Configuration task list, Configuring the dhcp relay agent, Enabling dhcp – H3C Technologies H3C WX6000 Series Access Controllers User Manual

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If a reply returned by the DHCP server contains Option 82, the DHCP relay agent will remove the Option
82 before forwarding the reply to the client.

If a client’s requesting

message has…

Handling

strategy

Padding

format

The DHCP relay agent will…

Drop

Random

Drop the message.

Keep

Random

Forward the message without changing Option 82.

normal

Forward the message after replacing the original
Option 82 with the Option 82 padded in normal
format.

Option 82

Replace

verbose

Forward the message after replacing the original
Option 82 with the Option 82 padded in verbose
format.

— normal

Forward the message after adding the Option 82
padded in normal format.

no Option 82

— verbose

Forward the message after adding the Option 82
padded in verbose format.

Configuration Task List

Complete the following tasks to configure the DHCP relay agent:

Task

Remarks

Enabling DHCP

Required

Enabling the DHCP Relay Agent on an Interface

Required

Correlating a DHCP Server Group with a Relay Agent Interface

Required

Configuring the DHCP Relay Agent to Send a DHCP-Release Request

Optional

Configuring the DHCP Relay Agent Security Functions

Optional

Configuring the DHCP Relay Agent to Support Option 82

Optional

Configuring the DHCP Relay Agent

Enabling DHCP

Enable DHCP before performing other DHCP-related configurations.

Follow these steps to enable DHCP:

To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

Enable DHCP

dhcp enable

Required
Disabled by default.

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