Working With Configuration Files

Tutorial for Creating a Configuration File

 

 

 

 

4Use the show configuration status command to verify that the dhcp_relay.txt configuration file was applied to the switch. The display is similar to the one shown here:

-> show configuration status

File configuration <dhcp_relay.txt>: completed with no errors

File configuration: none scheduled

Running configuration and saved configuration are different

Note. If the configuration file applied with the configuration apply command results in no changes to the saved configuration, the message will state that the running configuration and saved configuration are identical. To synchronize the running configuration and the saved configuration, use the write memory command.

For more information about these displays, refer to the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.

5Use a the show ip helper command to verify that the DHCP Relay parameters defined in the configu- ration files were actually implemented on the switch. The display is similar to the one shown here:

-> show ip helper

Forward Delay

(seconds) = 15

Max number of

hops

= 3

Forwarding option

= standard

Forwarding Address:

 

128.251.16.52

 

These results confirm that the commands specified in the file dhcp_relay.txt configuration file were successfully applied to the switch.

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