Switch Memory and Configuration

Automatic Configuration Update with DHCP Option 66

Global DHCP Parameters: Global parameters are processed only if received on the primary VLAN.

Best Offer: The “Best Offer” is the best DHCP or BootP offer sent by the DHCP server in response to the DHCPREQUEST sent by the switch. The criteria for selecting the “Best Offer” are:

DHCP is preferred over BootP

If two BootP offers are received, the first one is selected

For two DHCP offers:

The offer from an authoritative server is selected

If there is no authoritative server, the offer with the longest lease is selected

Log Messages

The file transfer is implemented by the existing TFTP module. The system logs the following message if an incorrect IP address is received for Option 66:

“Invalid IP address <ip-address> received for DHCP Option 66”

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