Moving DHCP server to server 1

[ErikButler]

I recently moved the DHCP service to another Server. This normally a painless project but with some BOOTP clients it can be a pain. Here are the steps in which i did things
Hope this may help someone. Also these Q articles helped some.Q184344 and Q130642
Moving DHCP from NT4 to another NT4 Server



1. Install DHCP service on the Destination Server
· Right click Network applet on desktop
· Go to services and click add
· Select DHCP Service and click ok
· May be prompted for Server CD
· Reboot
2. Open Command Prompt and type “net stop dhcpserver” no quotes
3. On the source server also type “net stop dhcpserver” no quotes
· Go to c:\winnt\system32 location and copy the DHCP folder on the Source server to your temp directory.
· Type “net start dhcpserver”
· Copy the DHCP Folder from the source’s temp folder to the Destinations temp folder
4. On the Destination Server copy the DHCP folder in Temp to c:\winnt\system32
· When prompted to overwrite the existing DHCP folder click YES TO ALL
· Open the run command and type REGEDT32
· NOTE: regedit will not work
· Navigate to HKLM\system\currentcontrolset\services\dhcpserver\configuration
· With the configuration key highlighted open the Registery Tab and click restore.
· In the restore box navigate to c:\winnt\system32\dhcp\backup and there will be a key called dhcpcfg double click this file to restore
· There will be a warning box pop up asking if you want to overwrite the key and select OK
· Close REGEDT32
5. Stop DHCP Service on the source machine (net stop dhcpserver)
6. Start the DHCP service on the Destination machine (net start dhcpserver)
7. Open DHCP manager
· Select the scope and double click
· In the scope properties box click reconcile.
· This may have to be done twice.
8. Install the latest Service pack and reboot the server
9. Disable the service on the source machine to keep it from restarting after reboot

Thanks
Erik Butler
2000 MCSE
erikbutler@centurytel.net