Use the following steps to migrate the DHCP configuration & settings :
- Logon to the source (W2K3) server
- Start the command prompt (cmd.exe)
- netsh
- DHCP
- server 127.0.0.1
- export W2K3DHCP all or export W2K3DHCP <scope, e.q. 10.1.1.0>
- Copy the export file to the other (W2K8) server
- stop the DHCPSERVER net stop DHCPSERVER or using services.msc
- delete the DHCP.mdb (located c:\windows\system32\dhcp)
- start the DHCP server
- netsh
- DHCP
- server 127.0.0.1
- import W2K3DHCP <scope>
All done!
Look at c:\windows\system32\dhcp\DhcpSrvLog-<Day>.txt file to monitor the DHCP requests…
Don’t forget to autohorize the new DHCP server and disable to exported scope on the old server!