Viewing superscopes - User Guide - BlueCat Horizon

BlueCat Horizon User Guide

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The DHCP superscopes tab of the IPAM page provides an overview of all superscopes. It displays information about each superscope, including its associated DHCP server and the number of scopes it contains. The left sidebar allows you to filter the view for all superscopes, favorites, or specific DHCP servers. Additionally, you can use the quick filter search box to find a specific superscope.


The DHCP superscopes tab of the IPAM page. The Inspector displays details about the selected superscope, including its properties and included DHCP scopes.

The Inspector on the right side of the screen displays the scopes associated with the selected superscope.

To view scopes in a superscope:
  1. Select the superscope in the list.
  2. Select View in the Inspector

    -OR-

    Use the Action menu or the ellipses in the row to select View.

This will take you to the Networks tab, where the quick filter search box is automatically populated with the selected superscope.

The Networks list includes a column that indicates whether a scope belongs to a superscope. In the left sidebar, you can filter the list by a superscope. You can also use the quick filter search box to find a specific superscope.


The Networks tab of the IPAM page with the filter options in the left sidebar and quick filter highlighted.

Superscopes that include scopes existing on multiple servers (split scopes) are indicated as <multiple values> if the superscope name is not the same on both servers. Although this configuration is valid, it is recommended to use the same superscope name across servers in a split scope setup. For more information about split scopes, refer to Managing split scopes on Kea or Managing split scopes on Microsoft.

Viewing superscopes on a DHCP server

To view superscopes on a defined DHCP server:
  1. Navigate to the Service management tab on the Admin page.
  2. In the list, select the desired DHCP server.
  3. Use either the Action menu or the ellipses in the row to select View superscopes.
    The View superscopes option on the ellipses menu in the row after selecting the service in the All services list.