Using IPAM data for reporting
IPAM has a wealth of information for managing and monitoring your IP address space. Many basic pieces of information can be seen in the IPAM client interface; however, it is also possible to export data from IPAM in CSV format.
Getting ready
It is advisable to create several new VMs in VMM for each Tenant VM Network to establish some trend data.
You will need access to a Windows PC with Microsoft Excel 2013 installed to utilize the information exported in CSV format.
How to do it…
The following diagram shows you the high-level steps involved in this recipe:
- Open the IPAM client on the IPAM server and navigate to VIRTUALIZED IP ADDRESS SPACE, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Selecting the subnet for the VM Network for Tenant A, you will see a variety of information in the details view beneath:
- It is possible to see the details that were entered in VMM; however, IPAM will show you the utilization status of the subnet in terms of the actual number of IP addresses...
