https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/mobility-express-failover-dhcp/m-p/3008078#M35803 <P>Guys,</P> <P>I'm trying to have failover wireless network based on Aironet 1852 with ME v8.3</P> <P>In multiple technical documents are described how to failover works and how to a new master is selected. BUT I cannot understand the internals of that process.</P> <P></P> <P>The original master was configured to have 3 DHCP pools (Management, Employee, Guests) by the Wizard to provision a new site.</P> <P></P> <P>My question is: What's going on with DHCP pools in case if the master is down and elections is initialized?</P> <P>How leases and pools are synchronized with other stand-by (ME Compatible AP) what could be elected as a next master?</P> <P>Should I have an external DHCP in case if failover is required?</P> <P></P> <P>Thanks.</P> <P></P> Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:14:27 GMT dmitriy 2021-07-05T14:14:27Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/mobility-express-failover-dhcp/m-p/3008078#M35803 <P>Guys,</P> <P>I'm trying to have failover wireless network based on Aironet 1852 with ME v8.3</P> <P>In multiple technical documents are described how to failover works and how to a new master is selected. BUT I cannot understand the internals of that process.</P> <P></P> <P>The original master was configured to have 3 DHCP pools (Management, Employee, Guests) by the Wizard to provision a new site.</P> <P></P> <P>My question is: What's going on with DHCP pools in case if the master is down and elections is initialized?</P> <P>How leases and pools are synchronized with other stand-by (ME Compatible AP) what could be elected as a next master?</P> <P>Should I have an external DHCP in case if failover is required?</P> <P></P> <P>Thanks.</P> <P></P> Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:14:27 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/mobility-express-failover-dhcp/m-p/3008078#M35803 dmitriy 2021-07-05T14:14:27Z