Reference Guide

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

(DHCP)

Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) is an application layer protocol that dynamically assigns IP

addresses and other configuration parameters to network end-stations (hosts) based on the

configuration policies the network administrators determine.

The Dell Networking OS supports the basic DHCP commands as described in the following sections:

• Configure a DHCP Server and DHCP Clients

• Configure Secure DHCP and DHCP Relay

Configure a DHCP Server and DHCP Clients

To configure the system to be a DHCP server and to manually configure DHCP clients, use the following

commands.

clear ip dhcp

Reset the DHCP counters.

C9000 Series

Syntax

clear ip dhcp [binding {address} | client statistics {all |

interface type slot/port}| conflict | server statistics]

Parameters

binding Enter the keyword binding to delete all entries in the

binding table.

address Enter the IP address to clear the binding entry for a single IP

address.

client statistics {all

| interface type

slot/port}

Enter the keywords server statistics all to clear all

counter information on all DHCP client interfaces on the

switch. Enter an interface type and slot/port information to

clear DHCP counters on a specified interface. The valid

interface types are:

• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword

tengigabitethernet.

• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword

fortyGigE.

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