Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 23
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 23
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 23
DHCP overview ·························································································································································· 25
DHCP address allocation ·············································································································································· 25
IP address lease extension···································································································································· 26
DHCP message format ··················································································································································· 27
DHCP options ································································································································································· 28
Common DHCP options ········································································································································ 28
Custom options ······················································································································································ 28
Protocols and standards ················································································································································ 32
Configuring DHCP relay agent ································································································································· 34
Overview ········································································································································································· 34
Fundamentals ························································································································································· 34
Enabling DHCP ······························································································································································ 36
Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 37
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 37
Configuring address check ·································································································································· 38
Enabling offline detection ·············································································································································· 40
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 41
Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 41
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 41
Symptom ································································································································································· 45
Analysis ·································································································································································· 45
Solution ··································································································································································· 45
Configuring DHCP client ··········································································································································· 46
Configuration restrictions ·············································································································································· 46
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 47
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 47
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