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Kea DHCP – the new open source DHCP server from ISC
The document discusses the Kea DHCP server, launched in 2011 as a modern alternative to the longstanding ISC DHCP server. It highlights Kea's features, such as combined DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 support, high performance, SQL database backend, and integration with the Men & Mice suite for management. Additionally, it mentions training opportunities for users and certification programs related to Kea DHCP.
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Introduction to KEA-DHCP, an open source DHCP server, and the history of ISC DHCP server as the standard in Unix for nearly 20 years.
Chronological evolution of ISC DHCP from 1.0 in 1993 to 4.3.3-P1 in 2016, establishing key milestones.
Changes in internet needs since 1996, highlighting advancements such as DHCPv6, dynamic DNS, and mass provisioning.
Identifies key issues with ISC DHCP including lack of statistics, slow performance, and complexity.
Overview of KEA DHCP milestones from project inception in 2011 to release of version 1.0.0.
Features of KEA DHCP 1.0 include support for both DHCPv4 and DHCPv6, high performance, and dynamic reconfiguration.
Supported operating systems for KEA DHCP including RedHat, Debian, Fedora, Arch-Linux, FreeBSD, and macOS.
Instructions for installing KEA DHCP on CentOS 7 and Red Hat 7 using specific commands.
Demonstrates KEA DHCP setup architecture including database integration and client-server interactions.
Discussion on high availability (HA) for KEA DHCP, strategies for SQL database HA implementation, and examples.
Features of GUI management for KEA DHCP, including integration with Men & Mice Suite and scope migration.
Details on KEA DHCP training, covering topics from basic configuration to advanced DHCP options and training dates.
Closing remarks and invitation for questions and comments regarding KEA DHCP.
Kea DHCP – the new open source DHCP server from ISC
- 1. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com © ISC http://www.isc.org KEA-DHCP the new Open Source DHCP Server 1
- 2. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com ISC DHCP the ISC DHCP Server has been the standard DHCP server in the Unix world for almost 20 years now Linux, BSD, MacOS X, commercial Unix flavours it is seen as the "reference" implementation of the "dynamic host configuration protocol, DHCP" Base of many commercial DHCP offerings 2
- 3. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com History of ISC DHCP 3 ISC DHCP 1.0 1993 ISC DHCP 1997 1999 ISC DHCP 2.0 2001 ISC DHCP 3.0 2007 ISC DHCP 4.0 2016 ISC DHCP 4.3.3-P1 RFC 1531 DHCP RFC 2131
- 4. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com the Internet has changed since 1996 4 DHCPv6 dynamic DNS updates mass provisioning VoIP provisioning number of hosts
- 5. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com shortcomings of ISC DHCP 5 no build-in statistics slow complex configuration does not scale with modern hardware legacy code DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 are separate servers
- 6. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com KEA DHCP 6 2011 KEA DHCP BIND 10 (DNS) project started at ISC BIND 10 (DNS) project stopped work on the BIND 10 DHCP Server starts KEA DHCP Version 1.0.0 2009 2013 BIND 10 12/2015
- 7. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com KEA DHCP 1.0 features DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 (combined) high performance ( > 1000 leases/seconds with MySQL backend) failover via SQL DB Host reservation PXE Boot support DHCPv6 prefix delegation dynamic reconfiguration dynamic DNS updates SQL database backend (CSV, MySQL / PostgreSQL / …) Statistics module MPL License 7
- 8. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com KEA DHCP availability RedHat Enterprise Linux 7 / CentOS 7 (via EPEL) Debian Linux (sid/unstable) Fedora Linux (F23) Arch-Linux (Arch User Repository) FreeBSD (source) MacOS X (source) 8
- 9. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com Demo CentOS 7 / Red Hat 7 sudo yum install epel-release sudo yum install kea 9
- 10. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com Demo setup 10 KEA DHCP DHCP Client Database Server KEA DHCP4 PostgreSQL Lease DB ISC dhclient
- 11. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com Demo setup 11 KEA DHCP DHCP Client Database Server KEA DHCP4 PostgreSQL Lease DB ISC dhclient
- 12. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com Demo 12
- 13. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com Demo setup 13 KEA DHCP DHCP Client Database Server KEA DHCP4 KEA DHCP6 Lease DB File PostgreSQL Lease DB ISC dhclient
- 14. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com Demo 14
- 15. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com Demo setup 15 KEA DHCP DHCP Client Database Server KEA DHCP4 KEA DHCP6 KEA DDNS Lease DB File BIND 9 PostgreSQL Lease DB ISC dhclient
- 16. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com Demo 16
- 17. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com DHCP High Availability KEA DHCP 1.0 does not support the RFC DHCP failover protocol support is planned for a future release DHCP HA can be implemented on the SQL Database level 17
- 18. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com DHCP SMB HA example 18 DHCP Client DHCP relay (router) MySQL/MariaDB active/passive KEA DHCP Server active/passive
- 19. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com DHCP Enterprise HA example 19 DHCP Client DHCP relay (router) MySQL/MariaDB Max-Scale Load-Balancer MySQL/MariaDB Cluster KEA DHCP Server active/passive
- 20. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com KEA DHCP GUI Management 20
- 21. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com KEA DHCP GUI Management the Men & Mice Suite 7.2 (Release May 2016) supports KEA DHCP (alongside ISC-DHCP, MS-DHCP, Cisco-DHCP) migration support between ISC-DHCP and KEA-DHCP • setup a new KEA DHCP Server • install Men & Mice KEA DHCP Server controller • add new server to the Men & Mice Suite • select an existing IP-subnet (scope) on an ISC-DHCP server, select "migrate scope" • subnet will be moved from ISC-DHCP to KEA-DHCP including all options and active leases • old subnet on ISC-DHCP will be left disabled 21
- 22. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com KEA DHCP GUI Management 22
- 23. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com new KEA DHCP Training •Brief History of the DHCP protocol •DHCPv4 protocol knowledge refresh •Introducing the new KEA-DHCP software •Installing and basic configuration of KEA-DHCP • KEA-DHCP IPv4 configuration use cases • dynamic pools • static host reservations • standard and custom DHCP options • PXE booting • An introduction into the DHCPv6 protocol • KEA-DHCP IPv6 configuration use cases •dynamic pools • DHCPv6 prefix delegation • KEA-DHCP high-availability options • DHCP troubleshooting: Best practices and tools • DHCP statistics tools 23 https://www.menandmice.com/support-training/training/kea-dhcp-training/
- 24. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com KEA DHCP Training dates August 8 – 9, 2016 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands October 13 – 14, 2016 - West Coast, USA October 17 – 18, 2016 - East Coast, USA November 21 – 22, 2016 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands Two days - Hands-On training US$ 1795 A new certification, “KEA certified DHCP Administrator (KCDA)” is available starting from Q3/2016. 24 https://www.menandmice.com/support-training/training/kea-dhcp-training/
- 25. © Men &Mice http://menandmice.com Thank you! ! Questions? Comments? 25