RRAS: At least one interface in the IPv6 DHCPv6 Relay Agent must have 'Relay DHCP packets' enabled

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Storage Server 2012

This topic is intended to address a specific issue identified by a Best Practices Analyzer scan. You should apply the information in this topic only to computers that have had the Network Policy and Access Service (NPAS) Best Practices Analyzer run against them and are experiencing the issue addressed by this topic. For more information about best practices and scans, see Best Practices Analyzer.

Operating System

Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2

Product/Feature

Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS)

Severity

Error

Category

Configuration

Issue

IPv6 DHCPv6 Relay Agent is enabled and configured, but none of the interfaces assigned to DHCPv6 Relay Agent are configured with 'Relay DHCP packets' enabled.

Impact

If 'Relay DHCP packets' is not enabled on at least one interface assigned to the IPv6 DHCPv6 Relay Agent routing protocol, then DHCPv6 Relay Agent cannot forward DHCP packets from clients to DHCPv6 servers.

The IPv6 DHCP Relay Agent listens for DHCPv6 broadcast packets sent on a subnet, and forwards them as a unicast packet to a DHCPv6 server on a different subnet. You must configure the interface through which the DHCPv6 server can be reached with the Relay DHCP packets option.

Resolution

Use 'Routing and Remote Access' in Server Manager to enable 'Relay DHCP packets' on at least one interface assigned to IPv6 DHCPv6 Relay Agent.

Membership in the local Administrators group, or equivalent, is the minimum required to complete this procedure.

To enable ‘Relay DHCP packets’ on an interface

  1. Start Server Manager. Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.

  2. In the navigation tree, expand Roles, expand Network Policy and Access Services, expand Routing and Remote Access, expand IPv6, and then click DHCPv6 Relay Agent.

  3. In the details pane, right-click the interface that you want to use to access the DHCPv6 server, and then click Properties.

  4. On the General tab, select Relay DHCP packets, and then click OK.

Additional references

For more information about the DHCPv6 Relay Agent, see Configure the IPv6 DHCP Relay Agent (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=157474).

For more about the Routing and Remote Access role service, see Routing and Remote Access (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=153482) on TechNet, and Routing and Remote Access Service in the Windows Server Technical Library.