2.2.3 DHCP Failover Option 32 (0x20) – Client Description Option

The Client Description option is used to convey the client description given to the DHCPv4 client in the lease update that is being synchronized with the partner server.


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OptionCode

OptionLength

OptionValue (variable)

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OptionCode (2 bytes):  This field MUST be set to 32 (0x20).

OptionLength (2 bytes): The unsigned length, in bytes, of the option, excluding the OptionCode and OptionLength fields.

OptionValue (variable):  This field contains the byte stream representing the Unicode string containing the description of the client with the terminating NULL character for the DHCPv4 client.