SmartProxyDhcpBlueCat

This plugin adds a new DHCP provider for managing records with BlueCat Address Manager.
The Provider manages dhcp reservations and A&PTR records.

Installation

See How_to_Install_a_Smart-Proxy_Plugin
for how to install Smart Proxy plugins

This plugin is compatible with Smart Proxy 1.16 or higher.

When installing using “gem”, make sure to install the bundle file:

echo "gem 'smart_proxy_dhcp_bluecat', :git => 'https://github.com/theforeman/smart_proxy_dhcp_bluecat'" > /usr/share/foreman-proxy/bundler.d/dhcp_bluecat.rb

Configuration

To enable this DHCP provider, edit /etc/foreman-proxy/settings.d/dhcp.yml and set:

:use_provider: dhcp_bluecat
:subnets: subnets you want to use (optional)

Configuration options for this plugin are in /etc/foreman-proxy/settings.d/dhcp_bluecat.yml and include:

:scheme: connection mode to the Bluecat address manager
:verify: validate ssl connection
:host: FQDN or IP of the Bluecat address manager
:parent_block: parent_block Id that holds your subnets
:view_name: Bluecat DNS view name
:config_id: Bluecat configuration id
:config_name: Bluecat configuration name
:server_id: id of your dhcp server
:username: API Username
:password: API Password

Limitations

IPv6 Records are currently not implemented
Adresses with expired DHCP Leases are not handed out as free IPs by Bluecat

Contributing

Fork and send a Pull Request. Thanks!

Copyright

Copyright (c) 2018 Sixt GmbH & Co. Autovermietung KG