3.8.3 DHCP Server Pool Configuration

Use this command to configure DHCP address pools.

Command Syntax:

ip dhcp pool <pool_name>
host <ip> <subnet_mask>
address <v_ipv4_addr> interface <port_type>
network <ip> <subnet_mask>
hardware-address <mac>
broadcast <ip>
reserved-only 
lease { <day> [ <hour> [ <min> ] ] | infinite }
domain-name <domain_name>
default-router <ip> [ <ip1> [ <ip2> [ <ip3> ] ] ]
dns-server <ip> [ <ip1> [ <ip2> [ <ip3> ] ] ]
ntp-server <ip> [ <ip1> [ <ip2> [ <ip3> ] ] ]
netbios-node-type { b-node | h-node | m-node | p-node }
netbios-scope <netbios_scope>
netbios-name-server <ip> [ <ip1> [ <ip2> [ <ip3> ] ] ]
nis-domain-name <domain_name>
nis-server <ip> [ <ip1> [ <ip2> [ <ip3> ] ] ]
client-identifier { { fqdn | name } <identifier> | mac-address <mac> }
vendor class-identifier <class_id> specific-info <hexval>

Table 3-35. Command Description
	Argument	Description
Parameter	`<pool_name>`	Pool name in 32 characters
	`<ip>`	Network number of the DHCP address pool.
	`<subnet_mask>`	Subnet mask of the DHCP address pool.
	`<v_ipv4_addr>`	Address to offer on interface.
	`<port_type>`	Port type in GigabitEthernet
	`<mac>`	Client MAC address
	`<day> <hour> <min>`	days (0–365), hours (0–23), minutes (0–59)
	`<domain_name>`	Domain name that client must use when resolving hostname through DNS.
	`<ip1> <ip2> <ip3>`	List of IP addresses for Routers, DNS, NTP, NBNS, and NIS.
	`<netbios_scope>`	NetBIOS over TCP/IP scope parameter for the client as specified in RFC 1001/1002.
	`<identifier>`	Specify the client's unique identifier to be used when the pool is the type of host.
	`<host_name>`	Specify the name of the client to be used when the pool is the type of host.
	`<class_id>`	Class identifier in 64 characters
	`<hexval>`	Hex values in 64 octets (0x…)
Default	N/A
Mode	DHCP Pool Configuration mode
Usage	Configure the DHCP Pool. To remove the parameters, use the ‘no’ form of the command.
Example	Example 1: Create DHCP pool named testpool type host with IP 10.10.10.50. `# configure terminal (config)# ip dhcp pool testpool (config-dhcp-pool)# host 10.10.10.50 255.255.255.128`