Configure the DHCP Client for a Segmented Management Instance

Note

This procedure does not apply to VSP 8600 Series.

Use this task to configure the DHCP Client to obtain an IPv4 address for the Management Instance VLAN interface or Out-of-Band interface.

Procedure

Enter Global Configuration mode:

enable

configure terminal
Enable and configure the DHCP Client for a management interface:

mgmt dhcp-client {cycle | oob | vlan}
Disable and clear the DHCP Client configuration for a management interface:

no mgmt dhcp-client

Example

The following example configures the DHCP Client to cycle IPv4 requests for the management OOB interface, and then the In-Band management VLAN interface; priority is given to the OOB interface. The system cycles attempts until one management interface receives an IP address from the DHCP server:

Switch:1>enable
Switch:1#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
Switch:1(config)#mgmt dhcp-client cycle

Variable Definitions

The following table defines parameters for the mgmt dhcp-client command.


Variable	Value
cycle	DHCP Client cycles IP requests for in-band VLAN and Out-of-Band management interfaces.
oob	DHCP Client requests an IP address for the Out-of-Band management interface.
vlan	DHCP Client requests an IP address for the VLAN management interface.