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• Switch access through all ports (management and user ports) with or without the DHCP-based dynamic IP address configuration of a

switch.

• Booting up in Layer 3 mode with interfaces already in No Shutdown mode and basic protocols enabled to protect the system and

network.

• Access to the configuration file or a pre–configuration script using the DHCP offer.

• Download and execute scripts before configurations are applied, allowing pre–configuration checks on the switch.

IOA Supports BMP

BMP is enabled on the IOA switch. Following are the characteristics of BMP feature in IOA:

• The default reload-type maintains as normal reload-type.

• The management interface initiates the DHCP discover packets.

• IOA switch supports the DHCP image download and upgrade processes.

• The switch also supports the DHCP configuration or script file download procedure.

NOTE: In the IOA switch, the Management Interface is used because the physical interface does not support Internet Protocol

(IP) address configurations.

Configure BMP

BMP supports two types of Reload modes: BMP mode and Normal mode.

Reload Modes

This section describes the following Reload modes:

• BMP Mode

• Normal Mode

BMP mode is the default boot mode configured for a new system arriving from the Dell factory. This mode obtains the Dell Networking OS

image and configuration file from a network source (DHCP and file servers).

To boot up the switch with the management port in No Shutdown mode, use Normal mode. If the management IP address is present in

the start-up configuration file, it is assigned. If the management IP address is not present in the start-up configuration file, no IP address is

assigned to the management interface.

• BMP mode (default) — the switch automatically configures all ports (management and user ports) as Layer 3 physical ports and acts

as a DHCP client on the ports for a user-configured time (DHCP timeout). Set BMP mode using the (conf-reload-type)#

boot-type bmp-reload

command.

• Normal mode — the switch loads the Dell Networking OS image and startup configuration file stored in the local Flash. New

configurations require that you manually configure the Management IP and Management Interface. Set Normal mode using the

(conf-reload-type)# boot-type normal-reload command.

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