DHCP failover

What’s the safest way to move DHCP before replacing my domain controllers?

I'm planning to migrate three domain controllers from Windows Server 2016 to 2022. Two of the existing domain controllers also host DHCP in a failover load-balancing configuration. I'd…

What’s the safest way to move DHCP while replacing domain controllers?

I'm migrating three domain controllers from Windows Server 2016 to 2022. Two of the existing domain controllers host DHCP in a failover load-balancing configuration. I'd like to move…

Why do PowerShell DHCP backups briefly deactivate scopes and sometimes replicate the change?

I've encountered this issue twice while running a daily DHCP maintenance script. The relevant commands are: Backup-DhcpServer -Path $backupPath -ComputerName "$ENV:COMPUTERNAME" Export-DhcpServer -ComputerName "$ENV:COMPUTERNAME" -File "$backupPath$($ENV:COMPUTERNAME)_leases.xml" -Leases The…

Why do PowerShell DHCP backups briefly deactivate scopes?

I have seen an intermittent issue twice while running a PowerShell DHCP backup and lease export. The relevant commands are: Backup-DhcpServer -Path $backupPath -ComputerName "$ENV:COMPUTERNAME" Export-DhcpServer -ComputerName "$ENV:COMPUTERNAME"…