DNS/DHCP Management Console

Manage Server

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) uses the client/server structure to allocate network addresses to a host. The DHCP server reads its configuration information from eDirectory and stores the information in its cache.

To Create a Server:

  1. Specify the name of the server.
  2. Specify the eDirectory context or browse to select it.
  3. Click Create.

Starting or Stopping a DHCP Server

  1. Click Start/Stop Service on the toolbar.

Depending on the state of the DHCP Server, one of the following operations occurs:

You must ensure that you have configured the IP address of a DHCP server to start or stop the server. To configure the IP address of the DHCP server, select the General tab of the server object, then click Add to specify the IP address.

General

Lists the services that are defined against this server. You can provide comments for every service that is defined.

Select the OES version of the DHCP server from the Select Version list. You can manage only those options and statements that are supported for a particular OES release.

For example, if you select OES 11, you can manage only those options and statements that are supported for OES 11. However, if you select OES 11 SP2, you can manage all options and statements that are supported up to OES 11 SP2.

If you do not select any OES version, you can manage only those options and statements that are supported up to OES 2 SP3.

Settings

These settings are used to define configuration settings for a server.

To add/modify a setting:

  1. Click Modify.
  2. Select a setting from the list.
  3. Specify a setting value.
  4. Click OK.

To delete settings:

A list of options and their definitions is found in the Novell DNS/DHCP Services Administration Guide.


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