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DHCP and USB Auto-Configuration
Dell EMC Networking N-Series Switches
The topics covered in this chapter include:
Auto Configuration Overview
What Are the Dependencies for DHCP Auto Configuration?
Default Auto Configuration Values
Managing Auto Configuration (Web)
Managing Auto Configuration (CLI)
Auto Configuration Example
Auto Configuration Overview
The Auto Configuration feature can automatically update the firmware
image and obtain configuration information when the switch boots. Auto
Configuration begins the automatic download and installation process when
the switch or stack master is initialized and no configuration file (startup-
config) is found, or when the switch boots and loads a saved configuration
that has Auto Configuration enabled. Auto Configuration is enabled by
default. Allow downgrade is also enabled by default.
The Auto Configuration feature includes two components:
USB Auto Configuration
DHCP Auto Install
If no saved startup configuration file is found on the switch and the Auto
Configuration feature is enabled (which it is by default), the Auto
Configuration process begins. If a USB device is connected to the Dell EMC
Networking N-Series switch USB port and contains the appropriate file(s),
the switch uses the USB Auto Configuration feature to update the
configuration or image. If the USB Auto Configuration fails - either because
it is disabled, no USB storage device is present, or no configuration or images
files are present on the USB storage device, the switch uses the DHCP Auto
Install process.