Planning A Dhcp Strategy; Network Topology; Migrating From Another Dhcp Solution - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Planning a DHCP Strategy

Network Topology

Migrating from Another DHCP Solution

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Novell DNS/DHCP Management Utility Administration Guide
from InterNIC, contact them at http://rs.internic.net. You can also obtain the
form for in-addr.arpa domain registration from the same location.
Detailed information about the registration process is available from the
InterNIC web site. You can also use the InterNIC web site to research domain
names to ensure that the name you want is not already registered and to obtain
additional information and help.
This section provides information to help you plan your DHCP strategy. When
planning your implementation of DHCP, consider the following issues:
Your existing network topology, that is, how you set up your routers and
subnets, provides a basic configuration for the distribution of DHCP
resources such as Subnet objects, Subnet Address Range objects, and IP
Address objects.
Your existing eDirectory implementation should be incorporated into
your planning. Place the Locator object near the top of your eDirectory
tree where it can be easily accessed by all servers.
The length of time you set for your leases affects traffic on the network.
Your existing network topology provides a basic configuration for the
distribution of DHCP resources. There are two paths, however, depending on
whether you are migrating from an existing DHCP solution or you are
installing and configuring DHCP for the first time.
For more information, refer to:
"Migrating from Another DHCP Solution" on page 62
"Initiating the DHCP Service" on page 63
You can import your existing Novell DHCP 2.0 database or BOOTP-based
configuration files using the DNS/DHCP Management Utility. The import
function enables you to specify the context into which you import the data.