Specifications

Configuring IP Address Pools
SecureStack C3 Configuration Guide 13-11
Configuring IP Address Pools
Manual Pool Configuration Considerations
•ThesubnetoftheIPaddressbeingissuedshouldbeonthesamesubnetastheingress
interface(thatis,thesubnetofthehostIPaddressoftheswitch,orifroutinginterfacesare
configured,thesubnetoftheroutinginterface).
•Amanualpoolcanbeconfiguredusingeitherthe
client’s hardwareaddress(setdhcppool
hardware‐address)ortheclient’sclient‐identifier(setdhcppoolclient‐identifier),butusing
bothisnotrecommended.
•IftheincomingDHCPrequestpacketcontainsaclient‐identifier,thenamanualpool
configuredwiththatclient‐identifiermustexistontheswitchin
orderfortherequesttobe
processed.Thehardwareaddressisnotchecked.
•Ifamanualpoolisconfiguredwithaclient‐identifier,thentheincomingDHCPrequestpacket
fromthatclientmustincludethatclient‐identifierinorderfortherequesttobeprocessed.The
hardwareaddressisnotchecked.
•A
hardwareaddressandtype(EthernetorIEEE802)configuredinamanualpoolischecked
onlywhenaclient‐identifierisnotalsoconfiguredforthepoolandtheincomingDHCP
requestpacketdoesnotincludeaclient‐identifieroption.
Purpose
ToconfigureandclearDHCPaddresspoolparameters,andtodisplayaddresspoolconfiguration
information.
Commands
CommandstoconfigureDHCPdynamic(automatic)andstatic(manual)addresspoolsandto
displayDHCPaddresspoolconfigurationsarelistedbelow.
Note: A total of 16 address pools, dynamic and/or static, can be configured on the SecureStack C3.
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set dhcp pool 13-13
clear dhcp pool 13-13
set dhcp pool network 13-14
clear dhcp pool network 13-14
set dhcp pool hardware-address 13-15
clear dhcp pool hardware-address 13-16
set dhcp pool host 13-16
clear dhcp pool host 13-17
set dhcp pool client-identifier 13-17
clear dhcp pool client-identifier 13-18