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Migrating DHCP from Win2k3 to Win2k8
Hey all, I have been given a project to migrate DHCP from our Win2k3 DC (also has AD on it) to our new Win2k8 server...is there a process I should follow so that this goes smoothly? Scopes, IPs, restrictions, lease times, etc..
Do you need any information from me to answer this question better? Thanks
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The DHCP server can handle multiple scopes (for different subnets), or superscopes.
To make this happen, you need to involve your network team in your design. Basically, if you're going to implement additional subnet(s), you need to take into consideration how traffic will pass from one to the other, are you going to use VLANs, do you have some kind of router or Layer3 switch? If your network is not that big, just try setting up a workstation and see if traffic works as you expect. The thing to keep in mind is the path that network traffic takes - if you can identify a bottleneck, you must resolve it, or go to plan B, if you have one.
If you really want certain PCs to be on a different IP subnet, I think you need to go with VLANs.
To make this happen, you need to involve your network team in your design. Basically, if you're going to implement additional subnet(s), you need to take into consideration how traffic will pass from one to the other, are you going to use VLANs, do you have some kind of router or Layer3 switch? If your network is not that big, just try setting up a workstation and see if traffic works as you expect. The thing to keep in mind is the path that network traffic takes - if you can identify a bottleneck, you must resolve it, or go to plan B, if you have one.
If you really want certain PCs to be on a different IP subnet, I think you need to go with VLANs.
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When transferring scopes over...does it keeps the same IPs for the desktops that it has now? IPs are set to dynamic on desktops
Sure it does.
The process in that article is basically transferring "everything" - the whole DHCP database - settings, client IP addresses, the works.
The process in that article is basically transferring "everything" - the whole DHCP database - settings, client IP addresses, the works.
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Should we transfer DNS t the same time?
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Should we transfer DNS at the same time?
Why not? You have a brand new server, why not make full use of it. A second DC for redundancy and sharing the load is always a good thing.
If you want to make a Windows 2K8 server a DC (and DNS server), make sure you prep Active Directory first:
http://www.petri.co.il/windows-server-2008-adprep.htm
If you want to make a Windows 2K8 server a DC (and DNS server), make sure you prep Active Directory first:
http://www.petri.co.il/windows-server-2008-adprep.htm
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Thanks