Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide
1.1.2 Management IP Address – DHCP Configuration
Supermicro switches can be configured to obtain the management IP address through the DHCP
protocol. In this case, a switch acts as a DHCP client and obtains the IP address for any DHCP server on
the LAN.
Follow the steps below to obtain the management interface IP address dynamically from a DHCP server.
Step Command Description
Enters the configuration mode
Configures the management interface
IP address through the DHCP server.
configuration.
configuration is saved automatically as part of
configuration.
The “no ip address dhcp” command disables the configuring of the management interface
IP address through the DHCP server.
The example below shows the commands used to configure the management interface IP address
through DHCP.
SMIS# configure terminal
SMIS(config)#ip address dhcp
SMIS(config)# end
1.1.3 Default IP Gateway
To configure the default gateway IP address in blade switches, follow the steps below.
Step Command Description
Enters the configuration mode
ip-address – IP address of a directly
connected router.
Exits the configuration mode.
Displays the interface IP configuration.