
Operation Manual – DHCP
H3C S3610&S5510 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 2 DHCP Server Configuration
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2.5.10 Configuring the TFTP Server and Bootfile Name for the Client
This task is to specify the IP address and name of a TFTP server and the bootfile name
in the DHCP address pool. The DHCP clients use these parameters to contact the
TFTP server, requesting the configuration file used for system initialization, which is
called auto-configuration. The request process of the client is described below:
1)
When a router starts up without loading any configuration file, the system sets an
active interface (such as the VLAN interface of the default VLAN) as the DHCP
client to request from the DHCP server parameters such as an IP address and
name of a TFTP server, and the bootfile name.
2) After getting related parameters, the DHCP client will send a TFTP request to
obtain the configuration file from the specified TFTP server for system initialization.
If the client cannot get such parameters, it will perform system initialization without
loading any configuration file.
To implement auto-configuration, you need to specify the IP address and name of a
TFTP server and the bootfile name in the DHCP address pool on the DHCP server, but
you do not need to perform any configuration on the DHCP client.
When option 55 in the requesting client message contains parameters of option 66,
option 67, or option 150, the DHCP server will return the IP address and name of the
specified TFTP server, and bootfile name to the client.
Follow these steps to configure the IP address and name of the TFTP server and the
bootfile name in the DHCP address pool:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter DHCP address
pool view
dhcp server ip-pool
pool-name
—
Specify the TFTP
server
tftp-server ip-address
ip-address
Optional
Not specified by default.
Specify the name of
the TFTP server
tftp-server domain-name
domain-name
Optional
Not specified by default.
Specify the bootfile
name
bootfile-name
bootfile-name
Optional
Not specified by default.
2.5.11 Configuring Self-Defined DHCP Options
By configuring self-defined DHCP options, you can
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Define new DHCP options. New configuration options will come out with DHCP
development. To support these new options, you can add them into the attribute
list of the DHCP server.