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Command Line Interface Guide
Chapter 8: DHCP Commands
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CHAPTER 8 DHCP COMMANDS
The following DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) commands allow you to:
• Enable and disable subnetworks and client leases.
• Add subnetworks and client leases.
• Set the lease time.
• Change client leases manually.
• Set option values globally, for a subnetwork, or for a client lease.
• Enable/disable BootP.
• Use BootP to specify the boot server.
• Define option types.
The DHCP commands described in this section are included in Table 8-1, “DHCP
Command Listing”. To read about DHCP concepts and the DHCP configuration
process, see “DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)” on page 4-2 of the
Technical Reference Guide.
Table 8-1: DHCP Command Listing
Command Function
dhcp ?
Lists the supported DHCP keywords.
dhcp add Provides one of three types of DHCP definitions:
subnetwork, client lease, or option type.
dhcp addrelay Adds an address to the DHCP relay list.
dhcp bootp allow Allows a BootP request to be processed for a par-
ticular client or subnet.
dhcp bootp disallow
Denies processing of a BootP request for a partic-
ular client or subnet.
dhcp bootp file Specifies the boot file name (kernel) and the sub-
net to which it applies.