EfficientIP IPAM Data Reconciliation Demo

Introduction

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Hello.

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Welcome to the EfficientIP Remediation demo.

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Today I will show you how to remediate what has been discovered on networks and what has been registered in IP Address Management when there are differences.

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Let’s log in.

Cloud Observer Remediation

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Let’s go to Cloud Observer first.

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Cloud Observer is a discovery function within SOLIDserver to discover information on networks, clouds, virtualized items, and managed networks.

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In our environment, we have some VMware and Meraki data that is already discovered.

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We have some instances, networks, and a bunch of other data.

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But today we’re going to focus on the remediation of it.

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So if you go to the remediation section of Cloud Observer, you immediately see there is some information that is discovered and not in IPAM, for example, missing IP addresses.

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But there’s also some problematic information on MAC addresses.

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So we have something in IPAM that is different on the network or vice versa.

MAC Address Conflict Remediation

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Let’s go to the different MAC address first because this can potentially be a big problem.

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Different MAC addresses could mean there is a duplicate IP address on the network.

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A duplicate IP address on the network means that IP address will not work properly.

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If it’s a printer, service, or application, this can become problematic.

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Or it may simply be a device that has been replaced because it was broken.

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Let’s click edit to remediate.

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We give you a warning to indicate that you’re about to overwrite information in IPAM, which can impact DNS and DHCP if the discovered information is incorrect or illegitimate.

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If you’re absolutely sure the discovered information is correct, you click accept.

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The different MAC address issue is now resolved.

Missing IP Address Reconciliation

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Let’s find the missing IP address.

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This IP is not currently in IPAM.

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We can click the add button to add it automatically.

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Some information is required to ensure you understand the impact of modifying IPAM data.

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In this case, everything looks correct.

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The issue is now resolved.

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The IP address is now present in IPAM with all the discovered information.

Network Reconciliation with NetChange

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These are IP address-related remediations, but we can also perform network remediation.

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We use NetChange for this.

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Similar to Cloud Observer, NetChange discovers network devices, ports, and related infrastructure information.

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We also have a remediation section here similar to Cloud Observer.

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Cloud Observer focuses more on virtualized and cloud environments, while NetChange focuses on physical networks.

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We can remediate issues at the network level.

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You can see several missing networks.

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This network should not be missing, so we want to add it.

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You click add.

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You can define whether the network can still be subnetted further.

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You press OK.

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The network disappears from the remediation list.

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And it is now visible in IPAM subnets.

Conclusion

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It is very easy to remediate and update IPAM with discovered information or correct discrepancies through a single-pane-of-glass approach.

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I recommend reviewing the other Cloud Observer and NetChange videos to learn more about the discovery process itself.

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Thank you for your time.

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I hope this was useful. Bye bye.