Create Address

The Create Address dialog box lets you create a new DHCP client entry in the selected DHCP network. The results of this dialog are analogous to those generated by the Solaris^TM pntadm -A command.

Use the Address Wizard to add a block of addresses to the DHCP network. The Address Wizard is available from the Edit menu.

The settings available in the Create Address dialog box are described below.

IP Address Specify the IP address to make available to new DHCP clients. The new address must be unique in the current DHCP network table.

Client Name (optional) Specify the host name of the client. If you use this option, the DHCP Manager will attempt to create an entry in the hosts table.

Owned By Server Specify the IP address of the DHCP server that owns the new IP address. This server is responsible for initially responding to the DHCP client's request for IP address allocation.

Configuration Macro Specify an optional macro for the server to use to obtain client configuration parameters from the dhcptab database. Click the arrow to see a list of macros available on the server. If the macro you want to specify does not already exist on the server, you can create it, using the Create Macro dialog box.

Comment (optional) Enter an optional text comment.

Click Lease to configure the setting for lease status and expiration. The following settings are available.

Client ID A hexadecimal string representing the octets that identify the client. The number of characters in this field must be an even number, with a maximum length of 64 characters. Entries with 00 are available for dynamic allocation to requesting clients.
BOOTP clients are identified by the concatenation of the network hardware type and the client's hardware address. For example, a BOOTP client with a hardware type of 01 (10-Mb Ethernet) and a hardware address of 8:0:20:11:12:b7 would have a client ID of 010800201112B7.

Reserved The address is reserved for this client and cannot be reassigned by the server.

Lease Policy Dynamic: The DHCP server is responsible for the allocation and re-allocation of this range of IP addresses.
Enter the expiration time of the lease. You can specify an expiration date for the lease in mm/dd/yyyy format.
Permanent: The lease does not expire.

Assign Only to BOOTP Clients The selected IP address is reserved for BOOTP clients.

Address is Unusable This IP address cannot be used. You can use this setting together with Reserved to prevent a client from booting.

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