
IP Configuration Command Set
Configuring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
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Matrix NSA Series Configuration Guide
12.2.9.13 next-server
Use this command to specify the next server in the DHCP server boot process. The next server is
the server the client will contact for the boot file if the primary server is not able to supply it. A next
server is usually specified in a manual DHCP binding configuration in order to provide an IP
address to a BOOTP client and allow the client to receive the TFTP server address when
downloading a boot file image.
next-server
primary-ip secondary-ip
Syntax Description
Command Syntax of the “no” Form
The “no” form of this command removes the secondary server:
no next-server
primary-ip secondary-ip
Command Type
Router command.
Command Mode
Any DHCP configuration mode.
Command Defaults
None.
Example
This example shows how to specify 10.20.42.13 as primary and 10.20.100.36 as secondary DHCP
servers:
primary-ip
Specifies the IP address of the primary DHCP server.
secondary-ip
Specifies the IP address of the secondary DHCP server.
Matrix>Router1(config)#
ip dhcp pool localpool
Matrix>Router1(config-dhcp-pool)#
next-server 10.20.42.13 10.20.100.36