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The IP management form is used to manage the IP address ranges and IP addresses.

 

Open IP range form

 

The IP range form can be opened via:

 

-IP > > IP ranges

 

IP range form overview

Section 1) (red)

Search form to find a specific range using the drop down menu of all ranges.

 

Search Text

Searching on all details related to IP address or IP range.

 

Section 2) (brown)

Overview of root ranges.

 

Single click will open the details in section 3, of that specific range.

Right click will provide a menu with additional options, which are explained in the following chapters.

 

Section 3) (blue)

Overview of range related information.

 

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Section 4) (green)

Quick overview of details related to highlighted range in tree view.

 

 

Create New Range

To create a new IP range, press

 

Section 1)

Mandatory parameters for each range.

 

 

 

Section 2)

Additional references for each range:

 

 

 

Section 3)

 

 

Create sub range

•Press create new range button and fill additionally “Parent” with parent range name.

•Via Right mouse click on the Parent range in the tree and select the required sub prefix of “Create sub range”.

othen choose to create all possible subranges with “Create all free ranges”.

oor a specific range by selecting the start IP from “Select range”

Edit (sub) range

Step 1 Open the range:

 

Via Right mouse click on the range, select “Open” (1)

This will open the range in the right pane of the screen with the tab Details:

This enables to:

 

Modify details of the range         : Site, Customer, Country, Circuit and Extra_info

 

 

Merging of (sub-)ranges

To aggregate ranges into one bigger range.

Starting point:

 

Steps:

1.Merge DCN_0:FF80:0:0:AB:2:AE:10/126 with DCN_0:FF80:0:0:AB:2:AE:14/126 , DCN_0:FF80:0:0:AB:2:AE:18/126 , DCN_0:FF80:0:0:AB:2:AE:1C/126

 

a.Right mouse click on range DCN_0:FF80:0:0:AB:2:AE:10/126
and select “Change Prefix” > “To:124 range(s) to merge:…..”

Result:

 

Delete (sub) range

 

Characteristics:

•Deleting a range is possible when there is no object assigned to any of the related IP addresses.

•When a parent range is removed its sub-ranges are migrated to its parent.

 

Delete is possible via right mouse click on range, in range tree. Select “Delete” > Yes

IP Address overview

Section 1) (red)

The selected (sub) range details.

 

Section 2) (blue)

For the tab IP Address Table, the following details are specified.

 

 

 

Assign IP Address

 

Right mouse click on IP address, in IP Address Table

•Select “Set in focus”

It is possible to assign the IP address to a node, card or port.

 

To a node:

Go to node and select toolbar option: “IP” > “Add IPaddress:…..”

To a card:

Right mouse click on a card in a node and select “IP” > “Add IPaddress:….. to Card”

To a port:

Right mouse click on a port and select: “Add IPaddress:…. to Port”

Bulk loader usage IP management

 

Bulkloaders can be found in IMS via menu: “System” > “BulkLoader” > “BulkLoader”

Here they can be selected from a list:

Valid for all bulkloaders:

 

 

The IpRange bulkloader can be used to create new ranges.

 

The template can also be made from a ip range grid:

Right mouse click on grid header and select : “Generate bulkloader template”

For this bulkloader the following fields are defined:

 

 

 

The IpAddresses bulkloader can be used to create new IP addresses.

The template can also be made from the Ip addresses grid:

Right mouse click on grid header and select : “Generate bulkloader template”