Configuring the dhcp server, Overview, Enabling dhcp – H3C Technologies H3C S12500 Series Switches User Manual

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Step Command

Remarks

2.

Enter DHCP address pool
view.

dhcp server ip-pool pool-name N/A

3.

Configure a self-defined
DHCP option.

option code { ascii ascii-string | hex
hex-string | ip-address

ip-address&<1-8> }

By default, no self-defined DHCP
option is configured.

Table 2 Common DHCP options

Option Option

name

Corresponding

command

Recommended option

command parameters

3 Router

Option

gateway-list ip-address

6

Domain Name Server Option

dns-list ip-address

15 Domain

Name

domain-name ascii

44

NetBIOS over TCP/IP Name
Server Option

nbns-list ip-address

46

NetBIOS over TCP/IP Node
Type Option

netbios-type hex

66

TFTP server name

tftp-server ascii

67

Boot file name

bootfile-name ascii

43

Vendor Specific Information

N/A

hex

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Enabling DHCP

You must enable DHCP to validate other DHCP configurations.
To enable DHCP:

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Enable DHCP.

dhcp enable

By default, DHCP is disabled.

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Enabling the DHCP server on an interface

Perform this task to enable the DHCP server on an interface. Upon receiving a DHCP request on the
interface, the DHCP server assigns an IP address and other configuration parameters from the DHCP

address pool to the DHCP client.
To enable the DHCP server on an interface:

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Enter interface view.

interface interface-type interface-number

N/A

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