Shadow IPserver: Platform Options

Shadow IPserver Hardware Platform Summary

Shadow IPserver Software Platform Summary

IPserver Platform

• Integrated DHCP, DDNS,and NBNS/WINS services
• Server communication for service replication, automatic database synchronization in real-time; complete database refresh when a peer service is added or restarted
• MD5 authentication and RC4 encryption of traffic sent between IPserver and all remote management applications; multiple administrators with access priveleges
• On-line configuration changes in real-time; complete visibility into service operation and runtime database
• Support for between 100 and 8,000 clients depending on version, up to 65,000 dynamic names per server
• Automatic restart on server failure
• History files that record detail of all IPserver packet traffic; promiscuous mode option for detailed analysis of network traffic
• Router assignment from router discovery protocol (RFC 1252). Time synchronization from Network Time Protocol (RFC 1035)
• Cross service configuration validation (e.g., DHCP automatically excludes known conflicts including router, DNS, and reserved addresses
• SNMP support
• Available as integrated hardware solution or as a Windows NT/W2K/XP (workstation or server) service

DHCP Service

• DHCP/BootP; RFCs 951, 1497, 1531, 1532, 1534, 1542, 2131, 2132, 2242
• Real-time replication of database offers load balancing and continuous service if one server becomes unreachable
• Dynamic load balancing of service assignments (e.g., distributing DDNS, NBNS/WINS, and gateway primary/secondary address lists
• Mulitple logical subnetworks per segment, CIDR, VLSM
• DHCP and BootP entries may be statically defined, dynamically assigned from an address pool, or specified for refusal
• Auto learn of MAC address for DHCP and BootP entries
• Policy administration through qualified pools and structured DHCP option sets
• Client qualification by relay agent, MAC address, Client ID, User Class ID, Vendor Class ID, or server-defined groupings
• DHCP options may be uniquely specified, or dynamically assigned using named option sets
• Pools can be defined for shared IP address space, overlapping space, or a unique range
• Ping address validation and time-outs configurable per address, per pool, or per server database
• Server identification protects clients from rogue DHCP servers

Dynamic DNS Service

• DNS (RFCs 1034, 1035)
• Dynamic DNS support (DDNS), real-time update from DHCP-assigned IP address
• Caching DNS, DNS forwarder, DNS zone transfers
• Real-time display and management of dynamic and permanent DNS entries
• Replicated DNS server pair provides real-time backup for all dynamic names
• Distributed DNS co-servers can be IPservers DNS or any standard third-party DNS servers
• Load balancing through DNS "round robin" response
• Group host names supporting distributed policy management applications
• Server-based triggers create multiple name entries from singe DHCP update
• Name precedence protects against name stealing from dynamic updates

NBNS/WINS Service (WINS)

• Fully standards-compliant (RFCs 1001, 1002)
• NetBIOS over TCP/IP name service for Microsoft, IBM, and UNIX/Samba
• NetBIOS Datagram Distributor
• Supoort for static, P-node, and H-node NetBIOS name entries
• DNS and NBNS/WINS integration, name conversion and NetBIOS lookups via DNS request
• Distributed NBNS/WINS co-servers(no push-pull replication required)

Shadow IPmanager

• Real-time graphical management of all system parameters and service databases
• Sorting by columns, mulitple record selection
• Server-based record filtering for responsive remote display
• Text file export of database and configuration information
• Available for Windows 95/98/ME/NT40/W2K/XP/2003 systems with at least Winsock 1.1 support