HP 6125XLG R2306-HP 6125XLG Blade Switch Layer 3 - IP Services Configuration G - Page 35

Format of Option 43,

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The DHCP client can obtain the following information through Option 43: • ACS parameters, including the ACS URL, username, and password. • PXE server address, which is used to obtain the boot file or other control information from the PXE server. 1. Format of Option 43: Figure 14 Option 43 format Network configuration parameters are carried in different sub-options of Option 43 as shown in Figure 14. { Sub-option type-The field value can be 0x01 (ACS parameter sub-option), 0x02 (service provider identifier sub-option), or 0x80 (PXE server address sub-option). { Sub-option length-Excludes the sub-option type and sub-option length fields. { Sub-option value-The value format varies with sub-options. 2. Sub-option value field formats: { ACS parameter sub-option value field-Contains the ACS URL, username, and password separated by spaces (0x20) as shown in Figure 15. Figure 15 ACS parameter sub-option value field { Service provider identifier sub-option value field-Contains the service provider identifier. { PXE server address sub-option value field-Contains the PXE server type that can only be 0, the server number that indicates the number of PXE servers contained in the sub-option and server IP addresses, as shown in Figure 16. Figure 16 PXE server address sub-option value field 26

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The DHCP client can obtain the following information through Option 43:
ACS parameters, including the ACS URL, username, and password.
PXE server address, which is used to obtain the boot file or other control information from the PXE
server.
1.
Format of Option 43:
Figure 14
Option 43 format
Network configuration parameters are carried in different sub-options of Option 43 as shown
in
Figure 14
.
{
Sub-option type
—The field value can be 0x01 (ACS parameter sub-option), 0x02 (service
provider identifier sub-option), or 0x80 (PXE server address sub-option).
{
Sub-option length
—Excludes the sub-option type and sub-option length fields.
{
Sub-option value
—The value format varies with sub-options.
2.
Sub-option value field formats:
{
ACS parameter sub-option value field
—Contains the ACS URL, username, and password
separated by spaces (0x20) as shown in
Figure 15
.
Figure 15
ACS parameter sub-option value field
{
Service provider identifier sub-option value field
—Contains the service provider identifier.
{
PXE server address sub-option value field
—Contains the PXE server type that can only be 0, the
server number that indicates the number of PXE servers contained in the sub-option and server
IP addresses, as shown in
Figure 16
.
Figure 16
PXE server address sub-option value field