Dhcp Server Settings - Brocade Communications Systems RFS6000 System Reference Manual

DHCP server settings

The DHCP server settings section contains the following activities:
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Configuring the controller DHCP server
The controller contains an internal Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server. DHCP can
provide the dynamic assignment of IP addresses automatically. DHCP is a protocol that includes
mechanisms for IP address allocation and delivery of host-specific configuration parameters from a
DHCP server to a host. Some of these parameters are IP address, network mask and gateway.
When a DHCP server allocates an address for a client, the client is assigned a lease (which expires
after an interval defined by the administrator). Before the lease expires, clients are expected to
renew the lease to continue to use the addresses assigned. Once a lease has expired, the client to
which that lease was assigned is no longer permitted to use the leased IP address.
NOTE
DHCP server setting updates are only implemented when the controller is restarted.
NOTE
When using the controller's internal DHCP server ensure that traffic can pass on UDP ports 67 & 68
between the controller and the clients receiving DHCP information.
To configure DHCP:
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GRE Tunnels
Displays the number of GRE tunnels currently in service on the controller managed
network.
Self Healing Displays whether Self Healing is currently enabled. Self healing enables radios to
take action when one or more radios fail. To enable the feature, the user must
specify radio neighbors that would self heal if a neighbor goes down. The neighbor
radios do not have to be of the same type. An 11bg radio can be the neighbor of a
11a radio and either of them can self heal when one fails. For information on
configuring self healing, see
Configuring the controller DHCP server
Viewing the attributes of existing host pools
Configuring excluded IP address information
Configuring the DHCP server relay
Viewing DDNS bindings
Viewing DHCP bindings
Reviewing DHCP dynamic bindings
Configuring the DHCP user class
Configuring DHCP pool class
DHCP server settings
"Configuring self healing" on page 314.
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