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IBM DHCP Server Configuration Program Help


Edit Option Window

Use this window to modify an option format. You cannot:

This window is displayed when you click Edit on the DHCP Options tab.

Fields and other information include:

Value format
Click one of the data formats available. If you select Boolean or Choice, define the choices in the Option Value Description field.

Option name
Enter a name to assign to your new option, such as myoption.

Option number
Enter a number to assign to your new option. For more information on options, see DHCP Server Administration.

Option value description
Enter text for the Option Value section.

If the Value Format is Integer, IP Address, IP Addresses, or String, the text appears in a label above the input field.

If the Value Format is Time, the text is not used.

If the Value Format is Boolean or Choice, use this field to type the labels for the choices, separated by blanks. For example, for a format type of choice with choices Choice1, Choice2, and Choice3, type Choice1 Choice2 Choice3 in this field, or, for a format type of boolean with choices False and True, type False True in this field.

Note:

When the values for options with boolean or choice formats are shown in a view, the first choice represents 0, the second choice 1, the third choice 2, and so on.

Brief description of option
Enter a brief comment or description of the function or change to the option. The description will appear in the Option Description field.


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