Create IP addresses

Define the attributes for IP addresses so that you can track and manage them in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. You can also review, update, or create IP addresses.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_ni_core.inventory_admin, sn_ni_core.inventory_agent, sn_ni_core.inventory_template_manager, sn_ni_core.telco_inventory_catalog_manager

About this task

Note:

An inventory agent can create, review, update, and delete an IP address.

Procedure

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

   Table 1. IP Address form

   Field	Description
   IP Address	Name of this network function that you use in the ServiceNow AI Platform to identify it in your network inventory.
   IP Version	Name of the database. Select one from the following: IPv4 - Fourth version of the Internet Protocol, IPv6 - Sixth version of the Internet Protocol
   Netmask	Unique ID of the network instance.
   Owned by Configuration item	Type of network function, Virtual Network Function (VNF), or Cloud Native Function (CNF).

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

   Note:

   • 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. Select Add Packs to add packs to this service.
   To learn more about packs, see Attribute packs.
7. To add the attachments, such as graphics or documents, select the attachment icon () in the right panel.
8. Select Save.
   The related tabs appear on the form. You can view or modify the related tab information. To learn more about the related tabs, see Related tabs in the Network inventory forms.
9. To view the associated network inventories, select 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, or update the fields, create a related tab record, or can delete a record. To learn more, see Update or delete a record of an inventory number allocation.