Concept Guide

Specify the type of an interface and interface-number that should be used as a DHCP relay source interface at the interface level.
INTERFACE mode
{ip | ipv6} dhcp relay source-interface interface
Example conguration of interface level DHCP relay source IPv4 or IPv6 interface
Following are the steps to congure interface specic source IPv4 or IPv6 conguration for DHCP relay. The below example shows when
the DHCP relay uses the interface specic conguration and global source interface conguration depending on the conguration.
1 Conguring L3 interface with IPv4 or IPv6 address.
Following are the steps to congure a L3 interface (loopback) with IPv4 and IPv6 address in INTERFACE MODE.
Dell(conf)# interface loopback 2
Dell(conf-if-lo-1)# ip vrf forwarding vrf1
Dell(conf-if-lo-1)# ip address 2.2.2.2/32
Dell(conf-if-lo-1)# ipv6 address 2::2/128
Dell(conf-if-lo-1)# no shutdown
Dell(conf)# interface loopback 3
Dell(conf-if-lo-1)# ip vrf forwarding vrf2
Dell(conf-if-lo-1)# ip address 3.3.3.3/32
Dell(conf-if-lo-1)# ipv6 address 3::3/128
Dell(conf-if-lo-1)# no shutdown
2 Creating L3 interfaces with the DHCP helper conguration.
Following are the steps to congure IPv4 or IPv6 interfaces with the DHCP helper conguration. The below example shows two
VLAN interfaces (Vlan 2 and 4), DHCP helper (100.0.0.1 and 100::1) for the respective VLANs and the DHCP relay source IPv4 and
IPv6 conguration, and two dierent loopback interfaces (loopback 2 and 3). DHCP relay forwards packets using the loopback 2
interface with IPv4 and IPv6 addresses ((2.2.2.2/32 and 2::2/128) from Vlan 2. The same way, the relay uses IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
(3.3.3.3/32 and 3::3/128) of loopback 3 interface from Vlan 3.
Dell(conf)# interface Vlan 2
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)# ip vrf forwarding vrf1
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)# ip address 2.0.0.1/24
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)# ipv6 address 2::1/64
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)# tagged fortyGigE 0/0
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)# ip helper-address vrf vrf1 100.0.0.1
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)# ipv6 helper-address vrf vrf1 100::1
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)# ip dhcp relay source-interface loopback 2
Dell(conf-if-vl-2)# ipv6 dhcp relay source-interface loopback 2
Dell(conf)# interface Vlan 4
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ip vrf forwarding vrf1
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ip address 4.0.0.1/24
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ipv6 address 4::1/64
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# tagged fortyGigE 0/4
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ip helper-address vrf vrf1 100.0.0.1
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ipv6 helper-address vrf vrf1 100::1
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ip dhcp relay source-interface loopback 3
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ipv6 dhcp relay source-interface loopback 3
3 In the below conguration, the DHCP relay source interface is not congured in the VLAN interface. So, the DHCP relay uses the
congured global DHCP relay source interface to forward the packets from the DHCP client to server.
Dell(conf)# interface Vlan 5
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ip vrf forwarding vrf1
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ip address 4.0.0.1/24
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ipv6 address 4::1/64
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# tagged TenGigE 1/4
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ip helper-address vrf vrf1 100.0.0.1
Dell(conf-if-vl-4)# ipv6 helper-address vrf vrf1 100::1
Dynamic Host
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