DELL PC7024 User Manual

DHCP Server and Relay Agent Commands

The command has no default configuration.

Global Configuration mode

PowerConnect supports dynamic, automatic, and manual address 

assignment. Dynamic address assignment leases an address to the client for a 

limited period of time. Automatic assignment assigns a permanent address to 

a client. Manual (static) assignment simply conveys an address assigned by 

the administrator to the client.
In DHCP Pool Configuration mode, the administrator can configure the 

address space and other parameters to be supplied to DHCP clients. By 

default, the DHCP server assumes that all addresses specified are available for 

assignment to clients. Use the ip dhcp excluded-address command in Global 

Configuration mode to specify addresses that should never be assigned to 

DHCP clients.
To configure a dynamic DHCP address pool, configure the following pool 

properties using the listed DHCP pool commands:

• Address pool subnet and mask – network
• Client domain name – domain-name

pool-name

The name of an existing or new DHCP address pool. The pool 

name can be up to 31 characters in length and can contain the 

following characters: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, ’-’, ’_’, ’ ’. Enclose the entire 

pool name in quotes if an embedded blank is to appear in the 

pool name.

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