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Update Kea to 3.0
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Description

We should update Kea to 3.0 at end of Q2.

Notable features:

  • Kea has now impemented ping-check, like present on EOL isc-dhcp-server
  • Kea now handles classless static routes (option 121) without needing custom option definition

Details

Version
1.5
Is it a breaking change?
Perfectly compatible
Issue type
Internal change (not visible to end users)

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 ResolvedsarthurdevT7281 Update Kea to 3.0
 ResolvedBUGsarthurdevT7821 DHCP server subnet id range must not allow zero

Event Timeline

sarthurdev created this task.Mar 24 2025, 1:09 PM
sarthurdev changed the task status from Open to In progress.
sarthurdev triaged this task as Normal priority.
pasik subscribed.Mar 24 2025, 2:17 PM
sarthurdev changed the task status from In progress to Needs testing.Apr 14 2025, 4:30 PM
sarthurdev moved this task from Need Triage to Backport Candidates on the VyOS Rolling board.

PRs

https://github.com/vyos/vyos-1x/pull/4412
https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build/pull/936

ping-check library was only open sourced recently, will be available in next Kea stable release (2.8). I've backported it by patch for use in Debian build for Kea 2.6

sarthurdev mentioned this in rVYOSONEXf3e77facc067: kea: T7281: Use Kea internal option for option 121 routes, remove option 249.Apr 15 2025, 2:54 PM
sarthurdev mentioned this in rVYOSONEXf7c5c77376b9: kea: T7281: Add support for ping-check in Kea.
sarthurdev mentioned this in rVYOSONEXd62641f1d8a0: kea: T7281: Remove `ping-check` from Kea migrator.
sarthurdev mentioned this in rVYOSONEX36e775408c88: kea: T7281: No longer uses control agent for HA.
sarthurdev mentioned this in rVYOSONEX176da07ba48f: kea: T7281: Update smoketest service check, return logs on error.
Restricted Repository Identity mentioned this in rVYOSONEX9e47c2153be7: Merge pull request #4412 from sarthurdev/kea_2.6.Apr 15 2025, 2:54 PM
sarthurdev added a comment.May 11 2025, 5:29 PM

For backport, going to wait for Kea 3.0 at end of Q2. We then won't need to any manual patches.

sarthurdev renamed this task from Update Kea to 2.6.1 and implement new features to Update Kea to 3.0 and implement new features.May 11 2025, 5:30 PM
sarthurdev changed the task status from Needs testing to On hold.
sarthurdev added a project: VyOS 1.5 Circinus.
sarthurdev updated the task description. (Show Details)
sarthurdev changed the task status from On hold to In progress.Aug 4 2025, 5:45 PM
sarthurdev changed the task status from In progress to Needs testing.Sep 15 2025, 6:41 PM

PRs:

https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build/pull/1033
https://github.com/vyos/vyos-1x/pull/4723

sarthurdev changed the task status from Needs testing to In progress.Sep 22 2025, 8:38 PM
sarthurdev changed the task status from In progress to Needs testing.Sep 22 2025, 10:51 PM

PR: https://github.com/vyos/vyos-1x/pull/4743

Resolve issues with initial PRs.

sarthurdev mentioned this in rVYOSONEXf2f2d3c0f0c8: kea: T7281: Use correct Kea unit files.Sep 23 2025, 2:42 PM
sarthurdev mentioned this in rVYOSONEX25efe38a3a9c: kea: T7281: Set folder permissions to expected 0750.
sarthurdev mentioned this in rVYOSONEX868e45f86d39: kea: T7281: Preserve systemd unit environment in VRF exec.
Restricted Repository Identity mentioned this in rVYOSONEX9952d21aa35f: Merge pull request #4743 from sarthurdev/kea3.0.Sep 23 2025, 2:42 PM
sarthurdev closed this task as Resolved.Oct 7 2025, 8:22 PM
sarthurdev moved this task from Open to Finished on the VyOS 1.5 Circinus board.
sarthurdev moved this task from Backport Candidates to Completed on the VyOS Rolling board.
sarthurdev added a subtask: T7821: DHCP server subnet id range must not allow zero.Oct 19 2025, 12:01 PM
sarthurdev mentioned this in T7821: DHCP server subnet id range must not allow zero.
dmbaturin closed subtask T7821: DHCP server subnet id range must not allow zero as Resolved.Wed, Nov 12, 5:25 PM
dmbaturin renamed this task from Update Kea to 3.0 and implement new features to Update Kea to 3.0.Wed, Nov 12, 5:58 PM
dmbaturin edited projects, added VyOS 1.5 Circinus (2025.11); removed VyOS 1.5 Circinus, VyOS Rolling.
dmbaturin changed Issue type from Feature (new functionality) to Internal change (not visible to end users).