Ring X - DHCP view parameters

Indicates whether the switch automatically obtains an IP address and subnet mask from the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. As long as the switch is not restarted, the switch continues to use the assigned IP information.

When

Obtain IP settings automatically for DLR devices using DHCP

is selected, specifies the role of the Device Level Ring (DLR) DHCP server. Available values:

When

Intended Role of DLR DHCP Server

is set to

Primary

, specifies the number of members in the ring.

Available values are 1 through 255.

Indicates whether to enable DLR DHCP Snooping.

Displays the order of devices in the ring when the switch is the ring supervisor. The switch is always ring member 1.

For multiple ring members, there is a range.

Available values are 2 to the number of ring members greater than or equal to 2.

Displays the IP address assigned to the switch port. The IP address is reserved for the selected port and is not available for normal DHCP dynamic assignment. The IP address must be an address from the pool specified in

DHCP Pool

.

Available values are 0 through 255. The first octet should not be 127 and should be less than 224.

For single ring members, displays a descriptive name for the host associated with the ring.

Available values are ASCII characters with a maximum length 64.

Displays the name of the DHCP IP address pool configured on the switch. A DHCP IP address pool is a range (or pool) of available IP addresses that the switch can assign to connected devices.

Adds a ring member.

Edits the existing ring member.

Deletes the ring members with the checkbox selected.