Address Manager presents all of your IP address management (IPAM) and DNS data in an intuitive browser-based interface.
Global header
The global header displays the current Address Manager version, the replication status of the Address Manager server, the hostname of the Address Manager server, and the IP address of the Address Manager server. Users can customize which fields are displayed, set a custom system description, and set the color scheme for the header. For more information, refer to Global header customization.
Primary sidebar tabs
The primary sidebar tabs of the left side of the Address Manager UI are used for high level navigation of Address Manager. Select a primary tab to expand the sidebar with associated page selection options.
IPAM/DNS tree view
When navigating IP and DNS space (IPv4/IPv6 blocks, IPv4/IPv6 networks, DNS views, and DNS zones), the hierarchy of IP/DNS space will be displayed next to the primary sidebar tabs. Select an object in the tree view, or enter an object address/name in the search bar at the top of the tree view panel to navigate directly to the object's page.
Object menu
On an object's page, select the chevron 
next to the object's name to expand the object menu.
Add to favorites
Favorites 
are bookmarks that you can use to navigate to
commonly-used objects in Address Manager. Every Address Manager object that can be added to your list of
favorites has a Favorites button (star) next to the object's name
on the object's details page. Select this button to add the object to your favorites
list. For details, refer to Favorites.
Secondary tabs
Use secondary tabs to navigate to additional tables on an Address Manager page. For example, use the secondary tabs on an IPv4 block's page to navigate to associated subblocks and networks, DHCP lease history, DNSSEC options, deployment options, deployment roles, user-defined links, workflow requests, access rights, and transactions.
IP space allocation indicators
Address Manager IPAM pages for IPv4 block, network, and address administration contain graphic indicators that display the current network and address allocation status.
Table options
Most Address Manager tables have New and Actions buttons that allow users to add objects to the table, or perform actions on checkbox selected table objects.
Each Address Manager table has a default table filter bar at the top of the table. For more information on the input format for table filters, refer to Table filtering.
The filter button allows users to add, combine, and edit table filters. The available table filter options will depend on the type of data presented in the table. For more information, refer to Table filtering.
The refresh button refreshes table information to match the latest Address Manager data.
The download button allows users to download table data in CSV format. Users can download all table data or specify a subset of table rows to export.
The column select button allows users to customize which columns to include in the table. For more information, refer to Customizing tables.
Row actions
Select the row actions menu to open a menu of actions for the object in the row.
Quick and advanced search
Address Manager provides quick and advanced search tools to locate objects. For details, refer to Searching in Address Manager.
Configuration selector
A configuration is a collection of settings representing a specific network implementation. Use the configuration selector to switch between configurations.
For more information on configurations, refer to Configurations and objects and Configurations.
Quick actions
- Add host record
- Add alias record (CNAME)
- Add text record (TXT)
- Assign static IPv4 address
- Assign DHCP reserved IPv4 address
- Assign static IPv6 address
- Assign DHCP reserved IPv6 address
For more information on using Address Manager Quick actions, refer to Quick actions.
Favorites
The favorites button allows users to easily access links to favorited objects from any page. For more information on using Address Manager favorites, refer to Favorites.
Transaction restore
The transaction restore button opens the transaction page for the current user, allowing users to view and rollback recent transactions. For more information on viewing transactions and undoing delete operations, refer to Transaction history and Restoring deleted objects
Help resources
- Address Manager help: This link takes you to the built-in online help documentation for the page you are working on. The built-in online help documentation also includes a full copy of the Address Manager Administration Guide, accessible through the links in the sidebar.
- BlueCat documentation portal: This link takes you to the online BlueCat documentation portal for the most up-to-date BlueCat documentation.
- API documentation: This link takes you to the interactive Address Manager
RESTful v2 API Swagger documentation. Use the RESTful v2 API Swagger
documentation to discover information on available v2 API endpoints and perform
live testing on the Address Manager server.Note: For additional documentation on the Address Manager RESTful v2 API Swagger documentation, refer to the Address Manager RESTful v2 API Guide on the BlueCat documentation portal. For information on the Legacy v1 API, refer to Address Manager Legacy v1 API Guide on the BlueCat documentation portal.
- NVIP community: This link takes you to the BlueCat Network VIP Community page where you can engage with other members of the BlueCat community to share thoughts, ideas, and collaborate.
Account menu
Select the account menu button to display the current user and user type (Administrator or non-Administrator), configure light/dark mode settings, and access links to the user's profile page and tasks. The account menu also contains a log out button to log out of the current user account and terminate the session.
External applications menu
Select the external applications menu to access configured links to external BlueCat applications, and additional information on BlueCat products. To configure external application links, refer to Configuring external application links.