Q:
IPV6 DHCP option 52 for Master Discovery.
In an IPv4 deployment, AP is capable of discovering Master Controller address using DHCPv4 option 43. Hence IPv4 deployment was more convenient when compared to IPV6, as IPv6 deployment had no such supporting feature. Starting AOS Version 8.1, for an IPv6 deployment, AP will now request option 52 in the parameter request list of Solicit. If the DHCPv6 server is configured for option 52, it will return Controller v6 address in the reply packet. AP will then parse and record the Master IPv6 address in it's flash and contact the Controller.
Configuration Requirement:
ipv6 dhcp pool vlan127 network 2000:2001:2002:2003::/64 option 52 ip 2017:2018:2019:2020::1 --> Master Controller Address
AP requesting option 52 can be seen from the below wireshark captures.
Below IPV6 show command displays how an AP discovered it's Master ip address.
(7010) #show ap consolidated-provision info ap-name ac:a3:1e:c4:fb:98 ap name: ac:a3:1e:c4:fb:98 ipv4 address: none ipv6 address type: dynamic(DHCPv6) ipv6 address: 2000:2001:2002:2003::9e ipv6 lease: 7500 ipv6 gateway: fe80::b:8600:7f9a:4a37 master: 2017:2018:2019:2020::1 master discover type: DHCPv6 --> Master Discovery previous lms: none lms addrs [0]: 2017:2018:2019:2020::1 (7010) #
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