Migrate DHCP Service from Windows 2003 onto Windows 2008 R2

We will migrate DHCP Service from windows 2003 DC onto Windows 2008 R2 DC. Just follow the simple steps to get the work done

Environment :

• Source Server  windows 2003 ( DC,GC) DHCP Installed here server name is = Server
• Destination Server Windows 2008 R2 ( DC,GC) = We will migrate DHCP Service and all related configurations here
• Log into Source Server where DHCP is installed
• Click Start Open Cmd.exe

Netsh dhcp server export c:\temp\dhcp.txt

Make sure temp directory exist if not create one on the C drive….

Now log into Target Server

• Click start
• In the search type
• ServerManager.msc
• Hit enter
• Click Add Roles

• Now you need the file we have created earlier to import into this server
• I am going to connect the first server and get the file we have created which does have all existing settings for the DHCP server

I am going to copy the dhcp.txt file onto server1 onto temp directory

Click Start

Type Cmd.exe and hit enter

type following and hit enter

Netsh dhcp server import c:\temp\dhcp.txt

 

Now open back to DHCP management

If you refresh all your existed settings are now in this new DHCP Scope

Last thing we need to do is to go back and un-install DHCP services from source server, running DHCP from two servers will same scope will be ugly (-:

Log back onto first server

Well done you have completed DHCP migration

Stay tuned until next time.

Best regards,
Oz Casey , Dedeal
MCITP (EMA), MCITP (SA)
MCSE 2003, M+, S+, MCDST
Security+, Project +, Server +
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