xcat-core/xCAT-client/pods/man8/makedhcp.8.pod
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=head1 NAME
B<makedhcp> - Creates and updates DHCP configuration files.
=head1 SYNOPSIS
B<makedhcp> B<-n>
B<makedhcp> B<-a>
B<makedhcp> B<-a -d>
B<makedhcp> B<-d> I<noderange>
B<makedhcp> I<noderange> [B<-s> I<statements>]
B<makedhcp> [I<-h|--help>]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
The B<makedhcp> command creates and updates the DHCP configuration file on the local system.
The B<makedhcp> command is supported for both Linux and AIX clusters.
With the B<-n> option, B<makedhcp> will create a new dhcp configuration file. For Linux systems the file will include network entries as well as certain general parameters such as a dynamic range and omapi configuration. For AIX systems the file will include network entries.
If a configuration file already exist the B<makedhcp> command will create a backup before creating a new one.
On AIX systems, if there are any non-xCAT entries in the configuration file they will be preserved and added to the end of the new configuration file.
With a noderange or the B<-a> option, B<makedhcp> will inject configuration data pertinent to the specified nodes that immediately takes effect without a restart of DHCP.
On AIX systems B<makedhcp> will not add entries for cluster nodes that will be installed using NIM. The entries for these nodes will be managed by NIM.
If the B<-d> flag is used with the B<-a> flag then B<makedhcp> will delete all the node entries created by xCAT. The B<-d> flag followed by a I<noderange> will delete the dhcp host definitons for the noderange.
Any entries created by NIM will not be removed.
=head1 OPTIONS
=over 12
=item B<-n>
Create a new dhcp configuration file with a network statement for each network the dhcp daemon should listen on. The B<makedhcp> command will automatically restart the dhcp daemon after this operation. This option will replace any existing configuration file!
=item B<-a>
Define all nodes to the DHCP server. (Will only add nodes that can be reached, network-wise, by this DHCP server.) The dhcp daemon does not have to be restarted after this.
=item I<noderange>
Add the specified nodes to the DHCP server configuration.
=item [B<-s> I<statements>]
For the input noderange, the argument will be interpreted like dhcp configuration file text.
=item B<-a -d>
Delete all node entries added by xCAT from the DHCP server configuration.
=item B<-d> I<noderange>
Delete all node entries, added by xCAT, in the noderange from the DHCP server configuration.
=item B<-h>
Display usage message.
=back
=head1 RETURN VALUE
0 The command completed successfully.
1 An error has occurred.
=head1 EXAMPLES
=over 3
=item 1.
Create a new DHCP configuration file and add the network definitions:
makedhcp -n
=item 2.
Define all nodes to the dhcp server:
makedhcp -a
Note: This does not add nodes that will be installed with AIX/NIM.
=item 3.
Will cause dhcp on the next request to set root-path appropriately for only node5. Note some characters (e.g. ") must be doubly escaped (once for the shell, and once for the OMAPI layer).
makedhcp node5 -s 'option root-path \"172.16.0.1:/install/freebsd6.2/x86_64\";'
=back
=head1 FILES
DHCP configuration files.
[AIX] /etc/dhcpsd.cnf
[SLES] /etc/dhcpd.conf
[RH] /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<noderange(3)|noderange.3>