Switch User Manual

Alteon OS Application Guide

 Chapter 1: Accessing the Switch 42C4911, January 2007

Figure 1-2 shows a basic BOOTP network example.

Figure 1-2 BOOTP Relay Agent Configuration

The use of two servers provide failover redundancy. The client request is forwarded to both

BOOTP servers configured on the switch. However, no health checking is supported.

Configuring the BOOTP Relay Agent

To enable the GbE Switch Module to be the BOOTP forwarder, you need to configure the

BOOTP server IP addresses on the switch, and enable BOOTP relay on the interface(s) on

which the BOOTP requests are received.

Generally, you should configure the command on the switch IP interface that is closest to the

client, so that the BOOTP server knows from which IP subnet the newly allocated IP address

should come.

Use the following commands to configure the switch as a BOOTP relay agent:

Use the following command to enable the Relay functionality on an IP interface:

>> # /cfg/l3/bootp

>> Bootstrap Protocol Relay# addr <IP address>(IP address of BOOTP server)

>> Bootstrap Protocol Relay# addr2 <IP address>(IP address of 2nd BOOTP server)

>> Bootstrap Protocol Relay# on (Globally turn BOOTP relay on)

>> Bootstrap Protocol Relay# off (Globally turn BOOTP relay off)

>> Bootstrap Protocol Relay# cur (Display current configuration)

>> # /cfg/l3/if <interface number>/relay ena

BOOT Client

asks for IP from

BOOTP server

BladeCenter acts as

BOOTP Relay Agent

BOOTP Server

Boston Raleigh

20.1.1.1

10.1.1.2

BladeCenter