Configuring the DHCP server

The BMC Server Automation provisioning process requires a DHCP server, which gives the computer being provisioned an IP address and (in a single-database environment) the location of the Application Server. The following topics describe the unique configuration needed so that a DHCP server can support BMC Server Automation's provisioning process:

Note

This task is required to set up a provisioning system.

BMC Server Automation requires you to:

  • Have the TFTP server and the PXE Server reside on the same host computer
  • Provide the IP address of the BMC Server Automation provisioning server
  • Define a DHCP option field, which lets the computer being provisioned differentiate between a DHCP server and proxy DHCP servers

These topics assume that you understand how to install and configure a DHCP server.

Note

BMC recommends that you not configure the next-server and boot file image names on the DHCP server. In BMC Server Automation provisioning, the PXE server manages booting, not the DHCP server.

 

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