While my agency was moving to new offices in the Pentagon a while back, we ran into many DHCP problems and needed a reliable DHCP backup that we could quickly and easily restore if necessary. My solution was to create a hidden share (i.e., DHCP$) on a support server that I set aside for the technicians. Then, I wrote the batch file that Listing 1 shows and copied the file to each DHCP server's \system32 folder. I created a scheduled task on each DHCP server to run at 12:15 a.m. every day. The batch file checks for the existence of a folder (by computer name) and creates the folder if it doesn't exist. The script then stops the DHCP service, copies the DHCP folder's contents to the offsite folder, and restarts the DHCP service. The whole process takes less than a minute and gives me a daily backup of each DHCP server. If I need to restore a particular server, I simply restore the data from the affected server's backup folder on the support server. (For more information about moving a DHCP database from one server to another, see the Microsoft article "How to Move a DHCP Database to Another Windows Server" at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=130642.)
During his first-ever Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2009 keynote address last night in Las Vegas, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the pending public availability of a feature-complete Windows 7, the final version of Windows Live Essentials, and ...
Microsoft Learning Snack - Green IT Through Virtualization Many organizations face rising operating costs caused by excessive energy consumption. Virtualization and "Green IT" can help cut these costs. Get the information you need to bring Green IT savings to your business.
Order Your Fundamentals CD Today! Register today for your in-depth copy of one of three Fundamental CDs on the following topics – Exchange, SQL, and SharePoint.
Microsoft Learning Snack - Virtualization Basics With virtualization, computing components essentially become on-demand services, freeing each element of a system from the others. This short video explains the needs, benefits, and technologies behind virtualization.
Microsoft Learning Snack - Virtualization Basics With virtualization, computing components essentially become on-demand services, freeing each element of a system from the others. This short video explains the needs, benefits, and technologies behind virtualization.
Empower Your Processes with PowerShell 201 Paul Robichaux delves deep into PowerShell how-tos in 3 informative lessons, each followed by live Q&A—all on your own computer! Register today!
Microsoft Learning Snack - Green IT Through Virtualization Many organizations face rising operating costs caused by excessive energy consumption. Virtualization and "Green IT" can help cut these costs. Get the information you need to bring Green IT savings to your business.
New Release: Windows IT Pro Master CD 13 years of content archives, fast answers with advanced search tools, and full access to WindowsITPro.com—order today!
Register
