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DHCP Option Policy

Location in GUI: Tenants » XXX » Policies » Protocol » DHCP » Option Policies

Diagram
NameTypeConstraintMandatoryDefault Value
dhcp_option_policiesList[dhcp_option_policies]No

dhcp_option_policies (apic.tenants.policies)

Section titled “dhcp_option_policies (apic.tenants.policies)”
NameTypeConstraintMandatoryDefault Value
nameStringRegex: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_.:-]{1,64}$Yes
descriptionStringRegex: ^[a-zA-Z0-9\\!#$%()*,-./:;@ _{|}~?&+]{1,128}$No
optionsList[options]No

options (apic.tenants.policies.dhcp_option_policies)

Section titled “options (apic.tenants.policies.dhcp_option_policies)”
NameTypeConstraintMandatoryDefault Value
nameStringRegex: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_.:-]{1,64}$Yes
idIntegermin: 1, max: 255No
dataStringRegex: ^[a-zA-Z0-9\\!#$%()*,-./:;@ _{|}~?&+]{1,64}$No

Example-1: This data model defines DHCP Option 42, specifying the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server IP address as 192.168.1.10, and DHCP Option 43, specifying the Vendor Specific Information IP address as 192.168.1.254. These options are appended to the messages exchanged between DHCP servers and clients, providing additional configuration information during the DHCP relay process. DHCP Option Policies are referenced within a Bridge Domain alongside a DHCP Relay Policy.

apic:
tenants:
- name: ABC
policies:
dhcp_option_policies:
- name: DHCP-OPTIONS42-43
description: "My Description"
options:
- name: NTP
id: 42
data: 192.168.1.10
- name: Controller
id: 43
data: 192.168.1.254