Table 3: Options 60, 66 And 67 Statements; Table 4: Options 55 And 124 Statements - Edge-Core ECS4510-28P User Manual

To successfully transmit a bootup configuration file to the switch the DHCP
daemon (using a Linux based system for this example) must be configured
with the following information:
Options 60, 66 and 67 statements can be added to the daemon's
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configuration file.

Table 3: Options 60, 66 and 67 Statements

Option
Keyword
60 vendor-class-identifier
66 tftp-server-name
67 bootfile-name
By default, DHCP option 66/67 parameters are not carried in a DHCP
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server reply. To ask for a DHCP reply with option 66/67 information, the
DHCP client request sent by this switch includes a "parameter request
list" asking for this information. Besides, the client request also
includes a "vendor class identifier" that allows the DHCP server to
identify the device, and select the appropriate configuration file for
download. This information is included in Option 55 and 124.

Table 4: Options 55 and 124 Statements

Option
Keyword
55 dhcp-parameter-request-list a list of parameters, separated by ','
124 vendor-class-identifier
The following configuration examples are provided for a Linux-based DHCP
daemon (dhcpd.conf file). In the "Vendor class" section, the server will
always send Option 66 and 67 to tell switch to download the "test"
configuration file from server 192.168.255.101.
ddns-update-style ad-hoc;
default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;
log-facility local7;
server-name "Server1";
Server-identifier 192.168.255.250;
#option 66, 67
option space dynamicProvision code width 1 length 1 hash size 2;
option dynamicProvision.tftp-server-name code 66 = text;
option dynamicProvision.bootfile-name code 67 = text;
subnet 192.168.255.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range 192.168.255.160 192.168.255.200;
option routers 192.168.255.101;
option tftp-server-name "192.168.255.100"; #Default Option 66
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Statement
Parameter
a string indicating the vendor class identifier
a string indicating the tftp server name
a string indicating the bootfile name
Statement
Parameter
a string indicating the vendor class identifier