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dhcp migration
does anybody know if moving dhcp from one windows server to another can be done while the network is up and running with users on it or is it absolutely necessary to do it on down time?
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i am not familiar with the backup/restore from ms for dhcp. i was going to export via the cmd line then import to the other server. after the import is complete i would then stop/disable the dhcp service on the old server.
what method were you speaking of? and would it be easier/better?
what method were you speaking of? and would it be easier/better?
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Sorry I gotta object to this question... I feel I provided an answer that led to the correct solving of your need.
Sorry I gotta object to this question... I feel I provided an answer that led to the correct solving of your need.
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the suggestion you gave of back up/restore was not the route that worked for me.
the article you suggested was already what i was doing as you can see from my post.
the article you suggested was already what i was doing as you can see from my post.
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just read my own question.... just realized i only asked about performing the task during uptime or not.
doh.
doh.
An optional step would be to decrease the lease duration to something short like an hour or two. This would help the clients get onto the new DHCP server more quickly.
The biggest thing you dont want to do is have two DHCP servers with the same scope running.