I agree with Justin. The switches will do a check (I'm guessing it's a ping) before handing out an IP address. But why run the risk of an accidental duplicate address.
Regards, Jeff Rensink : Sr Instructor : iPexpert <http://www.ipexpert.com/> CCIE # 24834 :: Wireless / R&S :: World-Class Cisco Certification Training Direct: +1.810.326.1444 :: Free Videos <http://www.youtube.com/ipexpertinc> :: Free Training / Product Offerings <http://www.facebook.com/ipexpert> :: CCIE Blog <http://blog.ipexpert.com/> :: Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/ipexpert> On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 12:17 AM, Justin Kurynny <[email protected]>wrote: > Michael, > > > > I’d personally go with the first option unless otherwise instructed by the > exam. You know that in real life you probably wouldn’t do it the second > way, especially considering conflicts could occur (yes, I know the lab > isn’t real life). The argument here is that I don’t like to leave anything > to chance in the lab and you don’t want to be troubleshooting a > self-inflicted DHCP/IP conflict issue on top of everything else you’re > already doing. > > > > It’s slightly more configuration work, but because IOS doesn’t offer a > DHCP clustering/LB mechanism, I’d just split the pools. > > > > Justin > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Michael Ruetz > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 07, 2014 21:45 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [OSL | CCIE_Wireless] DHCP on IIOS > > > > Dear Wireless-Guys, > > > > I though about setting up a redundant DHCP-Service running on two > IOS-Devices while preparing for the lab (in march), and came up with two > solutions: > > — split the DHCP-pools in half on the two boxes > > — configure both devices with the same (!) pool of addresses, and leave it > to the client’s duplicate-adress-check to resolve any issues > > Any recommendations from your side would be very welcome. > > > > Best regards … > > > > *MICHAEL RUETZ* > > Senior IT Architekt/Engineering Manager, CCIE#5356 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Free CCIE R&S, Collaboration, Data Center, Wireless & Security Videos :: > > iPexpert on YouTube: www.youtube.com/ipexpertinc >
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