Control Windows® DNS/DHCP Servers with Proteus

BlueCat Networks’ elegant integration solution leverages existing customer investments in Windows® technology to provide a centralized management platform for IP addresses and DNS/DHCP services. The Proteus management layer provides visibility to any number of servers from a single, centralized view, delivering enterprise-class audit, tagging and delegated access control to Windows DNS/DHCP servers in support of highly available networks.

The Proteus IPAM Platform Benefits:

• A single, centralized management platform that can run separately from the DNS and DHCP servers
• Scalability, allowing large numbers of systems to be configured in an instant, without affecting performance
• IP allocation and tracking
• A multi-core architecture with separate views for DNS, IP and MAC
• High availability and redundancy
• Better visibility into the network — audit trails and IP discovery ensure changes and updates are tracked and searchable
• Object tagging for easier grouping, organization and troubleshooting
• Access management — the ability to delegate access rights as deemed appropriate
• Data checkers to ensure configurations are deployed correctly
• Leverage existing network server investments

Delivering “IPAM Intelligence™” to Windows® DNS/DHCP Servers

Network administrators running Windows® DNS/DHCP servers need an intelligent, end-to-end IPAM solution that can deliver four key capabilities: integration, management, control and visibility of core network services in a utility-grade, centralized platform.

Integration — Extend DNS/DHCP support through APIs and centrally manage Windows® servers

The ability for an enterprise to leverage current Windows server investments and seamlessly integrate the IPAM solution into their existing infrastructure is critical to the bottom line. It would be too costly for organizations to forklift hundreds if not thousands of Windows servers from their network. They need a non-disruptive solution that seamlessly layers over their existing server infrastructure.

BlueCat’s IPAM Platform centralizes all Windows DNS/DHCP servers to give IT administrators a complete and integrated view of their entire IP network.

Management — Get highly efficient with object tagging, migration and IP discovery tools

A sophisticated and easy-to-use management platform reduces the time and effort spent configuring and managing your growing IP space. The IPAM platform allows administrators the ability to organize the IP data by allowing for user-defined data tags and other information to be added around network elements/objects. An intelligent IPAM platform further allows administrators to quickly customize the data to their specific requirements, as well as search and navigate through the system based on their customized object tags.

Proteus’ centralized management console delivers advanced monitoring and reporting capabilities that gives organizations the tools to instantly find and allocate free addresses on the network. Now Windows server administrators can have the power to centrally control who, what, where, when and how IP addresses are allocated, tracked and reclaimed.

Control — Command your IP network with centralized access and delegation

The Proteus IPAM platform actively orchestrates user access control, and delegation settings regardless of their location. This simplifies and centralizes the control of network services and resources and gives Windows server administrators the control to delegate access with multi-level granularity out to remote locations, while keeping an eye on everything from central office.

The ability to centralize the management and control of Windows DNS / DHCP servers and Adonis appliances across entire organizations gives administrators a powerful tool that drives operational efficiencies and frees up critical IT resources to work on other business initiatives.

Visibility — Provide granular network views with centralized DNS/DHCP, audit trails and reporting

With Windows server integration, administrators now have transparent, permission-based access with real-time event notification. They can have granular visibility into core network services and change management across a large, distributed network with efficiency. Extensive audit trails give complete visibility into all administrative changes in turn facilitates governance and compliance requirements for industry-specific regulations.