Subnet, Pool, and Zone Declarations

[Glenn Satchell]

Probably not a bug as such, more a combination that was never thought
of, so the vendor might say "not supported".

You could define the zone in the global space, but restrict the
specific subnets by using an 'option domain-name' declaration in those
subnets.

regards,
-glenn

>Subject: Re: Subnet, Pool, and Zone Declarations 
>From: Chris Buxton <cbuxton at menandmice.com>
>Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 15:27:00 -0800
>To: Users of ISC DHCP <dhcp-users at lists.isc.org>
>
>The documentation of the syntax of dhcpd.conf seems to be quite thin  
>and vague, depending more on examples than reference data. Therefore,  
>if the syntax you have used works, then it's probably correct - or at  
>least there's no definitive way to disprove it.
>
>However, as a member of the team supporting an IPAM solution such as  
>you describe, I can say that our development team has had a very  
>difficult time trying to accommodate all possible combinations of  
>statements in dhcpd.conf. Therefore I'm not surprised that your  
>vendor's product has trouble with the syntax you've used - nowhere in  
>the dhcpd.conf manpage does it say that it is valid to declare a zone  
>inside another declaration.
>
>Chris Buxton
>Professional Services
>Men & Mice
>
>On Nov 7, 2009, at 9:30 AM, Merton Campbell Crockett wrote:
>
>> Can a zone declaration appear within a pool or subnet declaration?
>>
>> My company acquired an IP Address Management (IPAM) system.  One of  
>> its features is that it provides a place to store information about  
>> a system that, normally, would not be in a DNS zone file.  Another  
>> is that it provides a safe way to allow server administrators and  
>> site support personnel to make DNS changes.  Another feature is that  
>> it allows IT and Security personnel to see the DHCP lease  
>> assignments and identify which IP addresses are currently leased and  
>> by what systems.
>>
>> My question involves this last feature.  At several sites, I have  
>> included a zone declaration inside a subnet or pool declaration.   
>> The rationale for doing this was that the zones were unique and only  
>> to be used for systems that were leased addresses from the subnet or  
>> pool.  DHCP 3.1.2p1 accepts this construct.
>>
>> The vendor of the IPAM system has done a relatively good job of  
>> ensuring that the IPAM system conforms to DNS and DHCP standards;  
>> however, it won't process DHCP lease information when there is a  
>> zone declaration within a subnet or pool declaration.
>>
>> Is my usage of zone declaration within a subnet or pool declaration  
>> valid?  Does the vendor of the IPAM system have a "bug" in its  
>> implementation that needs to be corrected?
>>
>>
>> Merton Campbell Crockett
>> m.c.crockett at roadrunner.com
>>
>>
>>
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