Define Vendor Option Definitions

About this task

Perform this procedure to define DHCP Server vendor options definitions.

Note

Note

The switch follows inheritance and precedence rules for configured DHCP Server options.

The switch process the DHCP options in the following order of precedence:

  1. host—Host configuration applies only to a specific host.
  2. DHCP subnet—DHCP subnet options apply to only those clients within the specified subnet.
  3. vendor class—Vendor class options apply to only those clients with a string that matches a specified vendor class identifier (VCI).
  4. global—Global options apply to all clients.

DHCP Server builds a cumulative configuration from all scopes but applies precedence rules in instances of conflict.

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane, expand Configuration > IP.
  2. Select DHCP Server.
  3. Select the Global Vendor option Defines tab.
  4. Select Insert.
  5. In Id, type the integer from the unassigned range.
  6. In Type, select the data type for the vendor option.
  7. In Name, type a text label that identifies this option.
  8. Select Insert.

Global Vendor option Defines Field Descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the Global Vendor option Defines tab.

Name Description

Id

Specifies the DHCP code of the option to which you want to assign this data.

Type

Specifies a data type to this vendor option as follows:

  • ipv4address—IPv4 address format

  • string—text string up to 128 characters

  • uint32—32-bit integer

Name

Specifies a text label that identifies the vendor option.

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