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@@ -482,21 +482,21 @@ If a timeout is given though, it should be an integer greater than zero.
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<section id="hosts6-storage">
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<title>Hosts Storage</title>
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<para>Kea is also able to store information about host reservations in the
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- database. Hosts database configuration uses the same syntax as lease
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- database. In fact, Kea server opens independent connections for each
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- purpose, be it lease or hosts information. This gives the solution most
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+ database. The hosts database configuration uses the same syntax as the lease
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+ database. In fact, a Kea server opens independent connections for each
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+ purpose, be it lease or hosts information. This arrangment gives the most
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flexibility. Kea can be used to keep leases and host reservations
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separately, but can also point to the same database. Currently the
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supported hosts database types are MySQL and PostgreSQL. Cassandra
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backend does not support host reservations yet.</para>
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- <para>Please note that usage of hosts storage is optional. User can define
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+ <para>Please note that usage of hosts storage is optional. A user can define
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all host reservations in the configuration file. That is the recommended way
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- if the number of reservations is small. However, with the number of
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- reservations growing it's more convenient to use host storage. Please note
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- that both storages (configuration file and one of the supported databases)
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+ if the number of reservations is small. However, when the number of
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+ reservations grows it's more convenient to use host storage. Please note
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+ that both storage methods (configuration file and one of the supported databases)
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can be used together. If hosts are defined in both places, the definitions
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- from configuration file are checked first and external storage is checked
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+ from the configuration file are checked first and external storage is checked
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later, if necessary.</para>
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<section id="hosts-database-configuration6">
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@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ If a timeout is given though, it should be an integer greater than zero.
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<screen>
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"Dhcp6": { "hosts-database": { <userinput>"name": "<replaceable>database-name</replaceable>" </userinput>, ... }, ... }
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</screen>
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- If the database is located on a different system to the DHCPv6 server, the
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+ If the database is located on a different system than the DHCPv6 server, the
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database host name must also be specified (although it should be noted that this
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configuration may have a severe impact on server performance):
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<screen>
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