Thank you, Darren, I'll go through these useful links.
-----Original Message----- From: Darren Ankney <darren.ank...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, 28 August 2023 17:35 To: Ahiya Zadok <ah...@younity.io> Cc: kea-users@lists.isc.org Subject: Re: [Kea-users] Config backend and Rest API Hi, Let me start by mentioning this article: https://kb.isc.org/docs/experimenting-with-postgresql-high-availability If you scroll down to the section titled: "Testing Kea API commands with PGPool-II backend", you will find an example of using the database backend to store leases, host reservations, and configuration. Maintenance of database stored Host reservations requires the host commands hook (https://kea.readthedocs.io/en/kea-2.4.0/arm/hooks.html#libdhcp-host-cmds-so-host-commands). This is a premium hook that must be purchased or a support contract must be purchased in order to obtain the hook. Configuration parameters stored in the database require the Configuration Backend Commands hook (https://kea.readthedocs.io/en/kea-2.4.0/arm/hooks.html#libdhcp-cb-cmds-so-configuration-backend-commands). This is also a premium hook. Also required for Configuration backend storage is the specific MySQL/MariaDB (https://kea.readthedocs.io/en/kea-2.4.0/arm/hooks.html#libdhcp-mysql-cb-so-configuration-backend-for-mysql) or PostgreSQL (https://kea.readthedocs.io/en/kea-2.4.0/arm/hooks.html#libdhcp-pgsql-cb-so-configuration-backend-for-postgresql) configuration backend hook. Neither of these are premium hooks. Leases stored in the database may be accessed with the Lease Commands hook (https://kea.readthedocs.io/en/kea-2.4.0/arm/hooks.html#libdhcp-lease-cmds-so-lease-commands-for-easier-lease-management). This is not a premium hook. The Kea control agent is NOT premium hook: https://kea.readthedocs.io/en/kea-2.4.0/arm/agent.html It is an optional Kea component that allows API communication over IP rather than directly to the unix socket of the appropriate Kea component. You can see each of these hooks in use at the aforementioned article. Thank you, Darren Ankney On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 7:26 AM Ahiya Zadok <ah...@younity.io> wrote: > > Hi > > > > I’m new to Kea; we are currently using ISC DHCP and are considering moving > to Kea. > > We have dozens of sites with multiple subnets each. > > > > I considered using the config backend architecture because of the > centralized management and configuration ability, and in the future, I > will integrate it with a CMDB (IPAM) like NetBox. > > Looking at Kea documents, it seems that the CB is part of the Community > version, but it requires the Kea Control Agent (Rest API), which is part > of the commercial version. > > So, I’m a bit confused here. > > I’d appreciate it if someone could shed some light on this matter. > > Is it possible to use the CB and rest API with the Community version? > > > > > > Thank you all in advance! > > > > > > -- > ISC funds the development of this software with paid support > subscriptions. Contact us at https://www.isc.org/contact/ for more > information. > > To unsubscribe visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/kea-users. > > Kea-users mailing list > Kea-users@lists.isc.org > https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/kea-users -- ISC funds the development of this software with paid support subscriptions. Contact us at https://www.isc.org/contact/ for more information. To unsubscribe visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/kea-users. Kea-users mailing list Kea-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/kea-users
