BlueCat Configuration

Install the BlueCat Plugin if you have not done so already. 

An Asset Manager admin or superuser can configure connectivity between the Asset Manager Command Center and the BlueCat server to compare and share IP address management findings.

Here's how:

  1. Log in to Asset Manager as an admin or any user with superuser privileges.

  2. Go to Settings > Integrations > BlueCat, and click Configure.

  3. Turn on the Enabled toggle to activate the integration.

  4. Enter a Polling Interval to indicate the time that should elapse between fetching the latest feed data. Input 24 to poll daily, input 12 to poll twice a day, and so on.
  5. Enter the name of the BlueCat gateway.
  6. Enter your BlueCat credentials.
  7. Select the Add unmanaged devices with no network block checkbox to create a new device in BlueCat Address Manager (BAM) even when there is not a container network address block for the device. Clear to not create a device in BlueCat Address Manager (BAM) when a container block does not exist for the device.
  8. Select the Zones to pull data from. You must provide the server credentials to enable mapping. The table below defines behavior.
  9. Click Test to confirm that the feed is configured correctly.

  10. Click Save.  

Option

Behavior

No zones are enabled

No assets will be pushed to BAM

One zone is enabled however, no configuration is selected under BlueCat Configuration Name

User has to select a configuration in order to push assets to BAM. No assets will be pushed to BAM

One zone and one configuration is selected

Asset Manager would identify all ip addresses discovered under selected zone and add ip addresses under selected configuration
Two zones and two configurations are selected Asset Manager would identify all ip addresses discovered under selected zones and add ip addresses under selected configuration for the ip address that don't exist in selected configuration for that zone

 

Review the results on the BlueCat Management dashboard.