Hi Michael,
as far as I know (far from me selling false hopes, so it's best if other users
chime in), yes. Once you find a way to inject data into the DB, Kea will use it
(provided you setup the host database correctly in the config file). In this
case, i think you won't even need to load the backend hook libraries, as they
are only intended to handle the DB from a config perspective.
Best,
Nicolò.
January 15, 2024 at 1:20 PM, "mtint hpc" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hey Nicolò,
>
> I wanted to discuss something about my organization. We don't allocate any
> funds for software on our platforms, which are primarily used for research
> purposes. I was considering directly writing to the database tables, but
> you've advised against it due to the potential risks. If we manually insert
> IP addresses and subnets into the database, will KEA automatically detect
> them? I came across this resource
> [https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/kea/-/wikis/docs/editing-host-reservations],
> and I've been working on this project for a few months now, so I need a
> solution.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Michael
>
> On Mon, 15 Jan 2024 at 11:29, Nicolò Borghi <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > unfortunately, the DB backend is not supposed to be edited manually.
> > Instead, you'd need to load either the MySQL or PostgreSQL Configuration
> > Backend hook library. This exposes a convenient API to interact with the DB.
> > From this section of the manual:
> > https://kea.readthedocs.io/en/kea-2.4.0/arm/hooks.html#available-hook-libraries
> > you'll find that both hook libs are open source. However, they have an
> > inevitable dependency on this other hook:
> > https://kea.readthedocs.io/en/kea-2.4.0/arm/hooks.html#std-ischooklib-libdhcp_cb_cmds.so
> > which is only available after paying a recurring subscription.
> >
> > The structure of the DB is rather intuitive, but manually inserting rows
> > into it has been made rather difficult on purpose and I don't suggest
> > trying to bypass all the obstacles, otherwise the integrity of the DB may
> > not be fully guaranteed.
> >
> > Best,
> > Nicolò.
> >
> > January 15, 2024 at 12:10 PM, "mtint hpc" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >
> > > We are in the process of transitioning from our previous DDI solution to
> > > phpIPAM, KEA DHCP with a database backend, and PowerDNS. Currently, KEA
> > > is operational without a database backend for DHCP reservations. In our
> > > setup, there won't be any DHCP pools, and IP addresses will be allocated
> > > via the DHCP reservation. We have a total of 10 subnets. Can anyone
> > > provide guidance on how to proceed with this migration and which tables
> > > in the Kea schema should be edited?
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> > > Michael
> > >
> >
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