Dell S4820T, Configuration Manual

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ICMP redirects are not sent
ICMP unreachables are not sent
Configure the System to be a DHCP Client
A DHCP client is a network device that requests an IP address and configuration parameters from a DHCP
server.
Implement the DHCP client functionality as follows:
• The switch can obtain a dynamically assigned IP address from a DHCP server. A start-up configuration
is not received. Use bare metal provisioning (BMP) to receive configuration parameters (Dell
Networking OS version and a configuration file). BMP is enabled as a factory-default setting on a
switch.
A switch cannot operate with BMP and as a DHCP client simultaneously. To disable BMP in EXEC
mode, use the
stop bmp
command. After BMP stops, the switch acts as a DHCP client.
• Acquire a dynamic IP address from a DHCP client is for a limited period or until the client releases the
address.
• A DHCP server manages and assigns IP addresses to clients from an address pool stored on the
server. For more information, refer to Configuring the Server for Automatic Address Allocation.
• Dynamically assigned IP addresses are supported only on Ethernet interfaces: 10Gigabit, 40 Gigabit,
and 100/1000/10000 Ethernet Interfaces. The DHCP client is supported on VLAN and port-channel
interfaces.
• The public out-of-band management interface and default VLAN 1 are configured by default as a
DHCP client to acquire a dynamic IP address from a DHCP server.
• By default, the switch is configured to operate in Jumpstart mode as a DHCP client that sends DHCP
requests to a DHCP server to retrieve configuration information (IP address, boot-image filename, and
configuration file). All ports and management interfaces are brought up in Layer 3 mode and pre-
configured with
no shutdown
and
no ip address
. For this reason, you cannot enter configuration
commands to set up the switch. To interrupt a Jumpstart process, prevent a loop from occurring, and
apply the FTOS image and startup configuration stored in the local flash, enter the stop jump-start
command from the console. To reconfigure the switch so that it boots up in normal mode using the
FTOS image and startup configuration file in local flash, enter the reload-type normal-reload
command and save it to the startup configuration:
FTOS# reload-type normal-reload
FTOS# write memory
FTOS# reload
• To re-enable Jumpstart mode for the next reload, enter the
reload-type jump-start
command.
DHCP Client Operation with Other Features
The DHCP client operates with other Dell Networking OS features, as the following describes.
Stacking
The DHCP client daemon runs only on the master unit and handles all DHCP packet transactions. It
periodically synchronizes the lease file with the standby unit.
When a stack failover occurs, the new master requires the same DHCP server-assigned IP address on
DHCP client interfaces. The new master reinitiates a DHCP packet transaction by sending a DHCP
discovery packet on nonbound interfaces.
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