7.3 Active Directory Path for dhcpClass Objects
The ADsPath where the dHCPClass [MS-ADSC] objects are stored is:
"LDAP://<domain name>/CN=NetServices, CN=Services, CN=Configuration [,DC=<domain component1> [,DC=<domain component2>] … ]"
Format of the "dhcpServers" attribute of "dHCPClass"
The "dhcpServers" [MS-ADA1] attribute of the "dHCPClass" object are updated with the value defined below.
"i<server ip address>$rcn=<relative ADsPath Name>$f<flags>$s<server name>$"
The following table provides the specifics of the string.
|
Field |
Description |
Examples |
|---|---|---|
|
server ip address |
IPv4 address of the DHCP server which is being authorized |
"57.60.41.211" |
|
relative ADsPath Name |
Relative LDAP Path name of the object in which the attribute "dhcpServer" is being updated. |
"dhcpserver.contoso.com" |
|
Flags |
Unused field. This is set to 0. |
0x00000000 |
|
server name |
Server name of the DHCP server which is being authorized. |
"dhcpserver.contoso.com" |
The server ip address field takes an IPv4 address only. In an IPv6 scenario where the IPv4 is uninstalled or disabled, the DHCP server adds itself to the AD DS with the server name of the DHCPv6 server and a fixed IP address of 255.0.0.1.
The following table specifies the characters in the "dhcpServers" attribute value string.
|
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
|
L'$' |
A field separator. |
|
L'i' |
Precedes an IP address. |
|
L'r' |
Precedes a relative Active Directory Path. |
|
L'f' |
Precedes a flag entry |
|
L's' |
Precedes a server entry |