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[5381] Updated User's Guide according to a review.

Include prefixes in the paragraph about pool usage within shared networks.
Marcin Siodelski 7 years ago
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2 changed files with 19 additions and 19 deletions
  1. 3 3
      doc/guide/dhcp4-srv.xml
  2. 16 16
      doc/guide/dhcp6-srv.xml

+ 3 - 3
doc/guide/dhcp4-srv.xml

@@ -3516,7 +3516,7 @@ src/lib/dhcpsrv/cfg_host_operations.cc -->
     subnet before it starts allocating addresses from other subnets belonging to
     the same shared network. However, in certain situations the client can be
     allocated an address from the other subnets before the address pools in the
-    first subnet get exhausted. That is, when the client provides a hint that
+    first subnet get exhausted, e.g. when the client provides a hint that
     belongs to another subnet or the client has reservations in a different than
     default subnet.
     </para>
@@ -3526,8 +3526,8 @@ src/lib/dhcpsrv/cfg_host_operations.cc -->
       server doesn't allocate addresses from other subnets until it uses all
       the addresses from the first subnet in the shared network. Apart from the
       fact that hints, host reservations and client classification affect subnet
-      selection, it is also considered that we will enhance allocation strategies
-      within a shared network in the future versions of Kea, so as the selection
+      selection, it is also foreseen that we will enhance allocation strategies
+      for shared networks in the future versions of Kea, so as the selection
       of subnets within a shared network is equally probable (unpredictable).</para>
     </note>
 

+ 16 - 16
doc/guide/dhcp6-srv.xml

@@ -3063,29 +3063,29 @@ If not specified, the default value is:
     modems. In this case, the distinction is based on the type of device, rather
     than coming out of running out address space.</para>
 
-    <para>A client connected to a shared network may be assigned an address from
-    any of the address pools defined within the subnets belonging to the shared
-    network. Internally, the server selects one of the subnets belonging to a
-    shared network and tries to allocate an address from this subnet. If the
-    server is unable to allocate an address from the selected subnet (e.g. due
-    to address pools exhaustion) it will use another subnet from the same shared
-    network and try to allocate an address from this subnet etc. Therefore, in the
-    typical case, the server will allocate all addresses available for a given
-    subnet before it starts allocating addresses from other subnets belonging to
+    <para>A client connected to a shared network may be assigned a lease (address
+    or prefix) from any of the pools defined within the subnets belonging to the
+    shared network. Internally, the server selects one of the subnets belonging to the
+    shared network and tries to allocate a lease from this subnet. If the
+    server is unable to allocate a lease from the selected subnet (e.g. due
+    to pools exhaustion) it will use another subnet from the same shared
+    network and try to allocate a lease from this subnet etc. Therefore, in the
+    typical case, the server will allocate all leases available in a given
+    subnet before it starts allocating leases from other subnets belonging to
     the same shared network. However, in certain situations the client can be
-    allocated an address from the other subnets before the address pools in the
-    first subnet get exhausted. That is, when the client provides a hint that
-    belongs to another subnet or the client has reservations in a different than
+    allocated a lease from the other subnets before the pools in the first
+    subnet get exhausted, e.g. when the client provides a hint that belongs
+    to another subnet or the client has reservations in a different than
     default subnet.
     </para>
 
     <note>
     <para>It is strongly discouraged for the Kea deployments to assume that the
-      server doesn't allocate addresses from other subnets until it uses all
-      the addresses from the first subnet in the shared network. Apart from the
+      server doesn't allocate leases from other subnets until it uses all
+      the leases from the first subnet in the shared network. Apart from the
       fact that hints, host reservations and client classification affect subnet
-      selection, it is also considered that we will enhance allocation strategies
-      within a shared network in the future versions of Kea, so as the selection
+      selection, it is also foreseen that we will enhance allocation strategies
+      for shared networks in the future versions of Kea, so as the selection
       of subnets within a shared network is equally probable (unpredictable).</para>
     </note>