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Manage Conflicting IP Addresses

NDG discovers all the configuration items available in a network and there is a possibility of IP addresses conflict. For example, a server is disabled, and its IP address is assigned to another server in the network. The disabled server’s IP address instance remains in the discovered servers list. A new discovery lists old and new servers with same IP addresses in the discovered servers.

CA Configuration Automation lets you manage the conflicting IP addresses and reconcile the duplicates. Reconciliation lets you eliminate duplicates and maintain consistency of data. The Reconcile Servers IPs operation updates the CCA Database with all servers’ correct IPv4 or IPv6 address.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the Management link, then the Servers tab.

   The Servers tab page appears.

2. Click Table Actions tab, and select Manage Conflicting IP Addresses from the drop-down list.

   The Manage Conflicting IP Addresses page appears. The page displays the conflicting ipv4 and ipv6 addresses with the corresponding server names and MAC Addresses. By default, the conflicting servers IP address are sort by IPV4 Address.

3. Click Server Name to view the server details.

   Use Filter tab to filter the IP addresses based on specific IP4 address, IPV6 address, or subnet mask for IPV4 and IPV6 addresses.

4. Select one or more servers whose IP address you want to reconcile, and then select the Reconcile Servers IPs from the Select Actions drop-down list.

   A new NDG discovery id done to resolve the old conflict IP address.

5. Select Delete Servers from the Select Actions drop-down list if you want to Delete redundant servers.

   A message confirms the reconciliation or deletion of the selected servers. If error occurs, view the logs in the server log tables to know more about the error.