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Auto-Configuration
The system boot status is output to the console as the reload progresses. The messages include connections
to the servers, assigned IP addresses and gateways, and the success or failure of those connections.
• BMP Mode
• MAC-Based IP Assignment
• DHCP Configuration
• IP Server
• Domain Name Server
• Boot Commands
• System Boot and Set-Up Behavior
BMP Mode
BMP mode is the boot mode configured for a new system arriving from Dell Force10. This mode obtains
the FTOS image and configuration file from a network source (a DHCP server).
Before implementing this mode, you must set up a DHCP server and an IP server. The necessary FTOS
image and start-up configuration files must be located on the server for the system to retrieve.
The DNS Server is not required, but it is recommended.
MAC-Based IP Assignment
One way to use BMP mode most efficiently is to configure the DHCP server to assign a fixed IP address
and configuration file based on the management/front end MAC address. When this is done, the same IP
address is assigned to the system even on repetitive reloads and the same configuration file is retrieved
when using the DNS server or the network-config file to determine the hostname.
A dynamic IP address assignment may create a situation where the intended configuration is not applied to
the system because the IP address can vary every time the system is reloaded.
The following is the configuration to be included in the dhcp.conf file so that the MAC-based IP and
configuration file assignment are fixed:
Parameter Example Description
host HOST1 {
##### Mac to IP mapping
hardware ethernet 00:01:e8:8c:4d:0e;
fixed-address 30.0.0.20;
##### Config file name could be given in the following way
option configfile "ftp://admin:admin@30.0.0.1/
pt-MXLSwitchIO-12";
FTP URL with IP address
option configfile "http://Guest-1/pt-MXLSWitchIO-12";
HTTP URL with DNS
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