Reference Guide

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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 operating system (FTOS) supports the basic DHCP commands on the S4820T platform.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Commands to Configure the System to be a DHCP Server
• Commands to Configure Secure DHCP
Commands to Configure the System to be a DHCP Server
To configure the system to be a DHCP server, use the following commands.
clear ip dhcp
Reset the DHCP counters.
S4820T
Syntax
clear ip dhcp [binding {address} | 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.
conflicts Enter the keyword conflicts to delete all of the log entries
created for IP address conflicts.
server statistics Enter the keywords server statistics to clear all the server
counter information.
Defaults none
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the
relevant FTOS Command Line Reference Guide .
The following is a list of the FTOS version history for this command.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820t.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
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