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Communication Configuration: Configuring the Network Management Interface
40 150kW InfraStruXure PDU—Operation and Configuration
3. When the InfraStruXure PDU reboots, the BOOTP server provides it with the TCP/IP settings.
– If you specified a bootup file name, the InfraStruXure PDU attempts to transfer that file from
the BOOTP server using TFTP or FTP. The InfraStruXure PDU assumes all settings
specified in the bootup file.
– If you did not specify a bootup file name, the InfraStruXure PDU can be configured remotely
by using Telnet or by using the Web interface: User Name and Password are both apc, by
default.
DHCP. You can use a RFC2131/RFC2132-compliant DHCP server to configure the TCP/IP settings
for the InfraStruXure PDU.
1. A InfraStruXure PDU sends out a DHCP request that uses the following to identify itself:
– A Vendor Class Identifier (APC by default)
– A Client Identifier (by default, the InfraStruXure PDU’s MAC address value)
– A User Class Identifier (by default, the identification of the InfraStruXure PDU’s application
firmware)
2. A properly configured DHCP server responds with a DHCP offer that includes all of the
settings that the InfraStruXure PDU needs for network communication. The DHCP offer also
includes the Vendor Specific Information option (DHCP option 43). By default, the
InfraStruXure PDU will ignore DHCP offers that do not encapsulate the APC cookie in the
Vendor Specific Information option using the following hexidecimal format:
Option 43 = 01 04 31 41 50 43
where
– the first byte (
01) is the code
– the second byte (
04) is the length
– the remaining bytes (
31 41 50 43) are the APC cookies
See also
For the MAC address, look on the Quality Assurance slip included with the
InfraStruXure PDU.
See also
To create the bootup file, see your BOOTP server documentation.
See also
This section briefly summarizes the InfraStruXure PDU communication with a DHCP
server. For more detail about how a DHCP server is used to configure the network
settings for a InfraStruXure PDU, see “DHCP Configuration” in the InfraStruXure
Power Distribution Unit’s online Network Management User’s Guide.