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jamiestarr66
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DHCP or IP Pools

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Now that VCF 4.2.1 on VxRail supports using static IP pools, still fall under best practice when starting the bringup process and the workload domain deployment?

 

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shank89
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You can use static IP pools, but keep in mind if you ever want to stretch the cluster you need to use DHCP.

Shashank Mohan

VCIX-NV 2022 | VCP-DCV2019 | CCNP Specialist

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Thus would depend on how your network is configured.  The VLAN may need an IP helper of the DHCP server is in a different network.

Shashank Mohan

VCIX-NV 2022 | VCP-DCV2019 | CCNP Specialist

https://lab2prod.com.au
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shankmohan/
Twitter @ShankMohan
Author of NSX-T Logical Routing: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-7458-3

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shank89
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You can use static IP pools, but keep in mind if you ever want to stretch the cluster you need to use DHCP.

Shashank Mohan

VCIX-NV 2022 | VCP-DCV2019 | CCNP Specialist

https://lab2prod.com.au
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shankmohan/
Twitter @ShankMohan
Author of NSX-T Logical Routing: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-7458-3
jamiestarr66
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Thanks for the responses guys.

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jamiestarr66
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If I go with DCHP,  what would be the correct process to allow the Host acquire a DCHP allocated ip address?

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shank89
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Thus would depend on how your network is configured.  The VLAN may need an IP helper of the DHCP server is in a different network.

Shashank Mohan

VCIX-NV 2022 | VCP-DCV2019 | CCNP Specialist

https://lab2prod.com.au
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shankmohan/
Twitter @ShankMohan
Author of NSX-T Logical Routing: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-7458-3
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jamiestarr66
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Ok thanks again for the help.

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