Create an allocated IP address record

Define and categorize all IP addresses that are ready for allocation by using the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. You can review, create, update, or delete an allocated IP address in your network.

Before you begin

• Get access to an IP subnetwork by ensuring that you install all advanced plugins.
• Role required: sn_ni_core.inventory_admin, sn_ni_core.inventory_agent

About this task

To understand how the IP pools, IP subnetworks, and allocated IP addresses are related to each other, see IP address inventory management data model.

Procedure

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

   Table 1. Allocated IP Address form

   Field	Description
   Name	User-friendly name for this IP address.
   IP Address	IPv4 or IPv6 IP address.
   Is Broadcast	Value that you set to true if this IP address is a broadcast type IP address.
   Is DHCP	Value that you set to true to override the Grid Level DHCP option with this option at the network level.
   Is DNS	Value that you set to true if a Domain Name System (DNS) name is provided for this IP address.

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 the Telecommunications Network Inventory CI Attributes tables and makes a relationship with the CI record.

   Note:

   • If you select Save without selecting the Set Inventory Attributes button, 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.
9. View the hierarchy or flow chart of the created IP pool by selecting the Dependency View button.
10. View the associated network inventories by selecting the brick icon ().

    The Infrastructure Relationships section shows all the associated network inventories that are grouped by the individual network instances.

What to do next

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.