Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s - Manual (Page 112)

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) is an application layer protocol that dynamically assigns IP
addresses and other configuration parameters to network end-stations (hosts) based on configuration
policies determined by network administrators.
An Aggregator can operate as a DHCP client. As a DHCP client, the Aggregator requests an IP address
from a DHCP server.
The following types of DHCP commands are described in this chapter:
• DHCP Client Commands
• Other Commands supported by DHCP Client
DHCP Client Commands
• clear ip dhcp client statistics
• ip address dhcp
• release dhcp interface
• renew dhcp interface
• show ip dhcp client statistics
• show ip dhcp lease
Other Commands supported by DHCP Client
• debug ip dhcp client events
• debug ip dhcp client packets
clear ip dhcp client statistics
Displays DHCP client statistics, including the number of DHCP messages sent and received on an
interface.
Syntax clear ip dhcp client statistics interface type slot/port
Parameters
interface type
slot/port Clear DHCP client statistics on the specified interface.
• For the management interface on the stack-unit, enter
the keyword managementethernet followed by slot/
port information. The slot and port range is 0.
• For a VLAN, enter the keyword vlan followed by a number
from 1 to 4094.
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