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USER’S GUIDE
Switched Rack PDU
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Boot mode setting. This setting selects which method will be used to
define the Rack PDU’s TCP/IP settings whenever the Rack PDU turns on,
resets, or restarts:
• Manual: Three settings (System IP, Subnet Mask, and Default
Gateway), which are available only when Manual is used to define the
needed TCP/IP settings.
• BOOTP only: A BOOTP server provides the TCP/IP settings.
• DHCP only: A DHCP server provides the TCP/IP settings.
• DHCP & BOOTP: The Rack PDU will attempt to get its TCP/IP settings
from a BOOTP server first, and then, if it cannot discover a BOOTP
server, from a DHCP server.
Advanced settings. The boot mode affects which settings are available:
• Two settings are available for all Boot mode selections to define the
Rack PDU’s Host Name and Domain Name values.
– Host Name: When an Administrator configures a host name here
and a domain name in the Domain Name field, users can then enter
a host name in any field in the Switched Rack PDU interface (except
e-mail addresses) that accepts a domain name as input.
– Domain Name: An Administrator needs to configures the domain
name here only. In all other fields in the Switched Rack PDU
interface (except e-mail addresses) that accept domain names, the
An After IP Assignment setting, by default, will switch Boot
mode from its default DHCP & BOOTP setting to BOOTP only or
DHCP only, depending on the type of server that supplied the
TCP/IP settings to the Rack PDU.
For information about the After IP Assignment setting, and other
settings that affect how the Rack PDU uses BOOTP and DHCP,
see Advanced settings.