Configures the DHCP options returned as part of the DHCP response by a switch configured as a DHCP server.
| vlan_name | Specifies the VLAN on which to configure DHCP. |
| code | Specifies the generic DHCP option code. |
| option_number | Specifies the DHCP Option number. |
| 16-bit | Specifies that one to four 16-bit unsigned integer values associated with selected DHCP option. |
| 32-bit | Specifies that one to four 32-bit unsigned integer values associated with selected DHCP option. |
| flag | Specifies that 1 byte value associated with selected DHCP option number. |
| hex | Specifies that hexadecimal string associated with selected DHCP option number. |
| string | Specifies that a string is associated with selected DHCP option number. |
| string_value | The string value associated with specified option. |
| default-gateway | Specifies the router option. |
| dns-server | Specifies the Domain Name Server (DNS) option. |
| primary | Specifies the primary DNS option. |
| secondary | Specifies the secondary DNS option. |
| wins-server | Specifies the NetBIOS name server (NBNS) option. |
| ipaddress | The IP address associated with the specified option. |
N/A.
This command configures the DHCP options that can be returned to the DHCP client. For the default-gateway option you are only allowed to configure an IP address that is in the VLAN's network range. For the other options, any IP address is allowed.
default-gateway—Router option, number 3.
dns-server—Domain Name Server option, number 6.
wins-server—NetBIOS over TCP/IP Name Server option, number 44.
The following command configures the DHCP server to return the IP address 10.10.20.8 as the router option:
configure vlan <name> dhcp-options default-gateway 10.10.20.8
This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 11.0.
The primary and secondary DNS options were added in ExtremeXOS 12.1.
This command is available on all Universal switches supported in this document.