AddByHotStandby method of the PS_DhcpServerv4Failover class

Adds a new IPv4 failover relationship on the server.

Syntax

uint32 AddByHotStandby(
  [in]  string               ComputerName,
  [in]  string               Name,
  [in]  string               PartnerServer,
  [in]  string               ScopeId[],
  [in]  datetime             MaxClientLeadTime,
  [in]  boolean              AutoStateTransition,
  [in]  datetime             StateSwitchInterval,
  [in]  boolean              Force,
  [in]  string               SharedSecret,
  [in]  boolean              PassThru,
  [in]  uint32               ReservePercent,
  [in]  string               ServerRole,
  [out] DhcpServerv4Failover cmdletOutput
);

Parameters

ComputerName [in]

DNS name or IP address of the target computer running the DHCP server service.

Name [in]

Name of the failover relationship to be created

PartnerServer [in]

IP address or hostname of the partner server

ScopeId [in]

Scope identifiers (in IPv4 address format) which are to be added to the failover relationship.

MaxClientLeadTime [in]

Maximum Client Lead time for the failover relationship. Default is 1 hour.

AutoStateTransition [in]

Enable or Disable automatic state transition from COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED state to PARTNER DOWN state based on expiry of the timer (Safe Period) while in COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED state. Valid values are True, False. Default value is False. However, this will be set to True if safe period is specified.

StateSwitchInterval [in]

Time interval for which the server should continue to operate in COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED state before transitioning to PARTNER DOWN state

Force [in]

If shared secret is specified, user confirmation is sought since shared secret specified may be transferred in clear text transport in case of remote management.

SharedSecret [in]

Shared secret to be used for message digest authentication. If not specified, message digest authentication is turned off.

PassThru [in]

If this parameter is specified, the cmdlet returns the PowerShell object which is modified.

ReservePercent [in]

Percentage of free IP address pool of the scope which should be reserved on the standby server. In case of a failover, IP address from this reserved pool on the standby server will be leased to new DHCP clients. Default is 5%.

ServerRole [in]

Role of the local server in the hot standby mode. Valid values are Active, Standby. Default role is Active for the local server i.e. the partner server specified will be a standby server.

Active ("Active")

Standby ("Standby")

Requirements

See also

PS_DhcpServerv4Failover