Proxmox VE4.3 DHCP setup for KVM vm's

[chetan sonawane]

Hello,

Please share us exact steps to configure DHCP for kvm vm's so once the vm created the IP will get assign automatically.

 

[matt.vmworld]

Hi,

Even we have not succeeded in configuring DHCP with Proxmox-KVM. It behaves strange, the complete range we add in DHCP starts pinging from the KVM host once configured DHCP. Also, the VM doesn't response from outside. The VM doesn't pick IPs serially.

 

[tom]

A VM just picks up IP´s from any DHCP server in your network, like any other DHCP client in your environment.

Please note, DHCP server is not a feature from Proxmox VE.

 

[chetan sonawane]

Hello Tom.

Then what is solution proxmox provides to automatically assign IP addresses to KVM vm's ?

 

[tom]

Hello Tom.

Then what is solution proxmox provides to automatically assign IP addresses to KVM vm's ?

Proxmox VE has no builtin DHCP server. The solution is that you install a DHCP server somewhere.