886 Configuring DHCP Server Settings
Configuring the DHCP Server (CLI)
This section provides information about the commands you use to configure 
and monitor the DHCP server and address pools. For more information about 
the commands, see the 
PowerConnect 8024/8024F/8132/8132F/8164/8164F 
CLI Reference Guide
 at support.dell.com/manuals. 
Configuring Global DHCP Server Settings
Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to 
configure settings for the DHCP server.
Command Purpose
configure Enter Global Configuration mode.
service dhcp Enable the DHCP server.
ip dhcp ping packets Specify the number, in a range from 2-10, of packets a 
DHCP server sends to a pool address as part of a ping 
operation. 
ip dhcp conflict logging  Enable conflict logging on DHCP server
ip dhcp bootp 
automatic
Enable the allocation of the addresses to the BootP client. 
ip dhcp excluded-
address 
lowaddress
 
[
highaddress
]
Specify the IP addresses that a DHCP server should not 
assign to DHCP clients. You can specify a single IP 
address, or you can specify a contiguous range by using 
both the low-address and high-address variables. 
exit Exit to Privileged EXEC mode.
show ip dhcp global 
configuration
Verify the global DHCP server configuration.