Bmp Mode - Dell Force10 S4810P Configuration Manual

BMP mode is the default boot mode configured for a new system arriving from Dell Force10. This mode
obtains the FTOS image and configuration file from a network source (DHCP and file servers).
Use Normal mode to boot the switch up with the management port in a no shutdown mode. If the
management IP address is present in the start-up configuration file, it will be assigned. If the management
IP address is not present in the start-up configuration file, no IP address will be assigned to the
management interface.

BMP Mode

BMP Mode Prerequisites
Before you use the BMP mode to auto-configure a switch, you must first configure a DHCP , DNS, and file
server in the network.
On a new factory-loaded switch, the switch boots up in the default BMP mode to facilitate configuration of
the switch. You can reconfigure a switch to reload between BMP and Normal mode.
• BMP mode (default): The switch automatically configures all ports (management and user ports) as
Layer 3 physical ports and acts as a DHCP client on the ports for a user-configured time (DHCP
timeout). It is set with the
• Normal mode: The switch loads the FTOS image and startup configuration file stored in the local
Flash. New configurations require that the Management IP and Management Interface be configured
manually. This mode is set with the
To apply the startup configuration, you must cancel the default BMP setup using the
Note:
command from the console. To disable BMP for the next reload, enter the
command.
MAC-Based IP Address Assignment
One way to deploy the BMP mode is to configure the DHCP server to assign a fixed IP address and
configuration file based on the system's MAC address. In this way, the same IP address is assigned and the
same configuration file is retrieved when the switch reloads.
Using a dynamic IP address assignment may create a situation in which the desired configuration is not
loaded on the system because the IP address changes each time the system is reloaded.
For example, on a DHCP3 server, you can configure the assignment of a fixed MAC-based IP address and
configuration file by entering the following lines of configuration parameters in the dhcpd.conf file on the
server:
host S4810 {
hardware ethernet 00:01:e8:81:e2:39;
fixed-address 20.0.0.48;
option configfile "customer.conf";
}
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command.
reload-type bmp
reload-type normal-reload
command.
stop bmp
reload-type normal-reload