Configuration Task List 815
If a reply returned by the DHCP server contains Option 82, the DHCP relay agent 
will remove the Option 82 before forwarding the reply to the client.
Configuration Task 
List
Complete the following tasks to configure the DHCP relay agent:
Configuring the DHCP 
Relay Agent
Enabling DHCP Enable DHCP before performing other DHCP-related configurations.
Follow these steps to enable DHCP:
Enabling the DHCP Relay
Agent on an Interface
With this task completed, upon receiving a DHCP request from the enabled 
interface, the relay agent will forward the request to a DHCP server for address 
allocation.
Follow these steps to enable the DHCP relay agent on an interface:
If a client’s 
requesting 
message has... 
Handling
strategy 
Padding
format  The DHCP relay agent will... 
Option 82  Drop  Random  Drop the message. 
Keep  Random  Forward the message without changing Option 82. 
Replace normal Forward the message after replacing the original 
Option 82 with the Option 82 padded in normal 
format. 
verbose  Forward the message after replacing the original 
Option 82 with the Option 82 padded in verbose 
format. 
no Option 82  -  normal  Forward the message after adding the Option 82 
padded in normal format. 
-  verbose  Forward the message after adding the Option 82 
padded in verbose format.
Task  Remarks 
“Enabling DHCP” on page 815  Required 
“Enabling the DHCP Relay Agent on an Interface” on page 815  Required 
“Correlating a DHCP Server Group with a Relay Agent Interface” on page 816  Required 
“Configuring the DHCP Relay Agent to Send a DHCP-Release Request” on page 
816 
Optional 
“Configuring the DHCP Relay Agent Security Functions” on page 817  Optional 
“Configuring the DHCP Relay Agent to Support Option 82” on page 818  Optional
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Enter system view  system-view - 
Enable DHCP  dhcp enable Required
Disabled by default.