H3C S3600 Series User Manual

Operation Manual – Management VLAN
H3C S3600 Series Ethernet Switches-Release 1510 Chapter 2
DHCP/BOOTP Client Configuration
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response packet. The BOOTP client then retrieves the assigned IP address from the
response packet.
The BOOTP packets are sent using user datagram protocol (UDP). To ensure reliable
packet transmission, a timer is triggered when a BOOTP client sends a request packet
to the server. If no response packet is received from the server after the timer times out,
the client sends the request packet again. BOOTP request packets are sent every five
seconds and three times at most. A BOOTP client stops sending BOOTP request
packets if it fails to obtain an IP address after sending three successive BOOTP request
packets.
2.3 DHCP/BOOTP Client Configuration
An S3600 series Ethernet switch can operate as a DHCP client or BOOTP client. In this
case, the IP address of the management VLAN interface is obtained through DHCP or
BOOTP.
2.3.1 Prerequisites
Before configuring the management VLAN, you need to create the VLAN that is to act
as the management VLAN. As VLAN 1 is the default VLAN, there is no need to create it
if you configure VLAN 1 to be the management VLAN.
2.3.2 Configuring a DHCP/BOOTP Client
Table 2-1 Configure a DHCP/BOOTP client
Operation Command Description
Enter system view
system-view
Required
Configure a specified
VLAN to be the
management VLAN
management-vlan
vlan-id
Required
By default, VLAN 1 operates
as the management VLAN.
Create the management
VLAN interface and enter
VLAN interface view
interface
vlan-interface vlan-id
Required
Configure the way in
which the management
VLAN interface obtains
an IP address
ip address
{ bootp-alloc |
dhcp-alloc }
Required
By default, no IP address is
assigned to the management
VLAN interface.

H3C S3600 Series Specifications

General

Brand	H3C
Model	S3600 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English