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Network Station. It is also assumed that the IBM Network Station can start as
a DHCP client. The following tasks start from the point when the first IBM
Network Station is ready to be powered on:
1. Configure the local AS/400 DHCP configuration file on
As1.mycompany.com.
2. Power on the IBM Network Station. This automatically builds the TCP/IP
interface on the local AS/400 system for the workstation controller. After
this completes, the IBM Network Station can be powered off.
3. Manually change the auto created TCP/IP interface on the As1 system.
4. Configure and start the BOOTP/DHCP Relay Agent on the local AS/400
system
As1.mycompany.com .
5. Change the DHCP configuration for the pool of addresses from 10.1.1.1
through 10.1.1.254 on the AS/400 system
As2.mycompany.com.
6. Configure an address pool, on the As2 system, for the twinax subnet on
the remote AS/400 system
As1.mycompany.com.
7. Start the IBM Network Station.
5.8.3 Configuring the Local DHCP Configuration File on As1
There is a requirement to build a DHCP server configuration file ( dhcpsd.cfg )
on the system to which the twinax subnet is directly attached. You do
not start
the DHCP server on this AS/400 system. However, the configuration
must
exist.
When the first IBM Network Station is powered on, the workstation
controller calls the program QSYS/QTODDTWX. This program queries the
DHCP configuration file for its IP address and mask.
Refer to Section 5.7.8, “Configuring the DHCP Server As1 for Twinax
Support” on page 157 and follow steps 1 through 12. This scenario uses the
same IP addressing scheme that is defined in Section 5.7.8, “Configuring the
DHCP Server As1 for Twinax Support” on page 157.
Once the configuration is completed, ensure that the DHCP server is in a
stopped
state. The DHCP server does not need to be started. To be safe,
It is not necessary to fully configure the DHCP server on the As1 system.
Only the General and Address Pool options must be configured. No Options
need to be provided.
Note