# IBM DHCP Server Administration Program

IBM DHCP Server Administration Program

## Table of Contents

Introduction

- What This Information Describes
- For More Information

  Displaying DHCP Server Statistics

  Retrieving a DHCP Client Record

  Retrieving Address Pool Records

  Deleting a DHCP Client Record

  Querying the Status of a DHCP Server

  Starting or Stopping Tracing for a DHCP Server

  Re-initializing a DHCP Server

  Copyright and Trademarks

  # Introduction

  Welcome to the DHCP Server Maintenance program.

  The DHCP Server Maintenance program is a new graphic user interface to administer DHCP server operation. The interface provides function to maintain a DHCP network that is also available using the dadmin command.

  ## What This Information Describes

  Read this online help to assist you in server maintenance tasks that include:

  - Displaying statistics for a DHCP server

  - Retrieving a DHCP client record

  - Retrieving address pool records

  - Deleting a DHCP client record

  - Querying the status of a DHCP server

  - Starting or stopping tracing for a DHCP server

  - Re-initializing a DHCP server

  ## For More Information

  For more information about:

  - Server configuration, see help provided by the DHCP Server Configuration program.

  - Server administration, see DHCP Server Administration.

  - A DHCP overview, see DHCP and Dynamic IP Introduction.

  # Displaying DHCP Server Statistics

  Click Statistics to request statistics information about the pool of addresses administered by a DHCP server. Fields include:

  Server
    Enter the host name or the IP address of the DHCP server.

    Note:

    > When you use the DHCP Server Maintenance program as an applet on a Web browser, you cannot modify this field.

  Intervals
    Enter an interval from 1 to 100. For example, an interval of 3 returns a summary that includes totals information, the current interval record, and the next to last interval record.

  Click OK to retrieve statistics.

  # Retrieving a DHCP Client Record

  Click Client to retrieve a DHCP client record. For example, client record information includes items such as host name, current status, and domain name.

  Fields include:

  Server
    Enter the host name or the IP address of the DHCP server.

  Client ID
    Enter the MAC address or client ID of a DHCP client in an address pool administered by the DHCP server.

  Click OK to retrieve a DHCP client record.

  # Retrieving Address Pool Records

  Click Address/Pool to retrieve an individual IP address record or address pool records. Fields include:

  Server
    Enter the host name or the IP address of the DHCP server.

  IP address
    Enter the IP address that identifies an individual IP address or an entire address pool.

  Click Address to retrieve information for an individual IP address. Click Pool to retrieve information for an address pool.

  # Deleting a DHCP Client Record

  Click Delete to delete a DHCP client record. Fields include:

  Server
    Enter the host name or the IP address of the DHCP server.

  IP address
    Enter the IP address that identifies a DHCP client with records you want to delete. The delete request retrieves and displays the complete client record.

  Click OK to start the delete request. On the next display, click Yes to confirm deleting a record. Click No to not delete a record.

  # Querying the Status of a DHCP Server

  Click Status to obtain information on the status of a DHCP server. Fields include:

  Server
    Enter the host name or the IP address of the DHCP server.

  Click OK to query the status of the server.

  # Starting or Stopping Tracing for a DHCP Server

  Click Trace to control tracing for a DHCP server. Fields include:

  Server
    Enter the host name or the IP address of the DHCP server.

  To start tracing, click Trace on. To stop tracing, click Trace off.

  # Re-initializing a DHCP Server

  Click Initialize to re-initialize a DHCP server. Fields include:

  Server
    Enter the host name or the IP address of the DHCP server.

  To re-initialize the DHCP server, click OK. On the next display, click Yes to confirm the re-initialization request. Click No to not re-initialize the DHCP server.

  # Copyright and Trademarks

  © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1997. All rights reserved.

  Note to U.S. government Users -- Documentation related to restricted rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

  Trademarks

  The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both:

  - IBM

  Other company, product, and service names which may be denoted by a double asterisk (**), may be trademarks or service marks of others.