ICMP redirects are not sent
ICMP unreachables are not sent
Configure the System to be a DHCP Client
A DHCP client is a network device that requests an IP address and configuration parameters from a DHCP
server.
Implement the DHCP client functionality as follows:
• The switch can obtain a dynamically assigned IP address from a DHCP server. A start-up configuration
is not received. Use bare metal provisioning (BMP) to receive configuration parameters (the Dell
Networking OS version and a configuration file). BMP is enabled as a factory-default setting on a
switch.
A switch cannot operate with BMP and as a DHCP client simultaneously. To disable BMP in EXEC
mode, use the stop bmp command. After BMP stops, the switch acts as a DHCP client.
• By default, the switch is configured to operate in Jumpstart mode as a DHCP client that sends DHCP
requests to a DHCP server to retrieve configuration information (IP address, boot-image filename, and
configuration file). All ports and management interfaces are brought up in Layer 3 mode and pre-
configured with no shutdown and no ip address. For this reason, you cannot enter configuration
commands to set up the switch.
To interrupt a Jumpstart process, prevent a loop from occurring, and apply the FTOS image and
startup configuration stored in the local flash, enter the stop jump-start command from the console.
To re-configure the switch so that it boots up in normal mode using the FTOS image and startup
configuration file in local flash, enter the reload-type normal-reload command and save it to the
startup configuration:
FTOS# reload-type normal-reload
FTOS# write memory
FTOS# reload
• To re-enable Jumpstart mode for the next reload, enter the reload-type jump-start command.
• Acquire a dynamic IP address from a DHCP client is for a limited period or until the client releases the
address.
• A DHCP server manages and assigns IP addresses to clients from an address pool stored on the
server. For more information, refer to Configuring the Server for Automatic Address Allocation.
• Dynamically assigned IP addresses are supported only on Ethernet interfaces: 10 Gigabit, 40 Gigabit,
and 100/1000/10000 Ethernet Interfaces. The DHCP client is supported on VLAN and port-channel
interfaces.
• The public out-of-band management interface and default VLAN 1 are configured by default as a
DHCP client to acquire a dynamic IP address from a DHCP server.

Configuring the DHCP Client System

This section describes how to configure and view an interface as a DHCP client to receive an IP address.
Dell Networking OS Behavior: The ip address dhcp command enables DHCP server-assigned
dynamic addresses on an interface. The setting persists after a switch reboot. To stop DHCP transactions
and save the dynamically acquired IP address, use the shutdown command on the interface. To display
the dynamic IP address and show DHCP as the mode of IP address assignment, use the show
interface type slot/port command. To unconfigure the IP address, use the no shutdown
322 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)