Transition to IPv6

Transition to IPv6

With the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses, organizations must begin to plan for the inevitable transition to IPv6. If you delay, you risk losing global connectivity with emerging markets and potential customers. The emergence of IPv6 has also made your IPv4 addresses valuable financial assets that must be managed and tracked effectively.

BlueCat Networks' IPv6-ready IPAM, DNS and DHCP solutions are an essential technology for transitioning to IPv6. Our solutions allow you to discover IPv4 and IPv6 network assets, plan and to model your IPv6 addressing scheme and map your IPv6 network onto existing IPv4 resources. Tightly integrated IPAM, DNS and DHCP ensures that when you change an IPv6 address associated with an AAAA DNS record, the change is updated in both DNS and in the IPv6 space, removing the need to update multiple areas.

The BlueCat Networks Difference

  • Maintain connectivity with global markets, geographies and customers
  • Smoothly and seamlessly transition to IPv6 with no business disruption
  • Cohesively manage IPv6 and dual-stacked environments
  • Gain competitive advantage by rolling out new services that rely on IPv6
  • Maximize the business value of your existing IPv4 financial assets
Features
IPv6 Planning, Modeling and Tracking
Plan, track and model IPv6 networks and addresses for optimal design
A solid IPv6 transition plan starts with an understanding of your existing IPv4 environment. BlueCat Networks’ IPAM, DNS and DHCP solutions help you plan your move to IPv6 by tracking IPv4 address space and modeling and organizing IPv6 address space. You can configure access rights and map business logic to IPv6 networks for simplified delegation of control over IPv4 and IPv6 space.
Centralized IPv4/IPv6 Management
Manage IPv4 and IPv6 address space and dual-stacked hosts from a single unified view
Whether IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are assigned statically or dynamically, BlueCat Networks' IPAM solution allows you to manage your entire IP space from a single Web-based interface. With simultaneous support for IPv4 and IPv6 links, DNS, DHCP, the solution allows you to view and track key information about your entire IP space, such as the relationship between IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, DNS to IP, MAC addresses, devices, attributes and metadata.
IPv6-Enabled Core Services
Deploy IPv6-ready DNS and track IPv4 and IPv6 hosts as a single object
Tightly integrated IP Address Management, DNS and DHCP allow you to easily implement and manage IPv6-enabled core network services. Map both A and AAAA records to one object and track dual-stacked hosts. Deploy IPv6-enabled DNS to provide host lookups for IPv6 clients visiting your Web sites.