Alcatel-Lucent VitalQIP 7.3 Product Description Manual page 24

Dns/dhcp & ip address management solution
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Web Client allows IP Management functions and Reporting options for basic administrator
needs such as Network Services, GOTO (search), Quick-Add, Quick-Move, and Quick-Delete
Creates NIS and host files
An expanded, powerful set of CLIs and APIs available allows an installation to integrate
VitalQIP functions and information into other systems, including other network management,
asset tracking, or billing applications
IP address registration, DNS/DHCP configurations, and administrator definitions are stored in a central
RDBMS repository. This database can be based on an Oracle or Sybase engine and can reside on a Sun
Solaris, Windows, Redhat Linux or Alcatel-Lucent Appliance. Alcatel-Lucent Technologies currently
ships VitalQIP software with a run-time version of Sybase. Alcatel-Lucent Technologies does not resell
or embed Oracle, which must be licensed separately by the customer.
Once installed and configured or an appliance is turned up, the central database – or Knowledgebase –
is the center of the VitalQIP services. From this point, all DNS configurations, DHCP registrations,
administrator profiles, and addresses are maintained. The Knowledgebase then becomes the source
of information for network topologies, IP services (DNS and DHCP) information and configuration
models, administrative privileges, and profiles of individual network object profiles (such as cable
modem, hubs, routers, servers, etc.). The Knowledgebase is maintained and manipulated by both IP
VitalQIP Product Description
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