DHCP NX5500 Cluster

[OGB-NIKO]

What Windows server DHCP scope/server options need to be configured when working with an active passive 5500NX controller cluster for layer3 ap adoption to work properly ? Can a cluster be update or should i update both controllers before building a cluster ?

Our nx5500 controllers will be handing out the address and not our DHCP servers we just need to point everything in the right direction.

[ckelly]

Yes. For WiNG-5 APs, you only should use Option 191. Relevant section from another guide is here.
Deployment Guide - Start Page 108

The Option-189 that you have there is for WiNG-4 migrations. If all of your APs/controllers are running WiNG-5 now, then I don't think that this DHCP Option is even used by the APs any longer.

Your Option-191 setup should end up looking like this: (This assumes level-2 MINT adoption)

[OGB-NIKO]

That would be the only option that we would need ?

[ckelly · Accepted solution]

Based on that screenshot, no.

The Option Type setup will look like this:

Name: ControllerIPAddress
Data Type: String
Code: 191
Description: ControllerIPAddress



And in the String Field, the Value will look like this:

pool1=10.10.10.10, 10.10.10.11;level=2 (10.10.10.10 and 10.10.10.11 being the controller's 2 IP addresses)

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Chris
This are our current options on DHCP servers in a different subnet for the RFS6000 that is running would it be the same for NX5500 ?