Migration in Windows Server 2008

Xavier Mustin

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Begin the process by opening the DHCP Manager, found on the server’s Administrative Tools menu. When the console opens, right click on the server name, and then choose the Backup command from the resulting shortcut menu, as shown in Figure A.




Figure A Right click on the server’s name, and choose the Backup command from the resulting shortcut menu.

When you do, Windows will prompt you to enter a location for the backup file that you are creating. After entering a location, click OK, and the backup file will be created.
Restoring a DHCP Backup in Windows Server 2008

Microsoft makes restoring a backup just as easy. To do so, just open the DHCP management console, right click on the server that you want to restore the backup to, and choose theRestore command from the resulting shortcut menu. You can see the Restore option shown in Figure A. Now, just specify the location of the backup that you want to restore, and click OK. Windows will now ask you if it is OK to stop and restart the DHCP Server service, as shown in Figure B. Click Yes, and the restore will begin. When the process completes, the DHCP Server service should automatically restart with the new settings.
Figure B You must restart the DHCP Server service in order for the restore operation to work correctly.
 
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