IP address management

IP address management (IPAM) is a methodology implemented in computer software for planning and managing the assignment and use of IP addresses and closely related resources of a computer network. It does not typically provide Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) services, but manages information for these components.[1][2]

Additional functionality, such as controlling reservations in DHCP and other data aggregation and reporting capabilities, is also common. Data tracked by an IPAM system may include information such as IP addresses in use, and the associated devices and users. Centralized collection of this information may support troubleshooting and abuse investigations.[3]

IPAM tools are increasingly important as new IPv6 networks are deployed with large address pools of 128-bit hexadecimal numbers and new subnetting techniques.[4]

List of products

Name	License	Current release	Latest Release	IPv6 support	VRF support	Database support
6connect[5]	Commercial	7.4.2	2020-09-01	Yes	Yes	MySQL, ElasticSearch
Address Commander[6]	Commercial	5.11	2017-04-01	Yes	Yes	PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle
ApplianSys DNSBOX[7]	Commercial	3.10.4.2	2019-03-19	Yes	No	Embedded PostgreSQL Database
Apteriks.com[8]	Subscription based managed service	2020.1.4	2020-06-14	Yes	Yes	n/a
BlueCat Networks[9][10][11]	Commercial	9.2	2020-04-14	Yes	No	Embedded PostgreSQL Database
BT Diamond IP[12][13][14]	Commercial	12.0.24	2020-04-16	Yes	Yes	MySQL, Oracle
Calico[15]	Apache	3.5.0	2019-01-24	Yes	No	Etcd
Cisco Network Registrar[16]	Commercial	7.2	2011-04-27	Yes	No	Yes SQL
Collins[17]	Apache	2.2.0	2017-10-11	Yes	No	MySQL MariaDB
DCImanager[18]	Commercial	5.213.0	2019-08-13	Yes	Yes	MySQL
Device42[19]	Commercial	15.20.00	2019-07-22	Yes	Yes	Embedded PostgreSQL Database
Easy-IP[20]	Commercial	7.0.1	2015-03-31	Yes	Yes	FirebirdSQL
EfficientIP SOLIDserver[21]	Commercial	7.2.3b & 6.0.2.P11b	2020-12-09	Yes	Yes	Embedded DDBMS
FusionLayer Infinity[22]	Commercial	2.7.8.0	2020-11-02	Yes	Yes	Hybrid PostgreSQL & NoSQL
GestióIP[23][24][25]	GPLv3	3.5.4	2020-11-03	Yes	Yes	MySQL
GLPI-IPAM[26]	GPLv2	1.1	2014-08-12	Yes	No	MySQL
HaCi[27]	GPLv2	0.98c	2015-03-04	Yes	?	MySQL, PostgreSQL
i-doit[28]	Commercial	1.9.1	2017-06-19	Yes	Yes	MariaDB/MySQL
Infoblox[2][29]	Commercial	8.3.2	2018-11-07	Yes	Yes	Embedded real-time distributed database
IP-Admin[30]	Commercial	5.0	2012-06-01	No	Yes	Microsoft SQL Server
IPplan[31]	GPLv3	6.00Beta	2010-04-29	Yes	No	PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server
MAAS - Metal as a Service[32]	GNU General Public License	2.0	2016-04-23	Yes	No	PostgreSQL
Men&Mice Suite[33]	Commercial	9.3[34]	2020-01-16	Yes	Yes	internal SQLite, Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft[35][36]	Commercial	Windows Server 2012 R2 / 2016	2013-10-17	Yes	No	Windows Internal Database, Microsoft SQL Server
Morpheus[37][38]	Commercial	2.8.4	2016-10-19	Yes	Yes	PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server
MyIP[39]	GPLv3	1.0	2011-05-18	Yes	Yes	MySQL
NetBox[40]	Apache	2.10.3	2021-01-05	Yes	Yes	PostgreSQL
NetDB[41]	GPLv2	4.6.2R1	2011-08-25	Yes	No	Oracle
Netdot[42]	GPL	1.0.7	2015-01-08	Yes	No	MySQL, PostgreSQL
Netmagis[43]	CeCILL-B (compatible with BSD)	2.3.6	2018-07-26	Yes	Yes	PostgreSQL
NIPAP[44][45]	MIT	0.29.6	2016-11-25	Yes	Yes	PostgreSQL
NameSurfer[46]	Commercial	7.6.7	2020-01-27	Yes	Yes	PostgreSQL
NOC[47]	BSD	15.05.1	2015-05-20	Yes	Yes	PostgreSQL
NSoT[48]	Apache	1.2.2	2017-08-30	Yes	No	MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLite
OpenNetAdmin[49]	GPLv2	18.1.1	2018-01-03	Yes	No	MySQL (via adodb)
Pandora FMS IPAM ext.[50]	GNU General Public License or proprietary EULA	7.0 NG 715	2017-11-15	Yes	No	MySQL
phpIP[51]	GPL	4.3.2	2006-11-06	No	No	MySQL
phpIPAM[52]	GPLv3	1.4.1	2020-07-23	Yes	Yes	MySQL, MariaDB
RackTables[53]	GPLv2	0.21.3	2019-06-12	Yes	No	MySQL, MariaDB
Ralph[54]	Apache	3.0	2016-01-27	Yes	No	MySQL
Route Inventory Management[55]	Commercial	1.18	2013-02-04	Yes	No	Embedded database
Sauron[56]	GPL	0.7.3	2010-02-19	No	No	PostgreSQL
SolarWinds IP Address Manager[57][58][59]	Commercial	4.6	2017-12-04	Yes	No	Microsoft SQL Server
subnetsmngr[60]	GPLv2	2.0	2011-11-23	Yes	No	PostgreSQL
TCPWave[61][62]	Commercial	11.31P2	2021-01-31	Yes	Yes	Embedded replicated Mariadb
TeemIp[63][64]	AGPLv3	2.6.1	2020-05-08	Yes	Yes	MySQL
VitalQIP[65][66]	Commercial	20	2020-11-19	Yes	Yes	Sybase, Oracle
ZDNS[67]	Commercial	3.8.2.1	2017-02-13	Yes	Yes	SQLite, MySQL

References

1. Bass, John (3 December 2007). "Tools cure IP address-management headaches". Network World. Archived from the original (html) on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2019. IPAM products keep strict tabs on IP addresses, DNS names, MX records, aliases or any other standard DNS object attribute. An obvious extension to IPAM is the ability to push IP address information out to DNS and DHCP servers to make the information usable across the network. Some IPAM tools completely take over the operation and configuration of DNS/DHCP services and some simply control cursory operational aspects of these services.
2. González, Katrina (20 April 2018). "IP Address Management Tools: Best IPAM Tools for 2018". Router Freak!. Archived from the original (html) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019. With the Infoblox IPAM tool, DNS, DHCP, NTP, FILE distribution and IPAM are all integrated into one console.
3. Sandbu, Marius (8 April 2012). "IPAM (IP Address Management) Server windows 8". Msandbu Org. Archived from the original (html) on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019. Audit of server configuration changes and tracking of IP address usage: Operational events are displayed for the IPAM server and managed DHCP servers. IPAM also enables IP address tracking using DHCP lease events and user logon events collected from Network Policy Server (NPS), domain controllers, and DHCP servers. Tracking is available by IP address, client ID, host name, or user name.
4. Doyle, Jeff (January 28, 2011). "Jeff Doyle on IP Routing: IPv6 Address Design". Framingham, MA: Network World, Inc. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
5. IPAM for IPv6 and IPv4
6. Address Commander: Manage thousands to millions of IP addresses for business and consumer services
7. Planning your IP Address Space
8. Apteriks - Subscription based IP Address Management service
9. James (20 April 2017). "7 Top Open Source IP Address Management Software". Codeable Magazine. Archived from the original (html) on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019. Bluecat is enterprises level open source IP Address management software with a lot of configurations.
10. González, Katrina (20 April 2018). "IP Address Management Tools: Best IPAM Tools for 2018". Router Freak!. Archived from the original (html) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019. BlueCat Network’s incorporated software distributions of their applications allows users to run it on any virtual machine environment. It’s IPAM tool provides a user-friendly interface and does a pretty quick and accurate job of gathering all the usual data in a network such as the IP address, DNS, DHCP lease, host records and mac addresses.
11. Take control of the complex with BlueCat Address Manager.
12. Bass, John (3 December 2007). "Tools cure IP address-management headaches". Network World. Archived from the original (html) on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2019. BT DiamondIP offers the product in the form of an appliance (which we tested) or as software that can run on your own server hardware, both of which are accessible via Web-based and command line interfaces. But while IPControl is architecturally similar to VitalQIP, it’s much less complex.
13. González, Katrina (20 April 2018). "IP Address Management Tools: Best IPAM Tools for 2018". Router Freak!. Archived from the original (html) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019. BT Diamond IP is currently available as an appliance or as a software install. It integrates well with existing DNS and DHCP services in your network.
14. IP address management
15. IPAM Using CNI configuration
16. Cisco Prime Network Registrar
17. IPAM for engineers, API included
18. IP Address Management (IPAM)
19. IP Address Management (IPAM)
20. IP Address Management made easy
21. What is IPAM and why is it important?
22. Software-Defined IP Address Management (IPAM)
23. James (20 April 2017). "7 Top Open Source IP Address Management Software". Codeable Magazine. Archived from the original (html) on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019. Gestio open source IP address management software which provides web interface for IPV4 and IPV6 tracking.
24. González, Katrina (20 April 2018). "IP Address Management Tools: Best IPAM Tools for 2018". Router Freak!. Archived from the original (html) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019. GestióIP is a free, automated web-based IPAM tool that stands out with its unique search engine based method network scanning.
25. Open Source IP Address Management Software
26. Plugins GLPI-PROJECT » Internet Protocol Address Management
27. Welcome to HaCi 0.98c
28. IP Address Management (IPAM)
29. Simplify IPAM and DHCP Management
30. IP-Admin IP Address Manager (IPAM)
31. IPplan
32. What MAAS offers
33. DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management (IPAM)
34. Men&Mice Suite 9.3 released!
35. Davis, David (18 September 2013). "Understanding IP Address Management (IPAM)". Techgenix. Archived from the original (html) on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019. But the most crucial thing about Windows Server 2012 IPAM to differentiate it from the competition is that, by default, it only supports Microsoft devices. That’s right, it won’t inventory or support any devices except Windows servers and Windows workstations. However, you can use PowerShell to import IP addresses from non-Microsoft devices that you want added to the IPAM database.
36. IP Address Management (IPAM) Overview
37. "3 Reasons You Need an IP Address Management (IPAM) Strategy in 2017". Morpheus. 7 December 2016. Archived from the original (html) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019. Morpheus Difference!
38. 3 Reasons You Need an IP Address Management (IPAM) Strategy in 2017
39. MyIP IP Management System
40. NetBox is an IP address management (IPAM) and data center infrastructure management (DCIM) tool.
41. Stanford NetDB
42. Network Documentation Tool
43. (in French) Netmagis : Spécifications
44. James (20 April 2017). "7 Top Open Source IP Address Management Software". Codeable Magazine. Archived from the original (html) on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019. Nipap is open source Ip address management software to handle a large amount of IP Addresses.
45. A network engineers best friend
46. NameSurfer IP Address Management (IPAM)
47. Address Space Management (IPAM)
48. Network Source of Truth is an open source IPAM and network inventory database
49. OpenNetAdmin Features
50. "IP Address Management (IPAM)". Pandora FMS Blog. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
51. phpIP Management is a complete IPv4 IPAM (IP address management) suite
52. phpIPAM Feature list
53. RackTables current development repository
54. Ralph is full-featured Asset Management, DCIM and CMDB system for data centers and back offices.
55. Route Inventory Management
56. Sauron - DNS & DHCP Management System
57. James (20 April 2017). "7 Top Open Source IP Address Management Software". Codeable Magazine. Archived from the original (html) on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019. Solarwinds is a simple and easy to use open source IP Address Management Software on modest price.
58. González, Katrina (20 April 2018). "IP Address Management Tools: Best IPAM Tools for 2018". Router Freak!. Archived from the original (html) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019. The Solarwinds IPAM offers a lot of great features that can be easily integrated into existing systems. It is the best choice for mid-size organizations as it allows the monitoring of an entire address space from a single dashboard.
59. IP Address Manager
60. Subnet manager web interface supporting IPv4 and IPv6 to document your subnets and individual IPs
61. González, Katrina (20 April 2018). "IP Address Management Tools: Best IPAM Tools for 2018". Router Freak!. Archived from the original (html) on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019. With the TCPWave IPAM tool, AWS, Google, Azure, CloudFlare, On Prem DNS, DHCP, NTP, and IPAM with a single pane of glass.
62. Next Generation DDI for Modern Datacenters
63. James (20 April 2017). "7 Top Open Source IP Address Management Software". Codeable Magazine. Archived from the original (html) on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019. TeemIP is a standalone application to cope the complexity of IP Addresses.
64. TeemIp - IP Address Management solution
65. Bass, John (3 December 2007). "Tools cure IP address-management headaches". Network World. Archived from the original (html) on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2019. VitalQIP – delivered as software that runs on a standard network server -- from an architectural perspective is infinitely scalable and has full control of all DNS and DHCP services from either Web client, a native client that runs on a desktop and a command line interface. VitalQIP developers wrote their own DNS and DHCP services. And while they say their code is based on ISC code, it is still a proprietary implementation of the service standards.
66. VitalQIP Appliance Manager
67. Fast CLI DNS Lookup Tool

External links

• IP Address Management as a Service on the Cloud.