Instruction Manual

USER’S GUIDE
Managed Rack PDU
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BOOTP A BOOTP server provides the TCP/IP settings. At 32-second intervals, the Rack PDU
requests network assignment from any BOOTP server:
• If the Rack PDU receives a valid response, it starts the network services.
• If the Rack PDU finds a BOOTP server, but a request to that server fails or times out,
the Rack PDU stops requesting network settings until it is restarted.
• By default, if previously configured network settings exist, and the Rack PDU
receives no valid response to five requests (the original and four retries), it uses the
previously configured settings so that it remains accessible.
Click Next>> to access the BOOTP Configuration page to change the number of
retries or the action to take if all retries fail
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• Maximum retries: Enter the number of retries that will occur when no valid response
is received, or zero (0) for an unlimited number of retries.
• If retries fail: Select Use prior settings (the default) or Stop BOOTP request.
DHCP The default setting. At 32-second intervals, the Rack PDU requests network
assignment from any DHCP server.
• If the Rack PDU receives a valid response, it does not require the vendor cookie
from the DHCP server in order to accept the lease and start the network services.
• If the Rack PDU finds a DHCP server, but the request to that server fails or times
out, it stops requesting network settings until it is restarted
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• Require vendor specific cookie to accept DHCP Address: By selecting this
check box, you can require the DHCP server to provide a cookie which supplies
information to the Rack PDU.
Setting Description
1. The default values for these three settings on the configuration pages generally do not need to be
changed:
•Vendor Class: DELL
•Client ID: The MAC address of the Rack PDU, which uniquely identifies it on the local area
network (LAN)
•User Class: The name of the application firmware module