Configuring The Switch As A Dhcp Server; Important Points To Remember; Configuration Task List - Dell Force10 S2410-01-10GE-24P Configuration Manual

Table 8-6. Messages Exchanged between a DHCP Client and Server
Reference Message
0x01 DHCPDISCOVER
0x02 DHCPOFFER
0x03 DHCPREQUEST
0x04 DHCPDECLINE
0x05 DHCPACK
0x06 DHCPNAK
0x07 DHCPRELEASE
0x08 DHCPINFORM

Configuring the Switch as a DHCP Server

Important Points to Remember

• The S-Series supports a maximum of 16 pools. If you attempt to configure more than 16 pools, the
switch prints the following error message:
Could not create DHCP pool.
• Up to 256 leases can be offered.
• To create a partial scope, use the
• When configuring VLANs, SFTOS automatically matches the requests coming from a particular
subnet to the pool with that subnet and assigns an IP address accordingly. For example, it will
recognize that a request has been received from a host on VLAN 10, which is using addresses on the
10.10.10.0 network, and automatically assign it an address from the 10.10.10.0 pool.

Configuration Task List

• Configuring a DHCP address pool (required) on page 131
• Excluding IP addresses (optional) on page 131
• Enabling the SFTOS DHCP Server feature (required) on page 131
130 | DHCP
Use
The client is looking for available DHCP servers.
The server response to the client's DHCPDISCOVER message.
The client broadcasts to the server, requesting offered parameters from one server
specifically, as defined in the packet.
The client-to-server communication, indicating that the network address is already in
use.
The server-to-client communication with configuration parameters, including
committed network address.
The server-to-client communication, refusing the request for configuration parameter.
The client-to-server communication, relinquishing network address and canceling
remaining leases.
The client-to-server communication, asking for only local configuration parameters
that the client already has externally configured as an address.
ip dhcp excluded-address
command.
ip address