We are a large organization that uses two Windows 2000 DHCP servers for handling multiple subnets. In the not-so-distant future, we're going to have a 4 hour outage (power upgrade) that will take down both of our DHCP servers in our data center.
One of our round-the-clock facilities will still be able to function independently of the data center, except for the need for DHCP. Since these servers will be down, does anybody have a good solution for ensuring that the workstations in the remote facility can retain an IP address and not be affected? I understand that we can expand the lease time, but what happens to Windows clients if they boot up during the outage and they're not able to get a response from a DHCP server?
One of our round-the-clock facilities will still be able to function independently of the data center, except for the need for DHCP. Since these servers will be down, does anybody have a good solution for ensuring that the workstations in the remote facility can retain an IP address and not be affected? I understand that we can expand the lease time, but what happens to Windows clients if they boot up during the outage and they're not able to get a response from a DHCP server?
