Enterasys SecureStack C2 - Configuring IP Address Pools

Configuring IP Address Pools
SecureStack C2 Configuration Guide 14-11
Parameters
None.
Defaults
None.
Mode
Switchcommand,read‐write.
Example
ThisexampleclearsallDHCPservercounters.
C2(rw)->clear dhcp server statistics
Configuring IP Address Pools
Manual Pool Configuration Considerations
•ThesubnetoftheIPaddressbeingissuedshouldbeonthesamesubnetastheingress
interface(thatis,thesubnetofthehostIPaddressoftheswitch,orifroutinginterfacesare
configured,thesubnetoftheroutinginterface).
•Amanualpoolcanbeconfiguredusingeitherthe
client’s hardwareaddress(setdhcppool
hardware‐address)ortheclient’sclient‐identifier(setdhcppoolclient‐identifier),butusing
bothisnotrecommended.
•IftheincomingDHCPrequestpacketcontainsaclient‐identifier,thenamanualpool
configuredwiththatclient‐identifiermustexistontheswitchin
orderfortherequesttobe
processed.Thehardwareaddressisnotchecked.
•Ifamanualpoolisconfiguredwithaclient‐identifier,thentheincomingDHCPrequest
packetfromthatclientmustincludethatclient‐identifierinorderfortherequesttobe
processed.Thehardwareaddressisnotchecked.
•A
hardwareaddressandtype(EthernetorIEEE802)configuredinamanualpoolischecked
onlywhenaclient‐identifierisnotalsoconfiguredforthepoolandtheincomingDHCP
requestpacketdoesnotincludeaclient‐identifieroption.
Purpose
ToconfigureandclearDHCPaddresspoolparameters,andtodisplayaddresspoolconfiguration
information.
Note: A total of 16 address pools, dynamic and/or static, can be configured on the SecureStack C2.