Operation Manual – DHCP
H3C S3610&S5510 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 6 BOOTP Client Configuration
6-3
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Configure an interface
to dynamically obtain
IP address through
BOOTP
ip address bootp-alloc
Required
By default, an interface
does not use BOOTP to
obtain an IP address.
6.3 Displaying and Maintaining BOOTP Client Configuration
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Display related
information on a BOOTP
client
display bootp client
[
interface
interface-type
interface-number
]
Available in any view
6.4 BOOTP Client Configuration Example
I. Network requirement
Switch B’s port belonging to VLAN 1 is connected to the LAN. VLAN-interface 1 obtains
an IP address from the DHCP server by using BOOTP.
II. Network diagram
.
III. Configuration procedure
The following describes only the configuration on Switch B serving as a client.
# Configure VLAN-interface 1 to dynamically obtain an IP address from the DHCP
server.
<SwitchB> system-view
[SwitchB] interface vlan-interface 1
[SwitchB-Vlan-interface1] ip address bootp-alloc
Note:
To make the BOOTP client to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server, you need to
perform additional configurations on the DHCP server. For details, refer to