02-12-2009 03:43 PM - edited 03-06-2019 04:01 AM
hi, Gangs,
on IOS, it seems only 1 destination is allowed for command "ip helper-address". How about if I deploy 2 DHCP servers in the network?
Thx,
Jon
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02-12-2009 03:57 PM
You need to enter them as separate lines ie.
SW(config)# ip helper-address 1.1.1.1
SW(config)# ip helper-address 2.2.2.2
Jon
02-12-2009 03:51 PM
Jon
"on IOS, it seems only 1 destination is allowed for command "ip helper-address"
Not sure where you get this impression from. You can configure multiple ip helper-addresses under a L3 interface. Not sure of the actual limit but i have used up to 4 in a transition period. Be aware that if you have multiple ip helpers the router/L3 switch will send a DHCP request on behalf of the client to all those listed.
Jon
02-12-2009 03:51 PM
It is suppose to take multiple ip helper-address.
What is the version of IOS are you using?
02-12-2009 03:55 PM
just tried on c3750, v12.2
SW(config-if)#ip helper-address 1.1.1.1 ?
SW(config-if)#ip helper-address 1.1.1.1,2.2.2.2 ?
% Unrecognized command
02-12-2009 03:57 PM
You need to enter them as separate lines ie.
SW(config)# ip helper-address 1.1.1.1
SW(config)# ip helper-address 2.2.2.2
Jon
02-12-2009 04:00 PM
Ah, I'm tooo stupid... Thanks, buddy!
02-12-2009 06:23 PM
There is one caveat, which hopefully you won't run into. Certain devices like the ASA can get cranky if you have multiple DHCP servers load balancing. If they don't get a reply from the server their relay agent asked by unicast and get it from the peer instead, they'll drop it, even if you listed both the DHCP peers in the relay line.
We had to move our dial-in zones to only be served by a single server.
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