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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP)
Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) is an application layer protocol that dynamically assigns IP
addresses and other configuration parameters to network end-stations (hosts) based on the
configuration policies the network administrators determine.
The Dell Networking OS supports the basic DHCP commands as described in the following sections:
• Configure a DHCP Server and DHCP Clients
• Configure Secure DHCP and DHCP Relay
Configure a DHCP Server and DHCP Clients
To configure the system to be a DHCP server and to manually configure DHCP clients, use the following
commands.
clear ip dhcp
Reset the DHCP counters.
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Syntax
clear ip dhcp [binding {address} | client statistics {all |
interface type slot/port}| conflict | server statistics]
Parameters
binding Enter the keyword binding to delete all entries in the
binding table.
address Enter the IP address to clear the binding entry for a single IP
address.
client statistics
{all | interface
type slot/port}
Enter the keywords server statistics all to clear all
counter information on all DHCP client interfaces on the
switch. Enter an interface type and slot/port information to
clear DHCP counters on a specified interface. The valid
interface types are:
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
tengigabitethernet.
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
