next-server

Use this command to specify the next server in the DHCP server boot process.

Syntax

next-server ip-address
no next-server ip-address

Parameters

ip-address Specifies the next server in the boot process by IP address.

Defaults

None.

Mode

DHCP address pool, class, or host configuration command mode.

Usage

The next server is the server the client will contact for the boot file if the primary server is not able to supply it. A next server is usually specified in a manual DHCP binding configuration in order to provide an IP address to a BOOTP client and allow the client to receive the TFTP server address when downloading a boot file image.

The “no” form of this command removes the next server.

Example

This example shows how to specify 192.168.42.13 as the next server in the boot process:

System(rw-config)->ip dhcp pool localpool
System(rw-config-dhcp-pool)->next-server 192.168.42.13