Technical data
7.4.1 Enabling the DHCP Server . ................................ 7–18
7.4.2 Configuring DHCP and DNS/BIND to Assign Host Names . . ....... 7–19
7.4.2.1 Dynamically Assigning Host Names ....................... 7–19
7.4.2.2 Statically Assigning Host Names . . . ....................... 7–20
7.4.3 Signaling the DHCP Server . ................................ 7–20
7.4.4 Returning to the BOOTP-Only Configuration ................... 7–21
7.4.5 Setting Up a DHCP Cluster Failover Environment ............... 7–21
7.4.6 Methods to Configure DHCP Parameters ....................... 7–23
7.5 Using DHCP GUI to Configure DHCP ............................ 7–23
7.5.1 General Information....................................... 7–24
7.5.1.1 Saving Information in a Record ........................... 7–25
7.5.1.2 Adding New Records . . . ................................ 7–25
7.5.2 Configuring Server and Security Parameters .................... 7–25
7.5.2.1 Server/Security Parameters .............................. 7–25
7.5.2.2 Configuring IP Ranges . . ................................ 7–31
7.5.2.3 Configuring Host Names ................................ 7–32
7.5.2.3.1 Host Name List Parameters........................... 7–32
7.5.2.4 Active IP Snapshot..................................... 7–33
7.5.2.5 Preload MAC Addresses . ................................ 7–34
7.5.3 Configuring Parameters for Clients ........................... 7–35
7.5.3.1 The Subnets Tab ...................................... 7–35
7.5.3.1.1 Configuring a subnet ................................ 7–36
7.5.3.1.2 Removing a Subnet Record ........................... 7–36
7.5.3.2 The Nodes Tab ........................................ 7–37
7.5.3.2.1 Configuring a node . . ................................ 7–37
7.5.3.2.2 Removing a node record .............................. 7–38
7.5.3.3 The Groups Tab ....................................... 7–38
7.5.3.3.1 Using group parameters.............................. 7–38
7.5.3.3.2 Defining a group . . . ................................ 7–38
7.5.3.3.3 Removing a group record ............................. 7–39
7.5.3.4 Nodes, Subnets, Group Parameters . ....................... 7–39
7.5.3.4.1 Name/ID parameters ................................ 7–40
7.5.3.4.2 Key Parameters .................................... 7–40
7.5.3.4.3 BOOTP Parameters . ................................ 7–41
7.5.3.4.4 IP parameters ..................................... 7–43
7.5.3.4.5 Lease parameters . . . ................................ 7–45
7.5.3.4.6 Link Parameters . . . ................................ 7–46
7.5.3.4.7 NetBIOS Parameters ................................ 7–46
7.5.3.4.8 Network Parameters ................................ 7–47
7.5.3.4.9 TCP Parameters.................................... 7–47
7.5.3.4.10 Time Parameters . . . ................................ 7–48
7.5.3.4.11 X Window Parameters ............................... 7–48
7.6 Configuring DHCP/BOOTP IP Addressing . . ....................... 7–48
7.6.1 Static IP Addressing for BOOTP Clients ....................... 7–49
7.6.2 Static IP Addressing for DHCP Clients . ....................... 7–49
7.7 Configuring DHCP Manually . . . ................................ 7–50
7.7.1 Tasks Involved . . . ........................................ 7–50
7.7.2 Modifying the Client Configuration Parameters File .............. 7–51
7.7.2.1 DHCPCAP Configuration Syntax . . . ....................... 7–51
7.7.2.2 DHCPCAP Configuration Rules ........................... 7–51
7.7.2.3 DHCPCAP Configuration Examples . ....................... 7–52
7.7.2.4 Symbol Value Formats . . ................................ 7–52
7.7.2.5 DHCP Configuration Symbols ............................ 7–53
7.7.3 Reinitializing the DHCP Server .............................. 7–61
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