Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) | 1633. Lease Management: DHCP servers use leases to allocate addresses to clients for a limited time. TheDHCP server maintains information about each of the leases, including lease length.4. Responding To client requests: DHCP servers respond to different types of requests from clients,primarily, granting, renewing, and terminating leases.5. Providing administration services: DHCP servers include functionality that allows an administratorto implement policies that govern how the DHCP performs its other tasks.Configuration TasksTo configure DHCP, an administrator must first set up a DHCP server and provide it with configurationparameters and policy information including IP address ranges, lease length specifications, andconfiguration data that DHCP hosts need.Configuring the Dell Force10 system to be a DHCP server is a three-step process:1. Configure the Server for Automatic Address Allocation2. Specify a Default Gateway3. Enable DHCP ServerRelated Configuration Tasks• Configure a Method of Hostname Resolution• Create Manual Binding Entries• Debug DHCP Server• DHCP Clear CommandsConfigure the Server for Automatic Address AllocationAutomatic address allocation is an address assignment method by which the DHCP server leases an IPaddress to a client from a pool of available addresses.Create an IP Address PoolAn address pool is a range of IP addresses that may be assigned by the DHCP server. Address pools areindexed by subnet number.To create an address pool, follow these steps:Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode1 Access the DHCP server CLI context. ip dhcp server CONFIGURATION2 Create an address pool and give it a name. pool name DHCP
