Configuring the ATS Network Management Interface
DHCP. Use an
This section summarizes ATS communication with a DHCP server. For more detailed information about how a DHCP server is used to configure network settings for an ATS,
See also refer to “DHCP Configuration” in the InfraStruXure Power Generation System’s on- line Network Management User’s Guide.
1.The ATS sends out a DHCP request with the following identifiers:
–A Vendor Class Identifier (APC, by default)
–A Client Identifier (the ATS’s MAC address value, by default)
–A User Class Identifier (identification of the ATS’s application firmware, by default)
2.A properly configured DHCP server responds with a DHCP offer that includes all of the settings the ATS needs for network communication. The DHCP offer also includes the Vendor Specific Information option (DHCP option 43). By default, the ATS will ignore 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 cookies
Refer to your DHCP server documentation to add code to the Vendor Specific Information option. To disable the APC cookie requirement, see “Local access to the control console” on page 55.
To change the control console’s DHCP Cookie Is setting, use the Advanced option in the TCP/IP menu (see “Remote access to the control console” on page 55).
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