This section contains the procedures you need to install and configure DHCP.
Use this procedure to install and configure DHCP.
Install the following packages from the Solaris CD
SUNWdhcsu
SUNWdhcsb
SUNWdhcm
Mount DHCP Cluster File Systems – You must ensure that the Cluster File System for the DHCP network table is mounted.
If a Failover File System is used by the DHCP network table, you must mount this manually.
Install the required DHCP patches — Refer back to the Configuration Requirements for a list of patches that need to be installed.
Run the following commands to configure DHCP –
# /usr/sadm/admin/bin/dhcpmgr |
Choose Configure as DHCP Server
Choose Text files or Binary files
Enter a path for the DHCP network table
Choose which name services should be used to store host records
Choose Length of Lease and if clients can renew their leases
If used, supply a DNS configuration for the DHCP client of this server
Add which network and network mask should provide ip-addresses
Choose LAN as Network Type
If used, supply a NIS configuration for the DHCP clients of this server
If used, supply a NIS+ configuration for the DHCP clients of this server
Create your addresses and macros
Check /etc/inet/dhcpsvc.conf – has the following parameters defined.
DAEMON_ENABLED should always be true
PATH should point to a Cluster File System
RUN_MODE should always be SERVER
RESOURCE is set to either SUNWbinfiles or SUNWfiles
Make sure /etc/inet/dhcpsvc.conf is consistent – on all nodes within Sun Cluster that will host the DHCP service
This can be done by either
Copying /etc/inet/dhcpsvc.conf onto each node with Sun Cluster
Move your edited dhcpsvc.conf to your Cluster File System and create a symbolic link from /etc/inet/dhcpsvc.conf to dhcpsvc.conf within the Cluster File System.
Ensure that DHCP is stopped on all nodes
# /etc/rc2.d/K21dhcp stop |
Disable DHCP startup on boot on all nodes
# rm /etc/rc3.d/S34dhcp |