely not scale to meet your
enterprise IPAM needs:
»IPplan
»Enterprise IPAM Requirements
»Choosing the Right IPAM Solution
»SolarWinds IPAM vs. IPPlan
»SolarWinds IPAM – An Overview
»SolarWinds IPAM has more…
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3. Enterprise IPAM
» IP address management is a critical current issue in all organizations.
» IPplan may help track and monitor your IP addresses.
 But is it an efficient solution for your growing IP address management needs?
» IT folks try out free IPplan.
 They later realize that it may not meet the needs for organizational IP address
management because it does not scale.
 This applies to businesses of all sizes – especially small and mid-sized
companies, whose IP address space is growing all the time.
» The search continues for the right IPAM solution…
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4. Choosing the Right IPAM Software
» Effective IP address management is about simplicity, agility and
scalability.
» With your IPAM software, you should be able to:
 Customize alerts to notify you on IP address utilization thresholds
 Infer from dashboards IP address allocation and utilization statistics to quickly
understand the status of IP usage and take action
 Track IP address allocation and utilization status over time
 Generate a wide range of reports and export them for further analysis and
compliance
 Use a centralized IP address management console for automating tasks such
as IP address scanning and tracking, and thus reduce manual effort
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5. Choosing the Right IPAM Software
» DHCP/DNS management is also key to an IPAM solution so you can
 Add DHCP scopes and manage them from a single IPAM console
 Add IP addresses and make reservations to your DHCP scopes
 Sync changes made on DHCP servers with your IPAM software
 Sync with your DNS servers to see your obsolete DNS records
 Understand DNS record assignment per IP address
 Do “one click” IP address reservation in DHCP server scope
» IPv6 migration planning to help better facilitate your migration from
IPv4 to IPv6.
What you need
What you need
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6. IPplan Vs SolarWinds IPAM
IPAM Functionality IPplan SolarWinds IPAM
DHCP Management X 
Customization of alerts X 
Customizable reporting X 
Drag & Drop UI X 
Active Directory integration (user access) X 
Endpoint SNMP poling X 
Historical IP address information X 
Dashboard view X 
“Groups” logic X 
DNS Monitoring X 
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7. FAQ Responses from IPplan Developer
FAQ Responses on IPplan*
(Source – IP Address Management and Tracking Forum)
SolarWinds IP Address Manager
*IP Address Management and Tracking, Frequently asked questions, pulled
January 1, 2013, available at http://iptrack.sourceforge.net/doku.php?id=faq.
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8. Replace IPplan with “SolarWinds IPAM”
» You now have the opportunity to switch to SolarWinds IPAM, and ensure
your growing IP space is monitored and managed effectively.
 Download the full-functional 30-day eval- of SolarWinds IP Address Manager
 Export all your static subnets from IPplan into a text file (.txt)
 Convert the text file into a spreadsheet (.xls or .xlsx or .csv)
 Import the subnets and IP addresses into IPAM web console within a few
clicks using the Import Wizard
» If you have DHCP scopes, then SolarWinds IPAM will poll your DHCP and
DNS servers and add the required scopes to the IPAM server for
centralized and automated IP address management.
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9. SolarWinds
IP Address Manager
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10. SolarWinds IPAM has more…
» SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM) offers automated DHCP, DNS, &
IP Space Management to centrally manage, monitor, alert, & report on
your entire IP infrastructure.
 Available as readily downloadable software from the internet
 IPAM is an affordable software solution to small-scale and mid-market companies.
» IPAM offers you on-demand product functionality for your IT spend and
offers additional benefits such as:
 Frequent feature upgrades
 Periodic functionality enhancement and UI improvements
 24x7 technical support
 Bug fixes and hot fixes
 Constant community leverage from SolarWinds IT community, thwack®, that has tens of
thousands of IT pros sharing knowledge and best practices
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11. SolarWinds IPAM has more…
» Try the free 30-day evaluation, and SolarWinds IPAM will justify why
IPplan is not enough and why you need to start using enterprise-class
IPAM tools for smart and effective IT management!
» After the evaluation, SolarWinds IPAM can be purchased for an
affordable price along (first year maintenance included).
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12. Key Features & Benefits of SolarWinds IPAM
» Powerful, centralized DHCP management for Microsoft® DHCP services,
monitoring for Microsoft DNS, and monitoring for Cisco® DHCP servers.
» Intuitive web interface for simple, click-of-a-button management & IP address planning
» Automated IP address scanning customizable to your needs
» Global search feature to track down any IP in seconds along with historical address tracking
» Real-time top 10 lists for “at-a-glance” visibility into your IP space
» Role-based access control and detailed event recording to track who made what change
» Quick and easy installation for deployment generally in under an hour
Centralized IP Address Management Historical IP Address Tracking
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13. Helpful Resources
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14. Thank You!
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