This section will guide you through the required steps to install the Abiquo DHCP relay server using the Abiquo Installer ISO.
Example Values
This install guide uses the following example values.
| Component | Values | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dhcrelay server IP address | 192.168.1.2 | This should be an IP address on the management network with the Abiquo platform servers. |
| DHCP Server IP address | 192.168.1.1 | This should be an IP address on the management network with the Abiquo platform servers |
| Dhcrelay management network interface | eth0 | Connection to DHCP server on the management network |
| Dhcrelay service network interface | eth1 | Connection to VLANs, which is a trunk connection on the service network. |
| VLAN range | 2-200 | Tags that will be allocated to the VLAN networks |
| Network for relay service interface | 10.0.0.0 | The DHCP Relay will listen to VLANs using VNICs with this IP range. Note that there must be one IP address for each VLAN but the IP address is only used by the DHCP Server to identify the VLAN. You can use any network address that ends in 0. |
Example:
Dhcrelay server IP: 192.168.1.2
DHCP Server IP: 192.168.1.1
Dhcrelay is connected to the DHCP server through eth0 (management network)
Dhcrelay is connected to VLANs through eth1 (service network)
Dhcrelay manages VLAN range 2-200
Network for relay service interface is: 10.0.0.0
Prerequisites for DHCP
Please read the background information on Configuring DHCP and How Abiquo Networking Works before you begin. The DHCP relay server should have two network interfaces. One of the network interfaces should be connected to the service network and the other to the management network.
System Requirements
| Server | DHCP Relay Server |
|---|---|
| Recommended test server specifications |
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| Hypervisor networks | Install the Abiquo DHCP Relay Server on a hypervisor with VLAN support configured. For example, for ESXi, see How to configure an ESXi host to support VLAN tagging |
| Platform networks | Connect the Abiquo DHCP Relay Server to these platform networks:
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Install Abiquo DHCP Relay Appliance
The Abiquo DHCP Relay Appliance is a CentOS system containing the Abiquo DHCP Relay Server.
Download Abiquo DHCP Relay Appliance
Download Abiquo DHCP Relay Appliance
- OVA file:
- MD5 sum:
Configure virtual machine
| Description | Default Configuration |
|---|---|
| Guest OS Type | Red Hat (64 bit) |
| CPU | 2 |
| RAM | 4096 MB |
| Network adapter | Intel PRO/1000 MT Server |
| Hard Disk Controller (SCSI) | LsiLogic |
| Virtual Disk Image | dhcp-relay_34_vmware-disk1.vmdk.gz |
| Virtual Disk Image Capacity | 9.77 GB |
Configure DHCP Relay Server
In our example, these parameters are:
Management Interface: eth0 Service Interface: eth1 DHCP Server IP: 192.168.1.1 Service Network: 10.0.0.0 VLAN Range: 2 - 100
Troubleshooting
To better understand the installation and configuration process, please see How Abiquo Networking Works.
Manually Configuring One DHCP Relay Server and Manually Configuring Multiple DHCP Relay Servers.