Two hosts can be added to an HA (High Availability) group. In case one host is down, the second host can take over DHCP lease management without causing downtime. High Availability can be configured as Active/Active, Active/Passive, Advanced Active/Passive or Anycast. For conceptual information, see High Availability for DHCP.
To view the list of HA groups, complete the following:
From the Cloud Services Portal, click Manage -> IPAM/DHCP -> HA Groups.
The application displays the following information:
- NAME: Displays the name of the HA group.
- DESCRIPTION: Displays additional information about the HA group.
- HA CONFIGURATION: Displays whether the configuration is Active/Active, Active/Passive, Advanced Active/Passive, or Anycast.
- HOST 1: Displays the host associated with the HA group.
- HOST 2: Displays the host associated with the HA group.
- HA Status: Displays the following information:
- Peer 1 - Last sent heartbeat, Last received heartbeat.
- Peer 2 - Last sent heartbeat, Last received heartbeat.
You can also perform the following in this tab:
Click
to select and reorder the columns to be displayed on the interface.
Click
-> Edit next to an HA group, or select the check box for the respective HA group and click Edit to modify an HA group.
Click
Select an HA group to view additional details like HA Configuration, Host, or Port. If you do not want to view the details in the right panel, click
.
Enter the value that you want to search in the Search text box. The application displays the list of records matching the keyword in the text box.
Click
to filter the objects by Name, Description, and HA Configuration.
You can perform the following actions: