Dell Force10 MXL Blade MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module Configuration Guide - Page 105

Auto-Configuration The system boot status is output to the console as the reload progresses. The messages include connections to the servers, assigned IP addresses and gateways, and the success or failure of those connections. • BMP Mode • MAC-Based IP Assignment • DHCP Configuration • IP Server • Domain Name Server • Boot Commands • System Boot and Set-Up Behavior BMP Mode BMP mode is the boot mode configured for a new system arriving from Dell Force10. This mode obtains the FTOS image and configuration file from a network source (a DHCP server). Before implementing this mode, you must set up a DHCP server and an IP server. The necessary FTOS image and start-up configuration files must be located on the server for the system to retrieve. The DNS Server is not required, but it is recommended. MAC-Based IP Assignment One way to use BMP mode most efficiently is to configure the DHCP server to assign a fixed IP address and configuration file based on the management/front end MAC address. When this is done, the same IP address is assigned to the system even on repetitive reloads and the same configuration file is retrieved when using the DNS server or the network-config file to determine the hostname. A dynamic IP address assignment may create a situation where the intended configuration is not applied to the system because the IP address can vary every time the system is reloaded. The following is the configuration to be included in the dhcp.conf file so that the MAC-based IP and configuration file assignment are fixed: Parameter Example host HOST1 { ##### Mac to IP mapping hardware ethernet 00:01:e8:8c:4d:0e; fixed-address 30.0.0.20; ##### Config file name could be given in the following way option configfile "ftp://admin:[email protected]/ pt-MXLSwitchIO-12"; option configfile "http://Guest-1/pt-MXLSWitchIO-12"; Description FTP URL with IP address HTTP URL with DNS Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP) | 103