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  • 1.  DHCP Relay from a routing-instance

    Posted 04-16-2017 08:39

    A vMX router failing to forward DHCP OFFER packet from server to Client. 

    Topology Note: DHCP Server and DHCP Client in different routing-instance. 

    root@vmx1# show | no-more | display set

    set version 16.1R4.7

    set system host-name vmx1

    set interfaces ge-0/0/1 unit 0 family inet address 10.0.0.1/24

    set interfaces ge-0/0/2 unit 0 family inet address 192.168.0.1/24

    set forwarding-options dhcp-relay server-group DummyConfig

    set routing-options interface-routes rib-group inet DHCP

    set routing-options rib-groups DHCP import-rib inet.0

    set routing-options rib-groups DHCP import-rib DHCP.inet.0

    set routing-instances DHCP instance-type virtual-router

    set routing-instances DHCP interface ge-0/0/1.0

    set routing-instances DHCP routing-options interface-routes rib-group inet DHCP

    set routing-instances DHCP forwarding-options dhcp-relay server-group DHCP-SERVER 192.168.0.2

    set routing-instances DHCP forwarding-options dhcp-relay active-server-group DHCP-SERVER

    set routing-instances DHCP forwarding-options dhcp-relay group ALL interface ge-0/0/1.0



  • 2.  RE: DHCP Relay from a routing-instance

     
    Posted 04-16-2017 23:24

    Hello,

     

    For configuration part, you can refer this link.

     

    https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=KB30584

     

    Regards,

     

    Rushi



  • 3.  RE: DHCP Relay from a routing-instance

    Posted 04-17-2017 00:18

    Hello Rushi,

     

    I went through kb which is for QFX. Wondering how DHCP server i.e. 20.0.0.2 is reachable from VRF.inet.0. I m trying to relate configs to my vMX. Added some configs regarding forwarding-options from kb to my earlier config but it didn't work. Config is something like this.

     

    manoz@vmx1# show | display set

    set version 16.1R4.7

    set system host-name vmx1

     

    set interfaces ge-0/0/1 unit 0 family inet address 10.0.0.1/24

    set interfaces ge-0/0/2 unit 0 family inet address 192.168.0.1/24

    set forwarding-options dhcp-relay forward-only-replies

    set routing-options interface-routes rib-group inet DHCP-RELAY

    set routing-options rib-groups DHCP-RELAY import-rib inet.0

    set routing-options rib-groups DHCP-RELAY import-rib DHCP-RELAY.inet.0

    set routing-instances DHCP-RELAY instance-type virtual-router

    set routing-instances DHCP-RELAY interface ge-0/0/1.0

    set routing-instances DHCP-RELAY routing-options interface-routes rib-group inet DHCP-RELAY

    set routing-instances DHCP-RELAY forwarding-options dhcp-relay overrides no-allow-snooped-clients

    set routing-instances DHCP-RELAY forwarding-options dhcp-relay forward-only routing-instance default

    set routing-instances DHCP-RELAY forwarding-options dhcp-relay server-group DHCP-RELAY 192.168.0.2

    set routing-instances DHCP-RELAY forwarding-options dhcp-relay active-server-group DHCP-RELAY

    set routing-instances DHCP-RELAY forwarding-options dhcp-relay route-suppression destination

    set routing-instances DHCP-RELAY forwarding-options dhcp-relay group DHCP-RELAY active-server-group DHCP-RELAY

    set routing-instances DHCP-RELAY forwarding-options dhcp-relay group DHCP-RELAY interface ge-0/0/1.0



  • 4.  RE: DHCP Relay from a routing-instance
    Best Answer

     
    Posted 08-15-2017 09:13

    I just got this working on QFX10k (17.2R1)

     

    There are 2 VRFs: Tenant-1 and Tenant-2.  DHCP Client is in Tenant-1 and Server is in Tenant-2.  Routes are leaked between VRFs so there is reachability between all subnets.

     

    Here are the key config components.  Basically for Tenant-1, specify that incoming DHCP packets are to be relayed to "Tenant-2".  In Tenant-2 VRF, forward the "replies" back to Tenant-1 VRF.

     

    set routing-instances Tenant-1 forwarding-options dhcp-relay forward-only routing-instance Tenant-2
    set routing-instances Tenant-1 forwarding-options dhcp-relay server-group test 100.0.22.2
    set routing-instances Tenant-1 forwarding-options dhcp-relay active-server-group test
    set routing-instances Tenant-1 forwarding-options dhcp-relay group DHCP-RELAY active-server-group test
    set routing-instances Tenant-1 forwarding-options dhcp-relay group DHCP-RELAY interface irb.10011

     

    set routing-instances Tenant-2 forwarding-options dhcp-relay forward-only-replies

     

     

    Hope this helps.