OpUtils add-on overview

Network performance monitoring enables IT teams to monitor, manage, and ensure uninterrupted availability and performance of network nodes. But to achieve greater visibility and control over your network address space, you need an IPAM & SPM add-on that flawlessly integrates with your existing performance monitoring solution. Enabling the OpUtils add-on to OpManager can help you centralize and automate your IP data management, generate insightful reports for your network nodes, and keep track of your switch ports.

IP address management

The OpUtils add-on helps you manage and track your IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, subnets, and supernets within a centralized platform. Here are some core features of the OpUtils add-ons' IPAM module that compliments OpManager:

  • Scan and gain insights into real-time IP availability using advanced IP scanning.
  • Synchronize computer objects and IPs with the integration of Active Directory
  • Streamline the IP requesting process using the IP request tool
  • Enhance your monitoring solutions' security with role-based access controls
  • Automate flexible and periodic scanning of IP addresses
  • Generate powerful IPAM reports and audits

Switch port mapping

The OpUtils add-on gives you detailed information about the status of every switch port and all the devices connected to it. Some key features of the SPM add-on that enhances OpManager:

  • End to end mapping of switch ports and devices
  • Group multiple switches and perform scheduled scans
  • Get visibility into stacked, trunk switch port, and ports that contain devices with virtual IP addresses
  • Keep track of switch port history, and device change information
  • Configure alerts to know whenever there is an issue with the switch ports
  • Generate powerful SPM reports and audits

Securing your network from rogue devices

The OpUtils add-on helps you keep your network organized and provides security to prevent rogue devices from infiltrating. With the Active Directory integration, it automatically tracks your network nodes, identifies the trusted devices, and helps you weed out rogue devices. It also gives you more control by enabling you to mark new devices as trusted, rogue, and guest devices as per your convenience.

MAC address tracking

OpManager gives limited visibility into the device's MAC addresses and the IPs associated with them. With the OpUtils add-on, track MAC addresses, identify unauthorized devices, monitor network usage, track device locations, and troubleshoot network issues. Configure and monitor different routers, and discover subnets associated with specific routers. This enables IP - MAC mapping which gives you absolute visibility into your enterprise network.

DHCP monitoring

The OpUtils' add-on also helps monitor your DHCP servers to make sure that you never run out of IPs to provide to devices in your organization. Schedule scans and configure alerts to track IP availability in your DHCP servers.

Benefits of having this add-on

  • Gain insights into the network addressing and connectivity details of critical devices to monitor their network performance.
  • Centralized intuitive console to perform OpManager and OpUtils tasks.
  • Seamlessly transfer switches from OpManger to OpUtils via importing.
  • Eliminate the need for manual data tracking and management with OpUtils automated network scanning and tracking.
  • Secure your network from any external threats and steer clear of rogue devices.

Simple steps to enable and access IPAM & SPM as an OpManager add-on

The OpUtils add-on can be enabled via two options:

a) The free, 30-day trial of the add-on

b) The full license activation of the add-on

a) The free, 30-day trial of the add-on

To enable the free, 30-day trial of the add-on, go to Global settings > Displayed Modules. Select IP Management (OpUtils) and click Save

b) The full license activation of the add-on

You have the option to choose the number of device packs for the OpUtils add-on and acquire them, which will activate the add-on right away.

Steps to access different features

After enabling the add-on, access IP address management, switch port mapping, and other features by going to Network > IP Management

To view the IPAM dashboard of the OpUtils add-on, go to Dashboard > IPAM.

To view the SPM dashboard of the OpUtils add-on, go to Dashboard > SPM.

To view the Rogue Detection dashboard of the OpUtils add-on, go to Dashboard > Rogue Detection.

Access the OpUtils' add-on's settings by going to Settings > OpUtils. There you will find a range of IPAM options on the left-hand side of the UI.

 
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