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Thank you so much. &nbsp;I unauthorized it and since I want the same scope, I will turn the other one off on Friday. &nbsp;Thank you - Karen
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Thank you so much.  I unauthorized it and since I want the same scope, I will turn the other one off on Friday.  Thank you - Karen

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If you want to keep only 1 DHCP server you can uninstall the server and change the scope on existing server.<br />
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Thanks
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If you want to keep only 1 DHCP server you can uninstall the server and change the scope on existing server.

Thanks

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Good Morning Experts,<br />
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I need to move DHCP off of a failing server. &nbsp;I have done this before in the past without issue and have confirmed it is working correctly in testing.<br />
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My question is, can two of them run at the same time or will they assign duplicate addresses?<br />
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There are a few systems that are running processes that we are unable to turn off the other server just yet and I would like to confirm the load on the new one before cutting the service on the original.<br />
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I'd love to get this done during my working hours, which it looks like I would be able to if I can run them together, otherwise I will schedule after business hours for cutover.<br />
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The new server is 2008 R2, the old server is 2008 Standard.<br />
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Thank you,<br />
Karen
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Good Morning Experts,

I need to move DHCP off of a failing server.  I have done this before in the past without issue and have confirmed it is working correctly in testing.

My question is, can two of them run at the same time or will they assign duplicate addresses?

There are a few systems that are running processes that we are unable to turn off the other server just yet and I would like to confirm the load on the new one before cutting the service on the original.

I'd love to get this done during my working hours, which it looks like I would be able to if I can run them together, otherwise I will schedule after business hours for cutover.

The new server is 2008 R2, the old server is 2008 Standard.

Thank you,
Karen

Two DHCP Servers

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an auto configuration protocol used on IP networks and an extension of the Bootstrap Protocol. DHCP allows for computers to be configured automatically to communicate with each other over an IP network without the need for manual setup by a network administrator. The implementation of DHCP relies on a DHCP server to hand out network configuration information to DHCP-capable clients that request an IP address (and other information required or useful in communicating with other devices on an IP network). In addition to an IP address, common configuration information served over DHCP includes a default gateway, subnet mask and DNS sever(s).

DHCP

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.