Quick Configuration for a Metered PDU
You must use the APC Management Card Wizard to create the bootup file. To create a bootup file, see the BOOTP
See also section in the addendum.
DHCP. You can use a
This section briefly summarizes the PDU communication with a DHCP server. For more detail about how a DHCP
See also server is used to configure the network settings for the PDU, see “DHCP Configuration” in the User’s Guide.
1.The PDU sends a DHCP request that uses the following to identify itself:
–Vendor Class Identifier (APC by default)
–Client Identifier (by default, the PDU’s MAC address value)
–User Class Identifier (by default, the identification of the PDU’s application firmware)
2.A properly configured DHCP server responds with a DHCP offer that includes all of the settings that the PDU needs for network communication. The DHCP offer also includes the Vendor Specific Information option (DHCP option 43). By default, the PDU ignores DHCP offers that do not encapsulate the APC cookie in the Vendor Specific Information option using the following hexidecimal format:
Option 43 = 01 04 31 41 50 43 where
–The first byte (01) is the code
–The second byte (04) is the length
–The remaining bytes (31 41 50 43) are the APC cookie
See your DHCP server documentation to add code to the
Vendor Specific Information option.
See also
To disable the APC cookie requirement, see “Local access to the control console” on page 11. To change the control console’s DHCP Cookie Is setting, an Advanced option in the TCP/IP menu, see “Remote access to the control console” on page 11.
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