Define Dhcp Message Handling Method - Huawei Quidway S3500 Series Operation Manual

Operation Manual - Network Protocol
Quidway S3500 Series Ethernet Switches
5.2.1 Enable/Disable the DHCP Service
Before you can configure a DHCP server or DHCP relay, you must enable the DHCP
service. Only after the service is enabled can other DHCP configurations take effect.
Perform the following configuration in the system view.
Table 5-1 Enable/Disable the DHCP service
Enable the DHCP service
Disable the DHCP service
By default, the DHCP service is enabled.

5.2.2 Define DHCP Message Handling Method

The switch handles the received DHCP messages destined to it based on the
configured DHCP message handling method.
Perform the following configuration in VLAN interface view to define how to handle
DHCP messages on the current VLAN interface.
Table 5-2 Define DHCP message handling method on the current VLAN interface
Send DHCP messages to the local DHCP server
where addresses are to be allocated from a global
address pool
Send DHCP messages to the local DHCP server
where addresses are to be allocated from the
appropriate VLAN interface address pool
Relay DHCP messages to an external DHCP server
for address allocation
Restore the DHCP message handling method to the
default
Perform the following configuration in system view to define how to handle DHCP
messages on multiple VLAN interfaces.
Table 5-3 Configure a DHCP message handling method on multiple VLAN interfaces
Send DHCP messages to the local DHCP
server where addresses are to be allocated
from a global address pool
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Chapter 5 DHCP Configuration
Command
dhcp enable
undo dhcp enable
Command
dhcp select global
dhcp select interface
dhcp select relay
undo dhcp select
Command
dhcp select global { interface
vlan-interface
vlan-interface vlan_id ] | all }
vlan_id [ to