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IBM DHCP Server Configuration Program Help

Lease Tab

Use this notebook tab to set lease parameters. Fields and other settings include:

Default lease expiration time
Enter a value and a unit, such as seconds, for the lease expiration interval (leaseTimeDefault keyword), or click Never expire. This interval is used by all items that use the default value.

Check for expired leases every
Set the time interval at which a DHCP server examines lease expiration, or click Never check. If the current life of an active lease exceeds the expiration time interval (leaseExpireInterval keyword), the lease is terminated.

Number of lease expire intervals between statistics updates
Set the number of intervals that expire before the server takes a snapshot of statistics (statisticSnapshot keyword). The length of each interval is determined by the lease expire interval. For example, a value of 3 will collect statistics after a span of three intervals, where each interval has a length specified in the Check For Expired Leases Every field.

Hold offered addresses for
Set the time interval (reservedTime keyword) a DHCP server holds an offered IP address open for a client response, or click Indefinitely.

Hold addresses that are illegally in use on the network for
Set the time interval (usedIPAddressExpireInterval keyword) a DHCP server holds an in-use address in a special pool before returning the address to the active pool available for assignment or click Indefinitely.

Wait for detection of duplicate IP address on the network for
Set a time interval (pingTime keyword) used when the server pings an IP address, before assigning the address, to make sure the address is not already in use.


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