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8 Configure the pool.
Option Action
Auto Configure DNS
Select to use the DNS service configuration for the DHCP binding.
Lease never expires
Select to bind the address to the MAC address of the virtual machine forever.
If you select this, Lease Time is disabled.
Start IP
Type the starting IP address for the pool.
End IP
Type the ending IP address for the pool.
Domain Name
Type the domain name of the DNS server. This is optional.
Primary Name Server
If you did not select Auto Configure DNS, type the Primary Nameserver
for the DNS service. You must enter the IP address of a DNS server for
hostname-to-IP address resolution. This is optional.
Secondary Name Server
If you did not select Auto Configure DNS, type the Secondary
Nameserver for the DNS service. You must enter the IP address of a DNS
server for hostname-to-IP address resolution. This is optional.
Default Gateway
Type the default gateway address. If you do not specify the default gateway
IP address, the internal interface of the vShield Edge instance is taken as the
default gateway. This is optional.
Lease Time
Select whether to lease the address to the client for the default time (1 day),
or type a value in seconds. You cannot specify the lease time if you selected
Lease never expires. This is optional.
9 Click Add.
What to do next
Verify that the DHCP service is enabled. The DHCP Service Status above the DHCP Pools panel must be set
to Enabled.
Add a DHCP Static Binding
If you have services running on a virtual machine and do not want the IP address to be changed, you can bind
an IP address to the MAC address of a virtual machine. The IP address you bind must not overlap an IP pool.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client, select Inventory > Hosts & Clusters.
2 Select a datacenter resource from the inventory panel.
3 Click the Network Virtualization tab.
4 Click the Edges link.
5 Double-click the vShield Edge for which you want to edit a rule.
6 Click the DHCP tab.
7
In the DHCP Bindings panel, click the Add ( ) icon.
8 Configure the binding.
Option Action
Auto Configure DNS
Select to use the DNS service configuration for the DHCP binding.
Lease never expires
Select to bind the address to the MAC address of the virtual machine forever.
Interface
Select the vShield Edge interface to bind.
VM Name
Select the virtual machine to bind.
VM vNIC Index
Select the virtual machine NIC to bind to the IP address.
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