VitalQIP Product Description
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VitalQIP provides an option to execute pushes of changed records only to Active Directory DNS
reducing tombstoned records. Pushing only changed records significantly reduces replication traffic
between domain controllers, and allows clients to maintain ownership of
resource records they have
placed in DNS. This option will only be provided when a Windows 2000 DNS server type is selected.
Secure Messaging
VitalQIP can dynamically update secure MS DNS Zones. In addition, all DNS and DHCP Push Requests
and DHCP Lease traffic can be secured by configuring SSL within the VitalQIP product. This also offers
"Real World" encryption for database login information. All communication packets between servers
can be encrypted, ensuring security within your organization.
DNS & DHCP Server Compatibility
The Lucent DHCP Server can update both primary and secondary DNS servers with resource record
information as DHCP leases are granted and deleted. The Lucent DNS Server fully supports
Incremental Zone File Transfer, RFC 1995 (IXFR), across UNIX and Windows platforms.
The Lucent DHCP Server supports a many-to-one hot fail-over to another DHCP server in the event of
server outage. This feature provides the high availability and reliability required for IP address
services.
DNS – Domain Name Server and Dynamic DNS
Alcatel-Lucent Technologies has taken an open, non-proprietary approach to DNS management.
Alcatel-Lucent‟s focus is on integrating and supporting the latest commercial releases of Internet
Software Consortium - BIND (ISC BIND) code across multiple platforms. All DNS communications and
configurations are standards based.
Alcatel-Lucent‟s approach offers the customer a number of advantages:
Because of VitalQIP software's unique design and open approach, companies can choose to
deploy any vendor's BIND-compliant DNS server. The software can be used to manage these
DNS servers in much the same way as it manages its own DNS Server
Alcatel-Lucent allows customers to deploy and manage Alcatel-Lucent DNS services on either
standard base servers or the Alcatel-Lucent Appliances. By supporting heterogeneous
deployments, customers can protect their investment and have the flexibility to deploy on
their platforms of choice
VitalQIP software currently supports BIND 8 and 9 on servers as well as the Alcatel-Lucent
Appliances. By concurrently supporting multiple releases of BIND, the software allows
customers to have an orderly migration to new releases
