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For an overview of Gadgets and how to attach them to Resource pages, see Gadgets and Adding a Gadget to a Section .
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DHCP Management Gadget (Legacy)
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Note: As of ProVision 7.0.0, the DHCP Management Gadget is a legacy feature. While it is still available to be used, we recommend checking out the updated DHCP Tab and using the DHCP Groups, DHCP Servers, and DHCP Pools pages as the primary DHCP management system. |
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Attach / Enable the DHCP Gadget
Verify that the DHCP Gadget is attached to the Resource Section. Then, you can enable the gadget by selecting the radio button next to "On", and click "Update".
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These sections will be reviewed in detail further on in this section.
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ProVision versions prior to 7.0.0 required creating or identifying specific IPAM blocks as "DHCP Aggregates" using the "DHCP Available" status to assign DHCP pools from. As of 7.0.0, these statuses have been removed, and any IPAM block may be used to assign DHCP pools from, as long as they are subassignable and meet the assignment criteria provided by the user. This applies to all DHCP Management functions - the DHCP Management Gadget, DHCP Customer Configuration Gadget, and all DHCP Tab areas. |
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Lastly, click the "Push" button for the DHCP Group to push the linked pool(s) for the Group to the linked DHCP Module, and then push all DHCP servers linked to the Group.
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Connection Configuration
In this gadget area, you may enter in the information that will be used for ProVision to communicate to the DHCP Server.
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When you Push a Configuration (by clicking "Push Configuration") the configuration is automatically saved.
Working with the DHCP Customer Configuration Gadget
The DHCP Customer Configuration Gadget allows users to assign IP aggregates to the DHCP server pools and generate DHCP Server Configuration changes.
These configurations are then sent to the associated DHCP server Management Gadget as "Unpushed Configurations", where they may be held until a manual or schedule push occurs.
Setting up the DHCP Customer Configuration Gadget
Before using the DHCP Customer Configuration Gadget, the following should be set up in ProVision:
- The associated DHCP server should be created in ProVision and set up in the DHCP Management Gadget (See: DHCP Tab).
- Add the DHCP Customer Configuration Gadget to the desired Section. You may want to create a specific "DHCP Customer" Section for DHCP customer entries (See: Customizing Sections).
- Have, or set up IPAM Aggregates with subassignable blocks from the IPAM Tab with the desired IP space type, RIR, Region(s), Tags, and any desired VLAN criteria. Regions are a required field when assigning IPs from the DHCP Customer Configuration Gadget.
Using the DHCP Customer Configuration Gadget
Step 1) Link the Gadget with the desired DHCP Server
Step 2) Assign IP's for Pools from DHCP Aggregates
Step 3) Set up configuration information - add Option 82 Elements, Circuit ID, and notes. Use the "Preview" field to confirm the accuracy of the data, and select the status as "Activate" or "Terminate".
Once saved, the updated configuration will be sent to the DHCP Management Gadget.
Step 4) an admin user may manually push the updated configuration from the DHCP Management Gadget, or use a scheduled DHCP push task to automate the pushes.
See Gadgets - DHCP Customer Configuration for more details.
Additional Information
For more detail on advanced DHCP topics and the DHCP API, see API Module - DHCP.