Enable Dhcp Server; Configure A Method Of Hostname Resolution - Dell Force10 Z9000 Configuration Manual

Enable DHCP Server

DHCP server is disabled by default.
Step Task
1 Enter the DHCP command-line context.
2 Enable DHCP server.
3 Display the current DHCP configuration.
In the following figure, an IP phone is powered by PoE and has acquired an IP address from the Dell
Force10 system, which is advertising LLDP-MED. The leased IP address is displayed using
and confirmed with
binding,
Figure 13-3. Configuring DHCP Server

Configure a Method of Hostname Resolution

Dell Force10 systems are capable of providing DHCP clients with parameters for two methods of
hostname resolution.
Address Resolution using DNS
A domain is a group of networks. DHCP clients query DNS IP servers when they need to correlate host
names to IP addresses.
Step Task
1 Create a domain.
2 Specify in order of preference the DNS servers that are
available to a DHCP client.
Command Syntax
ip dhcp server
no disable
Default: Disabled
show config
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show lldp neighbors
Relay Agent
Command Mode
CONFIGURATION
DHCP
DHCP
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Command Syntax
domain-name name
dns-server address
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show ip dhcp
DNS Server
Command Mode
DHCP <POOL>
DHCP <POOL>