Dell PowerSwitch S4112F-ON OS10 Enterprise Edition User Guide Release 10.4.1.0 - Page 487

7 System management Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Provides information to dynamically assign IP addresses and other configuration parameters to network hosts based on policies, see DHCP commands. Network Time Protocol Provides information to synchronize timekeeping between time servers and clients, see NTP commands. RESTCONF API Enables you to configure and monitor an OS10 switch using JSON-structured messages to access YANG-modeled data in configuration data stores, see CLI commands for RESTCONF API. Security Provides information about role-based access control, RADIUS server, user roles, and user names, see Security commands. Simple Network Management Protocol Provides a message format for communication between Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) managers and agents. SNMP provides a standardized framework and common language for network monitoring and device management, see SNMP commands. OS10 image upgrade Provides information to upgrade the OS10 software image, see Upgrade commands. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an application layer protocol that dynamically assigns IP addresses and other configuration parameters to network end-stations, also known as hosts, based on configuration policies network administrators determine. Figure 5. Client and Server Messaging DHCP server DHCP client Relay agent Network device offering configuration parameters to the client. Network device requesting configuration parameters from the server. Intermediary network device that passes DHCP messages between the client and the server when the server is not on the same subnet as the host. Packet format and options The DHCP server listens on port 67 and transmits to port 68. The DHCP client listens on port 68 and transmits to port 67. System management 487