Chapter 4 Initial Configuration
3.Terminate the DHCP process and restart it to reflect the change to the configuration file. At the shell prompt, type:
killall dhcpd dhcpd&
Sample DHCP configuration (dhcpd.conf)
option space auto;
option auto.key code 1 = text;
class
match option
}
subnet 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { option routers10.217.242.1;
option
subclass
}
pool {
allow members of
}
}
Implementing an Initial NetScaler Configuration from a Remote Computer
When a new NetScaler appliance (or any appliance that does not have a configuration file) starts, it automatically polls the DHCP server for an IP address and provides the DHCP server with its sysid. The DHCP server selects one IP address from its pool and assigns it as a subnet IP (SNIP) address to the appliance. The DHCP server includes the sysid of the appliance and the IP address that it assigns to the appliance in the server's dhcpd.leases file. To find the IP address currently assigned to your appliance, look in the dhcpd.leases file for the last entry with the sysid of your appliance in the uid or
You can use this address to connect to the appliance and remotely configure the initial settings. For example, you can change the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway settings that were fetched from the DHCP server. After completing the initial configuration, you can manually return the DHCP IP address to the server pool.
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