Create an IP pool record

Create an IP pool record so that you can organize and categorize all your sequential IP addresses within a network. You can create an IP pool record by using the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.

Avant de commencer

• Get access to the IP subnetwork by ensuring that you’ve installed all advanced plugins.
• Role required: sn_ni_core.inventory_admin, sn_ni_core.inventory_agent

Pourquoi et quand exécuter cette tâche

You can review, create, or delete an IP pool in your network.

Procédure

1. Navigate to Workspaces > Network Inventory Workspace.
2. Select the list icon (), and then go to Inventory Number Allocation > IP Pools.
3. Select New
4. On the Details tab, in the IP address section, fill in the fields.

   Tableau 1. IP Network Subnet form

   Field	Description
   Name	User-friendly name for this IP pool.

   To learn about the other fields, see Inventory number allocation fields.

5. Create the Telecommunications Network Inventory attributes for this IP pool form by selecting the Set Inventory Attributes button.
   When you select the Set Inventory Attributes button, it creates the TNI CI Attributes record in the CI table and in the Telecommunications Network Inventory CI Attributes tables and makes a relationship with the CI record.

   Remarque :

   • If you select Save without selecting Set Inventory Attributes, it creates a CI record but not a Telecommunications Network Inventory CI record. In the network inventory workspace, the Set Inventory Attributes is visible only for the Telecommunications Network Inventory roles.
   • In the TNI CI attributes form, by default, the name is fetched from the Name field and the Inventory Category is set as IP Address.
6. Add packs to this service by selecting Add Packs.

   To learn more about the packs, see Attribute packs.

7. Add the attachments, such as the graphics or documents, by selecting the attachment icon () in the right panel.
8. Select Save.
   The related tabs appear on the form. To learn more, see Related tabs in the Network inventory forms.
9. View the hierarchy or flow chart of the created IP pool by selecting the Dependency View button.
10. View the related network inventories by selecting the brick icon ().

    The Infrastructure Relationships section shows all the related network inventories that are grouped by the individual network instance.

Que faire ensuite

You can review and update the fields, create a related tab record, or delete a record. To learn more, see Update or delete a record of an inventory number allocation.