Dhcp/Bootp Operation - HP ProCurve series 2500 Management And Configuration Manual

Table 5-1.
Features Available Without an IP Address
• Direct-connect access to the CLI and the menu
interface.
• Stacking Candidate or Stack Member
• DHCP or Bootp support for automatic IP address
configuration, and DHCP support for automatic Timep
server IP address configuration
• Spanning Tree Protocol
• Port settings and port trunking
• Console-based status and counters information for
monitoring switch operation and diagnosing problems
through the CLI or menu interface.
• VLANs
• GVRP
• Serial downloads of operating system (OS) updates
and configuration files (Xmodem)
• Link test
• Port monitoring
• Security
*Although a Commander can operate without an IP address, doing so makes it unavailable for in-band access in an
IP network.

DHCP/Bootp Operation

Overview. DHCP/Bootp is used to provide configuration data from a DHCP
or Bootp server to the switch. This data can be the IP address, subnet mask,
default gateway, Timep Server address, and TFTP server address. If a TFTP
server address is provided, this allows the switch to TFTP a previously saved
configuratin file from the TFTP server to the switch. With either DHCP or
Bootp, the servers must be configured prior to the switch being connected to
the network.
N o t e
The Switches 2512 and 2524 are compatible with both DHCP and Bootp
servers.
The DHCP/Bootp Process. Whenever the IP Config parameter in the switch
or in an individual VLAN in the switch is configured to DHCP/Bootp (the
default), or when the switch is rebooted with this configuration:
Configuring IP Addressing, Interface Access, and System Information
Features Available With and Without IP Addressing on the Switch
Additional HP Proactive Networking Features Available
with an IP Address and Subnet Mask
• HP web browser interface access, with configuration,
security, and diagnostic tools, plus the Alert Log for
discovering problems detected in the switch along
with suggested solutions
• SNMP network management access such as HP
TopTools network configuration, monitoring, problem-
finding and reporting, analysis, and recommendations
for changes to increase control and uptime
• Stacking Commander*
• Telnet access to the CLI or the menu interface
• IGMP
• Timep server configuration
• TFTP download of configurations and OS updates
• Ping test
IP Configuration
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