
168
A DNS server must contain an IP address to host name mapping for the TFTP server if the
DHCP server response identifies the TFTP server by name.
A DNS server must contain an IP address to host name mapping for the switch if a
<
hostname>.cfg
file is to be downloaded.
If a default gateway is needed to forward TFTP requests, an IP helper address for TFTP needs
to be configured on the default gateway.
6.2.4.
Default Auto Install Values
Table 11 describes the Auto Install defaults.
Feature
Default
Description
Retry Count
3
When the DHCP or BOOTP server returns information about the TFTP
server and bootfile, the switch makes three unicast TFTP requests for the
specified bootfile. If the unicast attempts fail or if a TFTP server address
was not provided, the switch makes three broadcast requests to any
available TFTP server for the specified bootfile.
AutoSave
Disabled
If the switch is successfully auto-configured, the running configuration is
not saved to the startup configuration.
AutoReboot
Enabled
After an image is successfully downloaded during the Auto Install
process, the switch automatically reboots and makes the downloaded
image the active image.
Table 6-4: Auto Install Defaults
6.2.5.
Enabling DHCP Auto Install and Auto Image Download
A network administrator is deploying three switches and wants to quickly and automatically install the latest
image and a common configuration file that configures basic settings such as VLAN creation and
membership and RADIUS server settings. This example describes the procedures to complete the
configuration. The DHCP and TFTP servers in this example are reachable from the service port on the switch.
To use DHCP Auto Install:
1.
Log on to each switch and enable persistent Auto Install mode.
(QCT) #boot-system host autoinstall
2.
Save the running configuration to the startup configuration file.
(QCT) #copy running-config startup-config
3.
Create a default config file for the switches named
host.cfg
. For information about creating
configuration files, see “Managing Images and Files”.
4.
Upload the
host.cfg
file to the TFTP server.
5.
Upload the image file to the TFTP server.
6.
Configure an address pool on the DHCP server that contains the following information:
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