Dhcp Command Modes - Enterasys N Standalone (NSA) Series Configuration Manual

DHCP Task List
The CLI commands for DHCP Server provide functionality for:
1. Configuring a DHCP local pool for a subnet (required)
2. Excluding IP addresses not to be assigned to the clients by the DHCP server (optional)
3. Configuring a DHCP pool (required)
4. Configuring manual bindings of IP addresses and client hardware addresses (optional)
5. Configuring a DHCP server boot file (optional)
6. Monitoring and maintaining DHCP server services (optional)
7. Enabling DHCP service on a routing interface (required)

DHCP Command Modes

Except for clear and show commands, most DHCP configuration commands can be executed in
most of the DHCP command modes shown in
a command being executed in one of the appropriate DHCP configuration modes.
.
Table 12-12 DHCP Command Modes
Mode
IP Local Pool
Configuration
Mode
DHCP Pool
Configuration
Mode
DHCP Class
Configuration
Mode
Usage
Configure a local
address pool as a
DHCP subnet.
Configure a DHCP
server address pool.
Configure a DHCP
client class.
Configuring Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Table 12-12. CLI examples in this section will show
Access Method
Type ip local pool
and the local pool
name from Global
Configuration Mode.
Type ip dhcp pool
and the address pool
name from Global
Configuration Mode.
Type client-class and
the client class name
from DHCP Pool or
Host Configuration
Mode.
Matrix NSA Series Configuration Guide
IP Configuration Command Set
Resulting Prompt
Matrix>Router1
(ip-local-pool)#
Matrix>Router1
(config-dhcp-pool)#
Matrix>Router1
(config-dhcp-class)#
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