Complete the following tasks to configure a hosted DHCP Server within your network. With this configuration, the switch hosts the DHCP server.
You must configure a management CLIP IP interface.
Plan the DHCP Server configuration. Many of the parameters are optional and you can apply them either globally, within a subnet, or to a specific host only.
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Optional. Configure global DHCP parameters for the DHCP Server. |
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Configure DHCP Custom Options | Optional. Configure non-standard DHCP options to provide to clients. |
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Optional. Configure a vendor class and vendor options. | |
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Create DHCP subnets and configure per-subnet values, including an IP address pool. |
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Configure High Availability for the DHCP Server | Optional. Configure High Availability (HA) for the DHCP server. Repeat the configuration process on the peer switch. |
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Optional. Complete this procedure to reserve DHCP configurations, such as a specific IP address, for a static host. |
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Enable the DHCP server. |
Complete the following optional tasks to configure vendor options and a vendor class.
Procedure | Description | |
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Define DHCP Server vendor options definitions. |
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Configure DHCP vendor option data global parameters. |
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Configure a vendor class. |
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Configure custom option data for the vendor class. |
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Configure a value for the vendor option for the specified vendor class. |
DHCP Relay Configuration—You must also configure DHCP Relay with forwarding paths that point to the management CLIP IP interface where DHCP Server listens.