Specifying The Tftp Server And Boot File Name For The Client; Specifying A Server For The Dhcp Client - HP 6125XLG Configuration Manual

Specifying the TFTP server and boot file name for the client

To implement client auto-configuration, you must specify the IP address or name of a TFTP server and the
boot file name for the clients, and there is no need to perform any configuration on the DHCP clients.
A DHCP client obtains these parameters from the DHCP server, and uses them to contact the TFTP server
to get the configuration file used for system initialization. Auto-configuration operates as follows:
1. When a router starts up without loading any configuration file, it sets an active interface (such as
the interface of the default VLAN) as the DHCP client to get configuration parameters from the
DHCP server, including the IP address or name of a TFTP server, and the boot file name.
2. After getting the parameters, the DHCP client sends a TFTP request to obtain the configuration file
from the specified TFTP server for system initialization. If the client cannot get such parameters, it
performs system initialization without loading any configuration file.
To configure the IP address of the TFTP server and the boot file name in a DHCP address pool:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter DHCP address pool view.
3. Specify the IP address or the
name of a TFTP server.
4. Specify the boot file name.

Specifying a server for the DHCP client

Some DHCP clients need to obtain configuration information from a server, such as a TFTP server. You
can specify the IP address of that server. The DHCP server sends the server's IP address to DHCP clients
along with other configuration information.
To specify the IP address of a server:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter DHCP address pool
view.
3. Specify the IP address of a
server.
Command
system-view
dhcp server ip-pool pool-name
•
Specify the IP address of the TFTP
server:
tftp-server ip-address ip-address
•
Specify the name of the TFTP server:
tftp-server domain-name
domain-name
bootfile-name bootfile-name
Command
system-view
dhcp server ip-pool pool-name
next-server ip-address
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Remarks
N/A
N/A
Use either command.
By default, no TFTP server is
specified.
By default, no boot file
name is specified.
Remarks
N/A
N/A
By default, no server is
specified.