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VitalQIP - Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise

VitalQIP®
7.3 New Features
VitalQIP®
DNS/DHCP & IP Address Management
Software and Appliance Solution
7.3 New Features
May 2011
7.3 Version 1
Copyright © 2011 Alcatel-Lucent
USE PURSUANT TO COMPANY INSTRUCTIONS
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Table of Contents
1. Document Purpose....................................................................................................................3
2. What’s New in VitalQIP 7.3? .....................................................................................................3
2.1.
VitalQIP 7.3 Next Generation Web GUI ............................................................................. 4
2.2.
New Search engine .......................................................................................................... 11
2.3.
Visual IP Space................................................................................................................ 13
2.4.
VitalQIP Client GUI – Traditional “Thick Client”................................................................ 15
2.5.
ENUM Manager Intégration in VitalQIP ........................................................................... 16
2.6.
VitalQIP supports Multi-Vendor solutions ........................................................................ 16
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1. Document Purpose
This document provides an overview of new and enhanced features of the VitalQIP® software
release 7.3. This document’s audience is the current user base and potential new users.
The VitalQIP release 7.3 is the latest release in our next generation architecture. VitalQIP
continues to evolve and exploit the new technologies in the market today as well as features to
benefit the overall user experience. The market continues to move at a rapid pace with focus that
remains on leveraging IP in every way possible, which continues to push the VitalQIP product and
its capabilities and operation in our customers' environments on the critical path.
VitalQIP release 7.3 extends the web services architecture finalized in 7.2 by introducing new
features as well as the standard patch release bug fixes.
Alcatel-Lucent VitalQIP DNS/DHCP & IP Address Management (IPAM) Software helps
organizations efficiently configure, automate, integrate and administer IP services across
their entire network - locally or globally. Compatible with multi-vendor technologies, this
solution helps organizations centralize the planning and administration of IP addresses
thereby delivering significant reductions in infrastructure support costs and improved network
availability.
VitalQIP is widely regarded by industry trade groups as the leading IP Management product
in the industry and has deployments in over 800 customers including some of the largest
telecommunications companies, financial service institutions, universities, and civilian & non civilian government agencies.
This document intends to provide Alcatel-Lucent customer teams and business partners with a
brief update on the new features introduced for the VitalQIP 7.3 release. It provides a high-level
overview of the new features and functionalities for each of the software components. It does not
however intend to replace any of the VitalQIP user documentation. For technical details
associated with the described features, please refer to the VitalQIP administrator / user
documentation and release notes.
2. What’s New in VitalQIP 7.3?
Some of the key enhancements of R7.3 are:
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New web based GUI design and implementation
New search engine
Enhanced visual IP space
Discontinuance of the Traditional “Thick” Client
ENUM Manager Integration in VitalQIP
Client_id
Single screen DHCP/DNS server creation
Error protection
Bug Fixes – See 7.3 Release Notes
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The feature highlights below provide additional details around these capabilities. If you are not
familiar with the other features that were made available in the previous 7.x releases (MyView,
Reporting, User Defined Attributes, Scheduler, Address Templates, etc.), please refer to the new
feature documents from previous versions.
2.1. VitalQIP 7.3 Next Generation Web GUI
The new web GUI was designed based on input from the VitalQIP Customer Advisory Board
and VitalQIP customers representing the worldwide customer base. It is modeled after the
proven VitalQIP thick Client which has been a customer favorite for over ten years. The new
VitalQIP GUI has a significantly improved look and feel. Also, it is friendlier, is more intuitive,
requires fewer mouse clicks, and performs faster than the previous GUI.
Multi-level drop-down menus and better use of tabs allow users to quickly access
data/operations by using fewer mouse clicks.
Icons improve clarity and give the GUI a more finished appearance
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The new GUI includes improved navigation and improved access to features and operations.
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Clear and meaningful error messages in the same window
The new web GUI consists of eight tabs.
Below is an overview of the eight tabs and sub tabs
MyView Tab
MyView Management – Allows for the administration and set-up of personal views, shared
views or “myView” to be set up for users or shared by users. This enables a master or
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organization administrator to define and set up views of the system that have a narrower
scope, views that can be then assigned to one or more normal administrators and thereby
allow them to focus on their daily activities and only the infrastructure items for which they
are responsible.
Address Management Tab
The Address Management tab allows the user to manage IPV4, IPV6 network and subnets as
well as Nodes. This tab also allows the administration for IP address allocation.
IPV4: This tab is where the administration of IPV4 Networks, subnets and objects are
managed. Subnet organizations and the VitalQIP Visual IP space are also located here.
IPV6: This tab is where the administration of IPV6 seed blocks, address ranges and
subnets takes place.
Node: This is where multiple network interfaces are associated with single devices known
as a node
Address Allocation - This tab allows users to define the network in terms of pools and
blocks. This is an alternative way of defining ones network than in the traditional Address
Management option. It provides the function to allocate IP address space by using user
defined rules and a hierarchical address pool structure. As blocks of IP addresses are used
within a pool, address allocation creates a subnet as follows:
o Determines how many IP addresses are needed.
o Analyzes the current address space usage for an unused range of the needed size.
o Calculates the correct subnet mask.
o Configures DHCP servers.
o Configures DNS servers.
DNS Tab
The DNS tab allows for the administration of DNS related configuration parameters
Zones : Add, modify and delete of DNS forward and reverse zones as well as Bind DNS
Views
DNS Servers : Add, modify and delete of DNS servers. Including all configuration
parameters associated with these servers
Non managed DNS servers : Provides management of DNS servers that are not directly
managed by VitalQIP
ACL templates: Management of Address control lists which control access permission for
DNS servers
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Managed files: Manage the files associated with DNS servers
NIS/local files: Management for NIS updated servers
ENUM: management of ENUM configuration and NAPTR records
DHCP Tab
DHCP servers: Add, modify and delete of DHCP servers. Both primary and failover servers
DHCP Templates: Administration of DHCP related templates
DHCP Client Class: Management of user and vendor classes
Access Control: Allows management of a third level of authentication MAC address. This
tab manages the mapping of individual users to multiple devices via MAC address
Infrastructure Tab
Manage Organization: Administration of VitalQIP organizations.
Administrator: Allows for very granular administration permissions and privileges.
Global Settings: Used to manage settings that are used globally across VitalQIP. Global
policies, object classes, contacts and locations are all managed here.
Templates: IPV4 address, subnet profile and reverse zone templates. IPV6 address
templates are managed here as well.
Attributes: This tab allows for the set up and management of the User Defined Attributes
(UDAs). UDAs allow you to specify values you want to associate with elements such as
pools, blocks and nodes in the VitalQIP database. You can use these values to tie Address
Allocation, Address Management and DNS and DHCP infrastructure into your corporate
processes. For example, you can associate an employee’s badge number or cost center
with a subnet.
There are three components to attributes. The attributes themselves and attribute groups.
1. Attributes are individual pieces of information you want to associate with items in the
VitalQIP Database. Examples could be Employee Badge Number. Manager’s Name.
Product Name or Department.
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2. Attribute groups are a way to organize attribute names. Examples could be Employee
Information. Products or Departments. An attribute does not have to be assigned to an
attribute group or can be assigned to more than one attribute group.
3. Infrastructure objects such as pools, blocks and nodes are defined on the attributes
section. You can associate an Attribute with any defined infrastructure object.
Domain Controllers: Active director domain controllers are managed here.
Reports Tab
Reports: Reports provide the user with information to manage pools, blocks, IPv4 subnets,
IPv6 subnets, nodes, views and allocation rules. Each report can be formatted and saved as
a file, as well as displayed on the screen. You can access reports from the following
locations:
From the Reports Tab
From the Reports icon on the toolbar
From the Properties page of an item selected in the hierarchy.
Original Reports from the “Thick” client.
Tasks Tab
Scheduler – The feature allows tasks to be scheduled.
Change Password – Change users current password.
Links Tab
This tab was reserved for additional features that were developed potentially outside the
scope of the core VitalQIP product but are integrated to the core appliance.
AutoDiscovery - AutoDiscovery allows you to inventory the network, compare the result
against the VitalQIP database and produce comparison reports. You can then use the
comparison reports to help define new networks, reconcile an existing VitalQIP database,
and detect rogue and duplicate IP addresses.
VitalQIP AutoDiscovery allows you to create profiles from your VitalQIP instance and
then run the network discovery function on that part of the network. Integrating with
VitalQIP for input eliminates the possibility of errors in data entry and makes the
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discovery process seamless. Creation of profiles allows the user to run the discovery
in an “offline” mode even when it is not connected to VitalQIP database. The same
profile information is then used to extract the corresponding data from VitalQIP.
VitalQIP AutoDiscovery includes a configurable Diff Engine that can compare the two
inputs received from network data extraction and VitalQIP data extraction. The output
of the Diff Engine is displayed in a user-friendly HTML format. The users can also
filter the reports to see subsets of the report like view dynamic addresses, view static
addresses, filter out zero MAC addresses etc. For programmatic processing of the
output, this information is also available in an XML format.
AutoDiscovery includes the following components:
Network Data Extractor – Discovers the Ethernet and IP network elements
and related equipment configuration information for a set of one or more
subnets defining the scope of the network query. The Network Data Extractor
uses Request Profiles to determine the scope of network discovery and other
parameters applicable to the network discovery request.
VitalQIP Data Extractor – Extracts the corresponding VitalQIP object data for
the set of subnets used by the Network Data Extractor. The VitalQIP Data
Extractor uses the same Request Profiles as the Network Data Extractor to
determine the VitalQIP Organization and list of subnets from which to extract
the object data.
Diff Engine – Compares the output of the Network Data Extractor and the
VitalQIP Data Extractor, and based on a configurable set of fields (referred to
as “Diff Keys”), generates a Diff Report showing the differences between the
two sets of data.
Administrative GUI – Permits the configuration of the Network Data Extractor
and the VitalQIP Data Extractor. In addition, it is the mechanism for invoking
each of these processes, and provides access to the various Diff reports.
Request Handler – Handles GUI/CLI requests to run Network Data Extractor,
VitalQIP Data Extractor and Diff Engine. It provides a common interface for all
three requests. It is logically made up of one request handler to interface with
each of the three components of a discovery job. A fourth request handler, not
shown in the illustration, permits all components to be run as a single request.
Appliance Management Software (AMS) – This link allows users to quickly access the
VitalQIP AMS when it is installed. Among other things, the AMS includes the following
functionality:
Inventory of Appliances and Software on Them
Appliance Software Deployment and Rollback
Start and Stop Services on Appliances
Monitor Appliance Performance
View Appliance Logs
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Configure DNS and DHCP Test Probes
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3. New functions with VitalQIP 7.3
3.1.
New Search engine
For VitalQIP 7.3, a global search will be implemented to allow users to search across multiple
infrastructure types. Currently within VitalQIP there are many different search mechanisms which
are specific to a certain module of VitalQIP (IPV4, Address Allocation, etc). Customers who need
to search across different modules have to execute multiple searches or create scripts to
accomplish the search.
Users have the ability to create new search profiles, save them for later use, and export search
results.
The new search control will be located in the upper right corner of the VitalQIP web UI as shown
here:
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7.3 New Features
Export searches in csv format
From any search result tab VitalQIP 7.3 allows administrators to export their searches content into csv file that could
be worked with other tools later on like Microsoft Excel.
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3.3.
Single screen DHCP / DNS server creation
VitalQIP 7.3 now allows to create a DHCP or DNS server in just one screen. Enter the IP address of the server, specify
its type and version, adjust the option and just save it. VitalQIP 7.3 will insert for you a static object in the
corresponding subnet as static.
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Type the IP address, name
and type and the server will
have its corresponding static
object automatically created
3.4.
Client_id from the UI
Starting in 7.3 administrators can setup objects to be using client-id instead of mac address lookups
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Client ID
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Error protection
VitalQIP 7.3 has built in a new mechanism that avoids many common mistakes such as invalid IP address, mac
address, duplicate name or policy.
This intelligent mechanism highlight to the administrator potential source of mistake with a red decoration.
3.6.
Visual IP Space
Visual IP Space will allow administrators to quickly add, modify and delete objects as well as
review status of all objects on each subnet. Visual IP space can be used as the only screen
administrators who only have object privileges need to view.
An example screenshot of a Visual IP Space screen highlighting some of its helpful features is
presented below.
Last octet
Meaningful icons
Sort by name or IP
subnet
3.7.
VitalQIP Client GUI – Traditional “Thick Client”
The Thick client is not supported for VitalQIP 7.3 and higher. The VitalQIP web GUI supports
all of the functionality of VitalQIP.
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ENUM Manager Intégration in VitalQIP
When licensed, ENUM Manager (which manages NAPTR records) is now integrated into
the core VitalQIP product. Consequently, it no longer requires a separate installation and
no longer uses a separate GUI.
3.9.
VitalQIP supports Multi-Vendor solutions
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VitalQIP is a centralized IP management tool, which is also used to configure DNS and DHCP
servers from a variety of vendors. This provides a tremendous amount of flexibility to bring
VitalQIP in to existing environments and provide consolidated management of the existing
infrastructure.
VitalQIP supports the following servers.
Alcatel-Lucent DNS servers
Microsoft DNS servers
Alcatel-Lucent DHCP servers
Microsoft DHCP servers
Any BIND 8 or 9 compliant DNS
server
Alcatel-Lucent Software
Appliances in a Virtual
environment
Alcatel-Lucent Appliances
Alcatel-Lucent Software
Appliances
Alcatel-Lucent DNS and
DHCP on Riverbed Wan
Optimizer
End user PCs, broadband devices, etc. utilize RFC compliant DHCP or DNS transactions to
interface with these servers.
Please see the VitalQIP Release Notes for the latest releases of software supported.
For Further information on VitalQIP please visit http://enterprise.alcatellucent.com/?product=VitalQIP&page=overview
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