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USER’S GUIDE

Mete

red Rac

k

PDU

25

boot

Access:

Administrator only

Description:

Define how the Rack PDU will obtain its network settings, including the

IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. Then configure the BOOTP or DHCP
server settings.

Option

Argument

Description

-b
mode>

dhcpBootp |
dhcp | bootp |
manual

Define how the TCP/IP settings will be configured when the
Rack PDU turns on, resets, or restarts. See

TCP/IP and

Communication Settings

for information about each boot

mode setting.

-a

remainDhcpBo
otp |
gotoDhcpOrBo
otp

dhcpBootp

boot mode only. Specify whether the Rack PDU

will retain the dhcpBootp boot mode setting or switch to
bootp

or dhcp boot mode after it receives its network

settings.

-o

stop |
prevSettings

bootp

and dhcpBootp boot modes only. If the Rack PDU

receives no valid response to five requests for a network
assignment, stop requesting network settings until the Rack
PDU is restarted or use the previously configured settings
so the Rack PDU remains accessible.

-f

<#>

bootp

and dhcpBootp boot modes only. Enter the

number of retries that will occur when no valid response is
received, or zero (0) for an unlimited number of retries.

-c

enable | disable

dhcp

and dhcpBootp boot modes only. Enable or disable

the requirement that the DHCP server provide the vendor
cookie.

-s

<#>

dhcp

and dhcpBootp boot modes only. Enter the number

of retries that will occur when no valid response is received,
or zero (0) for an unlimited number of retries.

The default values for these three settings generally do not need to be changed:
-v : DELL
-i : The MAC address of the Rack PDU, which uniquely identifies it on the

local area network (LAN)

-u : The name of the application firmware module