Comprehensive and Detailed In-Depth Explanation:DHCP Failover in NIOS ensures redundancy, and its status reflects operational health:
* Degraded Status:Not an official NIOS failover state (e.g., NORMAL, COMMUNICATIONS- INTERRUPTED, PARTNER-DOWN). Likely a misnomer for a partial issue (e.g., COMMUNICATIONS-INTERRUPTED or high lease usage). Even in such states, DHCP service continues:
* Clients renew leases from the surviving peer.
* New leases are issued within limits (e.g., MCLT).
* Why False:"Not functioning" implies total failure, but failover design ensures partial service persists unless both peers are down (e.g., HARDWARE-FAILURE state). A degraded-like condition doesn't stop DHCP entirely.
* Practical Example:In an INE lab, you'd simulate a peer losing sync (COMMUNICATIONS- INTERRUPTED), verify clients still get IPs, and troubleshoot via DHCP logs, proving service continuity.References:Infoblox NIOS Administrator Guide - DHCP Failover States; INE Course Content: NIOS DDI DHCP Troubleshooting.