Activating Scopes - 3Com VCX V7000 Installation Manual

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Activating Scopes

Upgrading a Branch
Office VCX Server
Modifying the
dhcpd.conf File
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RANCH FFICE NSTALLATION
The boot file name option allows you to specify the name of a file that
will be used to configure a branch office server or a Media Gateway.
To configure option 60:
1 Expand the view of the scope you want by clicking the plus sign (+) to the
left of the scope name.
2 Expand the view of the reservation you want by clicking the plus sign (+)
to the left of the word Reservations.
3 Select the reservation that you want, right click the reservation name, and
in the menu that appears, click Configure Options.
4 In the Reservations window that appears, in the Available Options list,
enable the check box beside 067 Bootfile Name.
5 In the Data entry area of the window, enter the name of the
configuration file for the VCX server or the Media Gateway in the String
value text box.
6 Click OK.
After you have completed the configuration of each scope, you must
activate it.
To activate a scope on a Windows 2003 DHCP server:
1 Click the scope name to select it.
2 Right click the scope name, and in the menu that appears, click Activate.
When you upgrade a branch office VCX server, the server changes its
vendor class identifier string to include the new software version. This
change requires corresponding adjustments to the DHCP server and the
TFTP server in the regional office.
Before you upgrade any branch office VCX servers, you must modify the
dhcpd.conf file on the DHCP server so that the server can properly
recognize the new vendor class identifier string
Edit the dhcpd.conf file and, in the section of the file that applies to the
upgraded branch office, replace each occurrence of the vendor class
identifier string with the new string. The string contains the software
version that will be running on the branch office VCX server after the