Specifying A Server For Dhcp Clients - HPE FlexNetwork MSR Series Comware 7 Layer 3 - Ip Services Configuration Manuals

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If the configuration file is on a TFTP server, specify the IP address or name of the TFTP server,
and the configuration file name.
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If the configuration file is on an HTTP server, specify the configuration file URL.
The DHCP client uses the obtained parameters to contact the TFTP server or the HTTP server to get
the configuration file.
To specify the configuration file name in a DHCP address pool:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Create a DHCP address pool
and enter its view.
3. Specify the IP address or the
name of a TFTP server.
4. Specify the configuration file
name.
To specify the configuration file URL in a DHCP address pool:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Create a DHCP address pool
and enter its view.
3. Specify the URL of the
configuration file.

Specifying a server for DHCP clients

Some DHCP clients need to obtain configuration information from a server, such as a TFTP server.
You can specify the IP address of that server. The DHCP server sends the server's IP address to
DHCP clients along with other configuration information.
To specify the IP address of a server:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Create a DHCP address pool
and enter its view.
3. Specify the IP address of a
server.
Command
system-view
dhcp server ip-pool pool-name
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Specify the IP address of the
TFTP server:
tftp-server ip-address
ip-address
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Specify the name of the TFTP
server:
tftp-server domain-name
domain-name
bootfile-name bootfile-name
Command
system-view
dhcp server ip-pool pool-name
bootfile-name url
Command
system-view
dhcp server ip-pool pool-name
next-server ip-address
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Remarks
N/A
By default, no DHCP
address pool exists.
You can specify both the IP
address and name of the
TFTP server.
By default, no TFTP server
is specified.
By default, no configuration
file name is specified.
Remarks
N/A
By default, no DHCP
address pool exists.
By default, no configuration
file URL is specified.
Remarks
N/A
By default, no DHCP address
pool exists.
By default, no server is specified.