Reference Guide

310 | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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Implementation Information
• The Dell Force10 implementation of DHCP is based on RFC 2131 and RFC 3046.
• DHCP is available on VLANs and Private VLANs.
• IP Source Address Validation is a sub-feature of DHCP Snooping; FTOS uses ACLs internally to
implement this feature and as such, you cannot apply ACLs to an interface which has IP Source
Address Validation. If you configure IP Source Address Validation on a member port of a VLAN and
then attempt to apply a access list to the VLAN, FTOS displays the first line in Message 1. If you first
apply an ACL to a VLAN and then attempt enable IP Source Address Validation an one of its member
ports, FTOS displays the second line in Message 1.
• FTOS provides 40K entries that can be divided between leased addresses and excluded addresses. By
extension, the maximum number of pools you can configure depends on the on the subnet mask that
you give to each pool. For example, if all pools were configured for a /24 mask, the total would be
• 40000/253 (approximately 158). If the subnet is increased, more pools can be configured. The
• maximum subnet that can be configured for a single pool is /17. FTOS displays an error message for
configurations that exceed the allocated memory.
• E-Series supports 16K DHCP Snooping entries across 500 VLANs.
• C-Series, S-Series (S25/50), S55, S60, and S4810 support 4K DHCP Snooping entries.
• All platforms support Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI) on 16 VLANs per system.
Configuration Tasks
• Configure the System to be a DHCP Server
• Configure the System to be a Relay Agent
• Configure Secure DHCP
Configure the System to be a DHCP Server
Configure the System to be a DHCP Server is supported only on platforms: c s and
A DHCP server is a network device that has been programmed to provide network configuration
parameters to clients upon request. Servers typically serve many clients, making host management much
more organized and efficient.
Message 1 DHCP Snooping with VLAN ACL Compatibility Error
% Error: Vlan member has access-list configured.
% Error: Vlan has an access-list configured.