Operation Manual – DHCP
H3C S3600 Series Ethernet Switches-Release 1510 Chapter 2
DHCP Server Configuration
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z If no IP address is available, the DHCP server queries lease-expired and
conflicted IP addresses. If the DHCP server finds such IP addresses, it assigns
them; otherwise the DHCP server does not assign an IP address.
2.2 Global Address Pool-Based DHCP Server Configuration
2.2.1 Configuration Overview
Table 2-1 Configure global address pool-based DHCP server
Configuration task Description Related section
Enable DHCP Required 2.2.2 “Enabling DHCP”
Configure global address pool mode
on interface(s)
Optional
2.2.3 “Configuring Global
Address Pool Mode on
Interface(s)
”
Configure to bind IP
address statically to
a DHCP client
Configure the
interface(s) to
operate in
global
address pool
mode
Configure to assign
IP addresses
dynamically
One of the two
options is
required. Only
one mode can
be selected
for the same
global
address pool.
2.2.4 “Configuring How to
Assign IP Addresses in a
Global Address Pool
”
Configure DNS services for the
DHCP server
Optional
2.2.5 “Configuring DNS
Services for the DHCP
”
Configure NetBIOS services for the
DHCP server
Optional
2.2.6 “Configuring DHCP
Server
”
Customize DHCP service Optional
2.2.7 “Customizing DHCP
Service
”
Configure the gateway IP address
for DHCP clients
Optional
2.2.8 “Configuring
Gateway Addresses for
DHCP Clients
”
Configure the connection between
the DHCP global address pool and
the BIMS server
Optional
2.2.9 “Configuring
Connection Between a
DHCP Global Address
Pool and a BIMS Server
”
2.2.2 Enabling DHCP
You need to enable DHCP before performing other DHCP-related configurations, which
takes effect only after DHCP is enabled.