Editing or removing failover relationships for MS DHCP - User Guide - Micetro - 25.2.0

Micetro Admin Guide
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Micetro enables you to edit and/remove failover relationships from MS DHCP servers, as needed, either in Micetro or through the Micetro API.

Editing failover relationships

You can edit Microsoft DHCP failover relationship options on a per-relationship basis, either in the Web Application or through the API.

To edit a failover relationship:

  1. On the Service management tab of the Admin page, select the server containing the relationship you want to edit.
  2. Use either the Action or Row … menu to select Manage failover.
  3. In the dialog, select the relevant relationship, and then use the Row ... menu to select Edit.
  4. Edit the failover relationship as needed and then select Save.
  5. Select Save.

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  • Use the API command ModifyDHCPFailoverRelationship, with the following parameters:

    • Name: The name of the DHCP failover relationship to be created.
    • PrimaryServer: The name of the primary DHCP server as it appears in Micetro.
    • SecondaryServer: The name of the secondary DHCP server as it appears in Micetro.
    • FailoverMode: The DHCP failover mode to use, e.g., Hot Standby or Load Balancing.
    • Mclt: Specify the number of seconds for which either server can renew a lease without contacting the other.
    • SafePeriod: Safe period time, in seconds, that the DHCPv4 server will wait before transitioning the server from the COMMUNICATION-INT state to PARTNER-DOWN.
    • Percentage: Indicates the percentage of the DHCPv4 client load that will be shared between the primary and secondary servers in the failover relationship.
    • SharedSecret: The shared secret key associated with this failover relationship.

Removing failover relationships

You can remove a failover relationship from an MS DHCP server either in the Web Application or through the API.

To remove a failover relationship:

  1. On the Admin page, select the MS DHCP server whose failover relationship you want to remove.
  2. Use either the Action or the Row … menu to select Manage failover.
  3. In the dialog, select the relevant relationship, and then use the Row ... menu to select Remove.
  4. If associated relationships exist, you will be prompted to select the server where the scopes should persist and select whether secondary scopes should be deleted or disabled.
  5. Select Confirm.
  6. Select Save.