DHCP-server

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) automatically assigns IP addresses to virtual machines connected to the organization network. To manage a DHCP-server, navigate to Products/Services → Virtual DC → Routers → DHCP → Create.

Enter the following parameters:

• Data-center network — enter  a network; 
• IP range — select a range of IP addresses that will be allocated to virtual machines. You can enter a single IP address or a range; 
• Default lease time — enter the default period for the IP address; 
• Maximum lease time — enter the maximum lease period for the IP address. 

Configuration rules

• the range cannot contain more than 65535 IP addresses; 
• the IP range of the DHCP-server cannot exceed the IP pool of the VDC network. 

IP range modification rules

• when expanding the range, you cannot add a SNAT rule translated IP address, which was not included into the range;
• when decreasing the range, you cannot exclude a SNAT rule translated IP address, which was included into the range;
• when expanding the range, you cannot add a DNAT rule source IP address, which was not included into the range;
• when decreasing the range,  you cannot exclude a DNAT rule source IP address, which was included into the range;
• when expanding the range, you cannot add  load balancing server IP addresses, which was not included into the range;
• when decreasing the range,  you cannot exclude a load balancing server IP address, which was included into the range;
• when decreasing the range,  you cannot exclude IP addresses of virtual servers which were included into the range;