Viewing discovered IP addresses - BlueCat Integrity - 26.1.0

Address Manager Administration Guide

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BlueCat Integrity
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26.1.0

After an IP reconciliation policy discovers addresses and networks, you can view and work with the new information.

To view addresses discovered by the IP reconciliation policy:

  1. Select the IPAM tab in the sidebar, then select IPv4 reconciliation or IPv6 reconciliation.
  2. Select the Reconciliations tab.
  3. The Reconciliations table lists discovered IP addresses. Select a row containing an IP address to expand the additional details section. Information about each discovered IP address is provided through the following fields.
    • Address—the IP address discovered by the IP reconciliation policy.
    • Reconciliation type—the type of IP address discovered by the IP reconciliation policy.
      • Mismatch—an address that exists in both Address Manager and on the network, but where the MAC address, DNS host name information, VLAN information or connected switch port does not match.
      • Reclaimable—(IPv4 only) an address that exists in Address Manager, but it isn't found on the physical network. This may represent a device that was turned off at the time of the discovery, or the address may no longer exist on the network.
      • Unknown—an address that exists on the physical network, but that isn't in Address Manager. This likely represents an address that has been added to the network after the last discovery.
    • Range—the network range that the address is located within.
    • MAC address—the MAC address of the IP address.
    • Domain—the fully qualified domain name of the discovered IP address.
    • Time since first detection—the time since the address was first discovered by the IP reconciliation policy.
    • Overridden—shows if the address is exempt from the reconciliation process. No shows that the IP address isn't added to the override list; Yes shows that it's added to the override list. Overridden addresses aren't affected by the Reconcile all and Reconcile functions.
    • Reconciliation policy—the IPv4 reconciliation policy used to discover the IPv4 addresses.
    • Address state—the address state of the discovered IP address, indicating how the address is allocated.
    • First detection time—the date and time the IP address was first detected by the discovery process.
    • Last detection time—the date and time the IP address was most recently detected by the discovery process.
    • Router port information—the IP address and port for the router on which the discovered IP address was found. If available, the name of the router is also included.
    • State—the reconciliation state of the discovered IP address, indicating whether the address is reconcilable.
    • Switch port information—when layer 2 discovery is enabled, the IP address, name, interface name, interface description, interface speed for the switch on which the discovered IP address was found.
    • VLAN information—when layer 2 discovery is enabled, the VLAN ID and VLAN name for the switch on which the discovered IP address was found.
    Note: Columns for additional fields can be added using the column select widget. For more information, refer to Customizing tables.
    Note: Table data can be filtered by field values using the filter widget. For more information, refer to Table filtering.
To view non-reconcilable addresses:
  1. Select the filter button at the top right of the table.
  2. At the top left of the table, select Add filter > State.
  3. Select the checkbox for Non reconcilable.
  4. Select Apply.
    An address may not be able to be reconciled for one of the following reasons:
    • There's a conflict between the size of the physical network and the size of the equivalent IP network object in Address Manager. As a result, Address Manager can't add the address.
    • The IP state between two discovery sessions doesn't match. For example, an earlier discovery session reported the address as Static; before the next discovery session, another user changes its state to Reserved.
To add addresses to the override list:
  1. Select the checkbox for one or more addresses, then select Actions > Add to override list.
To delete addresses:
  1. Select the checkbox for one or more addresses, then select Actions > Delete selected.