- DDI Central for Microsoft DNS and DHCP clusters
- About DDI Central
- Architecture
- System Requirements
- Microsoft Pre-requisites for agentless communication setup
- Enable WinRM HTTP on DNS-DHCP servers
- Enable WinRM HTTPS on DNS-DHCP servers
- Managing Clusters, Overlapping IP Spaces, Distributed Branch Network Sites, and their Global Configurations in DDI Central
- Installation & Setup
- Windows (.exe) Installer for Windows-only environments or Linux (.bin) Installer for managing both Windows & Linux DNS-DHCP clusters in one interface
- Create Microsoft clusters and Onboard Microsoft DNS and DHCP servers
- Onboard Users and create Contact Groups
- Configure the SMTP server and setup secure SMTP authentication using OAuth with Google and Microsoft Azure
- Setup Login Authentication through SAML Single Sign-On (SSO), LDAP, and Two-factor authentication (2FA)
- Microsoft DNS zone management
- Create, update, or bulk-import Authoritative Zones
- Setup Reverse DNS Lookups
- Manage Zone Scopes
- Create and manage DNS Resource Records with DNS Zone Editor
- Seamlessly Export and Import DNS Records
- Manage Active Directory Zone Records
- Manage Stub Zones and Forwarders
- Sign domains with DNSSEC
- Manage Dynamic IPs for zones using Dynamic DNS (DDNS)
- Configuring Microsoft DNS settings & policies
- Create Clientsubnets
- Block malicious domains using DNS Firewall
- Customize query traffic routing with DNS Query Resolution Policies (QRPs)
- Mitigate DNS amplification attacks using Response Rate Limiting (RRL) Settings and manage RRL Exception List to allow trusted queries
- Reduce latency for domain lookups with DNS Recursion Settings and Forwarder Settings
- Configuring DNS Cache settings
- Manage zones hosted on top cloud vendors within DDI Central via Multi-vendor DNS integrations
- DNS audits, reports, and analytics
- Domain Query and Response Analytics
- Review DNS Audit Logs
- Purge stale DNS records with DNS Scavenging reports
- Schedule DNS Reports
- Microsoft DHCP scope management
- Configure Subnets and Multicast Subnets
- Configure Static Subnets and import Static Leases
- Configure DHCP reservations
- Configure Shared Networks or Superscopes
- Define and manage Supernets and VLANs
- Visualize and organize scopes with DHCP Scope Tree
- Import Subnets and Hosts in bulk using CSV files
- Configuring Microsoft DHCP settings and policies
- Automate IP assignments with DHCP Policies
- Configure DHCP Failover for high availability
- Allow or deny hosts into a subnet using DHCP MAC Filtering
- Create Vendor Classes and User Classes
- Customize DHCP settings for Dynamic DNS (DDNS) Zones
- Deploy standard Windows DHCP Options
- Define Custom Options
- Automate the distribution of bootfiles to devices in the network using PXE Boot
- DHCP audits, reports, and analytics
- Review DHCP Audit Logs
- Schedule DHCP Reports
- IP address management for Microsoft servers
DDI Central Admin Controls- Track the System Metrics of managed DNS and DHCP servers
- Flush DNS Cache
- Server Reconfiguration
- DNS and DHCP Service Rediscovery
- Configure DDI management preferences using DDI Central System Settings
- Built-in Alerts for key DNS, DHCP, and IPAM events
DDI Central REST API- DDI Central REST API for Microsoft Windows DNS and DHCP servers
- Receive API responses in your preferred language with Multi-Language Support
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)- DDI Central FAQs on Windows DNS and DHCP servers