Netgear FSM726v3 7000 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide for Software - Page 31

NETGEAR Managed Switches Software Administration Manual, Release 8.0 Chapter 2 Auto Install Configuration Auto Install is a software feature which provides for the configuration of a switch automatically when the device is initialized and no configuration file is found on the switch. The downloaded configuration file is not distributed across a stack. When an administrator saves configuration, the config file is distributed across a stack. This chapter includes the following sections: • "Switch IP Address Assignment" • "Assignment of Other Dynamic Configuration" on page 2-2 • "Obtaining a Config File" on page 2-3 • "Monitoring and Completing the Auto Install Process" on page 2-4 • "Logging" on page 2-6 • "Configure Auto Install" on page 2-7 The Auto Install process requires DHCP to be enabled by default in order for it to be completed. The downloaded config file is not automatically saved to startup-config. An administrator must explicitly issue a save request in order to save the configuration. The Auto Install process depends upon the configuration of other devices in the network, including a DHCP or BOOTP server, a TFTP server and, if necessary, a DNS server. There are three phases to Auto Install: 1. Configuration or assignment of an IP address for the device. 2. Assignment of a TFTP server. 3. Obtaining a configuration file for the device from the TFTP server. Switch IP Address Assignment If BOOTP or DHCP is enabled on the switch and an IP address has not been assigned, the switch issues requests for an IP address assignment. The behavior of BOOTP or DHCP with respect to IP address assignment is unchanged by the addition of the Auto Install feature. That is, the following information returned from the server is recognized. • The IP address (yiaddr) and subnet mask (option 1) to be assigned to the switch Auto Install Configuration 2-1 v1.0, October 2009