DHCP Services

The OS provisioning server uses its own DHCP service. The DHCP service is used during the provisioning operation to provide install time parameters and install time IP addresses to targets. The DHCP service does not respond to clients that are not being provisioned. Therefore, if you have other DHCP services serving in this subnet, ensure that these services are not responding to the targets during the provisioning operation. Once the OS has been provisioned, you can reactivate DHCP to respond to the targets. Ensure that the target DHCP packets can reach the OS provisioning server by either locating the OS provisioning server in the same subnet or through routing.

If you want to use your network's DHCP service to install target hosts, you can disable the DHCP service provided by the OS provisioning server. You must ensure that your DHCP service is properly configured to respond to DHCP requests by the target hosts. For more information about how to disable the OS Provisioning DHCP service, see Disabling the Plug-In Provided DHCP.