DHCP Server Tasks

How to Configure an ISC DHCP Server

You can use these steps to initially configure an ISC DHCP server.

1. Become superuser or assume a role or user name that has been assigned to the DHCP Management profile.

   Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.

2. Edit the DHCP configuration file.

   Create either the /etc/dhcp/dhcpd4.conf or /etc/dhcp/dhcpd6.conf file. For more information, see the dhcpd.conf(5) man page.

3. Enable the required service.

   # svcadm enable service

   service can be one of the following values:

   svc:/network/dhcp/server:ipv4

   Provides DHCP and BOOTP requests from IPv4 clients

   svc:/network/dhcp/server:ipv6

   Provides DHCP and BOOTP requests from IPv6 clients

   svc:/network/dhcp/relay:ipv4

   Relays DHCP and BOOTP requests from IPv4 clients to a network with a DHCP server

   svc:/network/dhcp/relay:ipv6

   Relays DHCP and BOOTP requests from IPv6 clients to a network with a DHCP server

How to Modify the Configuration of the DHCP Service

1. Become superuser or assume a role or user name that has been assigned to the DHCP Management profile.

   Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.

2. Edit the DHCP configuration file.

   Edit either the /etc/dhcp/dhcpd4.conf or /etc/dhcp/dhcpd6.conf file. For more information, see the dhcpd.conf(5) man page.

3. Refresh the SMF data.

   # svcadm refresh service