To configure a local DHCPv4 server on a VPRN site

Steps
 
1 

Choose Manage→Service→Services from the NFM-P main menu. The Manage Services form opens.

2 

Choose a VPRN service and click Properties. The VPRN Service (Edit) form opens.

3 

On the service navigation tree, expand the Sites icon, right-click on a routing instance and choose Properties. The VPRN Site (Edit) form opens.

4 

Click on the RADIUS/DHCP/Diameter tab, then on the Local DHCP Servers tab.

5 

On the DHCPv4 tab, click Create or select a server and click Properties. The Local DHCP Server, Site (Create|Edit).

6 

Configure the required general parameters.

7 

Configure the required parameters in the Client Pool panel.

8 

Select a local user database in the Local User Database panel.

9 

To configure DHCP failover support:

  1. Click on the Failover tab.

  2. Configure the Administrative State parameter.

  3. Configure the parameters in the Client Lead Time panel.

  4. Configure the parameters in the Startup Wait Time panel.

  5. Configure the parameters in the Partner Down Delay panel.

  6. To configure a failover DHCP server peer, click on the Peer tab.

  7. Click Create. The Failover Peer, Site (Create) form opens.

  8. Select a failover MC peer site.

  9. Configure the Sync Tag parameter. The Sync Tag setting must be the same on both failover servers.

  10. To configure node redundancy for the failover peer, click Node Redundancy. The Manage Node Redundancy form opens, pre-configured for MC peer groups.

  11. Select an MC peer group, or click Create to configure a new MC peer group. See To configure an MC peer group . The Node Redundancy button allows you to access the MC sync group configuration within the MC peer group in order to add failover peer sync tags.

  12. Save the changes and close the forms.

10 

To create a pool of one or more subnets on the local DHCP server:

  1. Click on the IP Address Pools tab and click Create. The IP Address Pool form opens.

  2. Configure the required general parameters.

  3. Configure the parameters in the Minimum Lease Time panel.

  4. Configure the parameters in the Maximum Lease Time panel.

  5. Configure the parameters in the Offer Time panel.

  6. Configure the parameters in the Pool Notifications (Minimum Free) panel.

  7. Save the changes and close the form.

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To add a subnet to the IP address pool:

  1. Click on the Subnets tab click Create. The Subnet, Site (Create) form opens.

  2. Configure the required general parameters.

  3. Configure the required parameters in the Pool Notifications (Minimum Free) panel.

  4. Click on the Address Ranges tab and click Create. The Subnet Address Range form opens.

  5. Click Create. The Subnet Address Range, Site (Create) form opens.

  6. Configure the parameters.

    You must exclude static IP addresses from the subnet address range because static IP addresses are dedicated.

  7. Save the changes and close the form.

  8. Click on the Options tab and click Create. The Subnet Option, Site (Create) form opens.

  9. Configure the Option parameter and configure the required parameters.

    The Number parameter is configurable when the Option parameter is set to Custom Option.

    The Value parameter is configurable when the Type parameter is set to ASCII String or Hex String.

    The IP Address 1, IP Address 2, IP Address 3, and IP Address 4 parameters are configurable when the Type parameter is set to IP Address.

  10. Save the changes and close the forms.

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To configure IP address pool options, click on the Options tab and perform the following:

  1. Click Create. The IP Address Pool Option, Site (Create) form opens

  2. Configure the Option parameter and configure the required parameters.

    The Number parameter is configurable when the Option parameter is set to Custom Option.

    The Value parameter is configurable when the Type parameter is set to ASCII String or Hex String.

    The IP Address 1, IP Address 2, IP Address 3, and IP Address 4 parameters are configurable when the Type parameter is set to IP Address.

  3. Save the changes and close the IP Address Pool Option and IP Address Pool forms.

13 

To add a sticky lease to an IP address pool, perform the following:

  1. Click on an IP address pool entry and click Create Sticky Lease. The Sticky Lease Action (Create) form opens.

  2. Configure the required parameters.

    The Host Name parameter value must be unique. The MAC Address can be duplicated across multiple sticky lease objects, provided that each has a different corresponding Circuit ID value. Similarly, the Circuit ID value can be duplicated across multiple sticky lease objects, provided that each has a different corresponding MAC Address.

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Save the changes and close the forms.

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