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Infoblox IPAM WinConnect Product Presentation IPAM for Microsoft Jan Ursi © 2007 Infoblox Inc. All Rights Reserved. DNS, DHCP & IPAM Services are Increasingly Important in Today’s Networks NAMING ADDRESSING MANAGEMENT DNS DHCP IPAM Automatically assigns IP addresses to devices Controls, monitors, & reports on address utilization & activity Without an address, you can’t communicate Increases efficiency, reduces downtime, aids security, key for compliance The network “Phone Book” Needed for every web link, email, etc., & essential to Microsoft AD © 2007 Infoblox Inc. All Rights Reserved. DNS and DHCP Systems – and Administrators – are Being Stressed Harder Everyday Applications AD • Network access • Application access (MS AD) • VoIP, Wireless • Mobility • Security • Compliance IP Address Management CRISIS Users • Employees • Remote users • Partners • Contractors • Customers Devices • PDAs/Wireless • IP Telephones • Cameras/RFIDs • PCs • Firewalls • Routers © 2007 Infoblox Inc. All Rights Reserved. Many “Application” and “Network” Problems Trace Back to Core Network Services SYMPTOMS COMMON CAUSES IP provisioning mistakes Primitive IPAM tools Corrupted data No centralized management IT staff missing IP information No shared IPAM Unknown active hosts on the network No recurrent discovery Subnets and DHCP scopes full Insufficient reporting Security policy compliance No IP assignment history Security breaches Admin accounts on MS servers © 2007 Infoblox Inc. All Rights Reserved. Product – Infoblox IPAM WinConnect Features & Benefits Headquarters Major Features Microsoft DNS / DHCP E-mail Real time IP Addresses repository ERP, CRM, eCommerce Intranet, Extranet User-friendly and intuitive Web GUI Management of user profiles Infoblox IPAM WinConnect Reporting Import/Export Wireless VoIP Microsoft DNS / DHCP Web Microsoft DNS / DHCP Regional Branch Major Benefits Do not replace your infrastructure Microsoft DNS / DHCP Get control of your network and assets Enforce security © 2007 Infoblox Inc. All Rights Reserved. Architecture – Infoblox IPAM WinConnect • 1 connector for 15 MS Servers • 1 DNS server is enough in each AD • Discovery to detect all IP © 2007 Infoblox Inc. All Rights Reserved. Architecture – Infoblox IPAM WinConnect Discovery On-demand and automatic discovery (discovery jobs) Full discovery: – ICMP sweep to get active IP – Netbios discovery (nbtscan) to get hostname/MAC of Windows hosts – Nmap discovery on 12 standard services (telnet, HTTP…) to get remaining hosts Discovery behind firewalls: © 2007 Infoblox Inc. All Rights Reserved. Product – Infoblox IPAM WinConnect Advantages Advantages over the native MS configuration consoles: – Simple • • • • • DNS, DHCP and IP Address management from a single centralized console Intuitive Graphical and hierarchical representation of the IP plan Extra IPAM info fields (device type, location, owner, custom fields…) Easy insight in Historic and current IP usage Easy Discovery of existing IP devices – Secure • Granular Role Based Administration for delegation, • Audit log for follow-up of admin activities • Secured communication – Reliable • Winconnect runs on hardened appliance • Centralised backup and restore © 2007 Infoblox Inc. All Rights Reserved. Product – Infoblox IPAM WinConnect Hierarchical view by location Subnet by location Low-impact discovery of all IP devices Subnet with no location Get control of your IP address scheme •Logical containers to manage multiple IP number plans, even with overlapping subnets •Browse locations, networks and subnets © 2007 Infoblox Inc. All Rights Reserved. Product – Infoblox IPAM WinConnect At-a-glance overview of subnet utilization Automatic gathering of IP properties Clear and concise range status Get control of your IP addresses •Real-time and up-to-date IP directory synchronized with MS DNS/DHCP and discovery DHCP lease history, IP address usage history Subnet utilization thresholds and alerts © 2007 Infoblox Inc. All Rights Reserved. Product – Infoblox IPAM WinConnect DHCP server/pool view Real-time service status with automatic alerts Pool utilization with automatic alerts DHCP configuration functions Get control of your Microsoft DHCP •Monitoring and configuration of your DHCP services •Delegation with granular role based administration DHCP utilization thresholds and alerts © 2007 Infoblox Inc. All Rights Reserved. Product – Infoblox IPAM WinConnect IP address pool management Automatic gathering of IP properties DHCP configuration functions Get control of your Microsoft DHCP •Monitoring and configuration of your DHCP scopes •DHCP lease history © 2007 Infoblox Inc. All Rights Reserved. Product – Infoblox IPAM WinConnect DNS server/zone view Real-time service status with automatic alerts DNS configuration functions Get control of your Microsoft DNS •Monitoring and configuration of your DNS services •Delegation with granular role based administration © 2007 Infoblox Inc. All Rights Reserved. Product – Infoblox IPAM WinConnect DNS records view Monitor and configure DNS records Get control of your Microsoft DNS •Management and configuration of your DNS records •Filter, sort and search through your DNS records © 2007 Infoblox Inc. All Rights Reserved. Value Proposition MANAGEMENT Replace your spreadsheet Infoblox IPAM for MS Module INFOBLOX NIOS™ SOFTWARE DEDICATED HARDWARE PLATFORM On demand and automatic discovery of IP devices Pull IP information from existing DNS/ DHCP Real time and dynamic IP address repository Non-intrusive implementation No agent installed on Microsoft DNS/DHCP servers Uses a non-invasive connector (connector can be configured in read only mode) Get Control Provides strong reporting capabilities Keep history on IP assignment Infoblox Appliance with IPAM WinConnect Share Access & Delegate User-friendly and intuitive Web GUI Management of user profiles (reader, operator, administrator) Delegate 1st level day to day tasks © 2007 Infoblox Inc. All Rights Reserved. Thank you Jan Ursi © 2007 Infoblox Inc. All Rights Reserved.