Multiple dhcp servers setup in the same network.

[jeffrey j donovan]

On Jun 28, 2011, at 9:52 AM, Hua Zhong Wang wrote:

> Hi, 
> 
> We are using a RHEL6 server to manage a cluster, dhcp server with a dynamic range is also setup on this server to assign dynamic IPs to the clients.
> 
> For redundancy, another RHEL6 server with the same configuration needs to be setup in the same network.
> 
> So the question is what will happen if two dhcp servers with same dynamic range setup in the same network? Will two dhcp servers sync with each other once they found the conficts after a dhcp request comes?
> 
> I have tested that it is working well with two dhcp servers in this case, but I want to make sure that from code pespective since this is more accurate to understand the code process.
> 
Greetings,

run one server on the local subnet, this will be your first attempt at getting an address " A local broadcast ", Setup your next DHCP server on another subnet and have your router/switch help.
-j
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