Setting Up A Dhcp Server - HP 9000 Manual

Configuring for a DHCP Server

Setting Up a DHCP Server

Setting Up a DHCP Server
Once you have decided that using DHCP will provide a benefit, you will
need to follow the steps below to set up a DHCP server. Note that only
one DHCP server per network subnet is required. On the server system:
1. Allocate a set of currently unused IP addresses (preferably a
contiguous block of addresses). For example:
15.1.48.50 - 15.1.48.80
2. Pre-assign and register hostnames to the IP address allocated above.
Using the -h option to the dhcptools(1M) command may be useful.
For example, the following line:
dhcptools -h fip=15.1.48.50 no=30 sm=255.255.255.0 hn=devlab#
#
This command will create a file /tmp/dhcphosts that can be
incorporated into your /etc/hosts or DNS/NIS database.
3. Designate a system to act as the DHCP server for your network. This
should be a system that is "always" available to it's clients.
4. Use the SAM application to configure the DHCP services on this
server. To do this:
a. Start the interactive SAM application by typing sam. (Note, you
may need to set your DISPLAY variable to use the graphical
version)
b. Double-click on the icon Networking and Communications.
c. Double-click on the icon Bootable Devices.
d. Double-click on the icon DHCP Device Groups Booting From this
Server.
You should now see a screen that lists any DHCP groups already
defined (there may not be any if DHCP is not already configured).
e. To add the new group of IP addresses which you allocated in Step
1, click on the Action menu item and choose Add DHCP Group.
This should bring up a form with parameters to fill in.
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