IP address management: handing out and keeping track of addresses and subnets. NSX VPCs have it built in, and VCF Automation can also hook up to a third-party IPAM system.
Also called IP address management.
In the Ultra Transcenders books
Each book explains IPAM in context, with comparison tables and the common traps.
Terms in this definition
- NSX
Software that handles networking and security across VCF, covering firewalling, load balancing, NAT, VPCs, overlay segments and Tier-0/1 gateways.
- VCF Automation
Self-service platform in VCF for provisioning VM, Kubernetes and AI workloads. Providers manage regions and tenants in one portal, while tenants handle projects and consumption in theirs.
- Chat message roles
Labels on chat messages: instructions go under system, the person's input under user, the model's previous answers under assistant, and results returned by a called tool under tool (or function).
Related terms
- NSX VPC
Isolated network space users run self-service under an NSX project, with dedicated subnets, security rules and built-in IPAM; a further tenancy tier.