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Choosing the Right DHCP, DNS, and IP Address Management Solution for your Organization

Todays Presenters:Leon Adato, SolarWinds® Head Geek™

Brien Posey, Author, Microsoft®'s MVP, former CIOMichal Hrncirik, SolarWinds Product Manager


Introductions

Todays Presenters

Leon Adato: SolarWinds Head GeekBrien Posey: Microsoft MVP, author and bloggerMichal Hrncirik: SolarWinds Product Manager


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Four Things You Will Learn From Today’s Presentation

» Review of problems solved using an IPAM or DDI solution» Review of basic solution requirements » Comparing leading alternatives» The business case for IPAM/DDI


Review of Problems Solved Using an IPAM or DDI Solution


Why Managing DHCP, DNS, and IP Addresses is Becoming More Difficult

» “Internet of Things”

» Server Virtualization

» Desktop Virtualization

» Network Virtualization

» Bring Your Own Device


Why Managing DHCP, DNS, and IP Addresses is Becoming More Difficult

» Spreadsheets are no longer good enough. They aren’t authoritative

They are error prone, especially in collaborative

environments

They don’t perform DNS / DHCP provisioning

They can’t perform monitoring

They are of limited use for troubleshooting and

reporting


» IT pros spend on average 38

hours each month managing IP

addresses, provisioning

changes, monitoring faults, and

troubleshooting problems

» Time spent jumps to 49 hrs.

each month for larger

networks of 5,000 IP’s or more

The Hidden Costs of Inefficient IP Address Management

Monitoring utilization of IP address resources

Auditing IP address usage

Adding or changing subnets

Managing DHCP and/or DNS configurations

Maintaining and publishing accurate documentation on IP address resources

Troubleshooting problems involving IP addresses

Making IP configuration changes throughout the network whenever a new device is added

Time Spent Managing IP Addresses

< 1 Hr 2 - 10 Hrs 11 - 20 Hrs > 20 HrsSolarWinds 2014 survey https://thwack.solarwinds.com/community/solarwinds-community/whiteboard/blog/2014/02/19/ip-address-management-in-the-age-of-byod-and-iot

https://thwack.solarwinds.com/community/solarwinds-community/whiteboard/blog/2014/02/19/ip-address-management-in-the-age-of-byod-and-iot


Review of Solution Requirements


What Are Your Solution Requirements?

» Gartner® Research has identified these purchase drivers Need to improve IP address management (75%)

• Looking to simplify administration; improve efficiencies• Key capabilities: manage IP inventory, automate workflows, highlight issues, tiered administration

Need to improve DHCP and DNS stability (40%)• Looking to stabilize environment and simplify administration (e.g., 50,000+ IP environments)• Key capabilities: IPAM + bundled proprietary DNS (and DHCP), hardened DNS, management

Want support for IPv6 or DNSSEC (not significant drivers)

» Three 2014 SolarWinds surveys confirm these purchase drivers Actively monitor IP address usage and resource usage Accurately provision IP addresses and automate routine provisioning tasks Troubleshoot problems relating to IP addresses and remediate incidents quickly Provide IP documentation showing IP address usage and forecasting

Gartner, Lawrence Orans “MarketScope for DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management”, April 2012


DHCP and DNS Management - Bundled or Overlay?

» “Bundled” solutions Proprietary DHCP and DNS functionality included Intended to simplify DHCP and DNS management and/or improve performance Will replace existing DHCP and DNS services Often delivered as an appliance “Best” for improving DHCP and DNS stability

» “Overlay” solutions One management console to manage multi-vendor DHCP and DNS services Intended to simplify DHCP and DNS management Will use your existing DHCP and DNS services “Best” for improving efficiencies managing DHCP, DNS, and IP address administration


Our Comparison Requirements

» Automated Address Management to build accurate

subnet maps and track available IPs

» DHCP and DNS Administration to improve

provisioning and decommissioning of IPs

» Monitoring and Alerting to spot problems before they

become severe

» Troubleshooting Tools to remedy problems quickly

» Tiered Administration to delegate management across

system and network admin teams


Comparing Leading Alternatives


IP Address Management

Capability Infoblox Trinzic® DDI + Network Insight

Microsoft® IPAM SolarWinds® IP Address Manager + User Device Tracker

Active network scanning to find and verify IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and status

YES NO YES

IP address provisioning integrates with DHCP and DNS

YES DHCP only YES

Identify and reclaim orphaned IP addresses

YES NO YES

Subnet calculator YES NO YES

Integration with VMware® Orchestrator and/or Microsoft Hyper-V®

YES YES NO


DHCP and DNS Administration



Manage BIND DNS NO NO YES

Manage Cisco® and ISC open source DHCP

NO NO YES

DHCP scope CRUD operations & settings

YES, supports all RFC DHCP options + Infoblox DHCP specific options.

YES, supports all RFC DHCP options.

YES, supports all RFC DHCP options.

DNS zone & record CRUD operations

YES YES YES

CRUD = Create, Read, Update and Delete


Monitoring and Alerting



Real-time status updates YES NO YES

Two-click IP conflict detect and fix

NO NO YES

DHCP scope/split scope address pool monitoring

YES YES YES

DNS A/PTR mismatch summary view monitoring

NO NO YES

Subnet address utilization monitoring

YES YES YES

DHCP server availability monitoring

YES NO YES


Troubleshooting



IP/MAC address history YES NO YES

Device vendor identification

YES NO YES

End-point (SNMP) identification/history

YES NO YES

AD® or LDAP user identification & history

YES NO YES

Search to find address details

YES YES YES

Inventory reporting YES NO YES


Administration



Customize management hierarchy

YES YES YES

Role-based permissions applied to subnets and address blocks, DHCP and DNS resources

YES NO YES

Event logging YES YES YES

Management reporting YES YES YES

Workflows YES NO NO


Other



Evaluation Available YES NO YES

Integration with other network management tools

Network discovery, switch port management, configuration management,

Configuration management, monitoring, and backup and recovery for Windows® Server, Windows virtual servers and Windows client

Network discovery, mapping and monitoring, network configuration management, switch port and end-point device management, diagnostic tools, bandwidth and SLA management

Server and application discovery and monitoring, virtual and storage management and monitoring, patch management, help desk management, database performance management

Log and event monitoring, compliance monitoring and reporting


The Business Case


Key Assumptions

» Using an IPAM / DDI solution can possibly reduce DHCP, DNS, and IP Address labor opex costs by 50%*

» Acquisition costs will be between $1 to $3 per managed IP address for your environment*

» Ongoing maintenance costs will be 20%*» Average FTE labor cost assumed to be about $75K annually

* Gartner Lawrence Andrew Lerner, Lawrence Orans, “Market Guide for DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management”, April 2014


Analysis

» Total net savings across five years is over $37K

» Annual labor reduction of 294 hours (nearly two man-months)

» Solution payback in under 11 months.


Conclusions

» Consider an overlay DDI solution if You manage more than 1500 IPs Have mixed-vendor DNS and DHCP

» For maximum ROI Look for a solution costing $2 or less for each managed IP in your environment Avoid bundled and appliance-based solutions UNLESS you have specific requirements


Demo


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