Bootp Disabled; Bootp Or Last Address; Default Bootp Setting; Choosing A Bootp Request Mode - Avaya 3500 series Getting Started

Getting started fundamentals

BootP Disabled

This option lets you manage the switch by using the IP address set from the console terminal.
The Ethernet Routing Switch 3500 Series operates in the BootP Disabled mode as described
in the following steps:
• The switch does not broadcast BootP requests, regardless of whether an IP address is
set from the console terminal.
• The switch can be managed only by using the in-band switch IP address set from the
console terminal.

BootP or Last Address

This option lets you manage the switch even if a BootP server is not reachable. The Ethernet
Routing Switch 3500 Series operates in the BootP or Last Address mode as described in the
following steps:
• When you specify the IP data from the console terminal, the IP address becomes the in-
band address of the switch. BootP requests are not broadcast. You can manage the
switch using this in-band IP address.
• When you do not specify the in-band IP address from the console terminal, the switch
broadcasts BootP requests until it receives a BootP reply containing an in-band IP
address. If the switch does not receive a BootP reply that contains an in-band IP address
within 10 minutes, the switch uses the last in-band IP address it received from a BootP
server. This IP information is displayed in the Last BootP column.
If the IP address specified as the in-band IP address is not currently in use, these actions take
effect immediately. If an IP address is currently in use, these actions take effect only after the
switch is reset or power cycled.

Default BootP setting

The default operational mode for BootP on the switch is BootP or Default IP. The switch
requests an IP address from BootP only if one is not already set from the console terminal (or
if the IP address is the default IP address: 192.168.1.1).

Choosing a BootP request mode

The BootP Request Mode field lets you choose which method the switch uses to broadcast
BootP requests:
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March 2013