Configuring an external DHCP server
IMPORTANT:
During the initial deployment of a Blueprint through NPS, the Image Service pod in NPS provides the DHCP services for IP allocation during PXE boot process. The Image Service pod performs the PXE boot of master and worker nodes. To ensure continuity of DHCP service post removal of NPS, you must configure an external DHCP server for the nodes (existing and additional) in the environment.
Prerequisites
- Ensure that you delete the Image service pod in NPS before you configure and start the external DHCP server. To delete the image service pod, run the following command:
The supportednps baremetal -a delete -nos <nos_type>
nos_type
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. An external server is needed and it must be connected to the core switch and accessible to the master and worker nodes.
NOTE:External server is an external DHCP server that a user is configuring in this procedure.
Procedure