[cisco-voip] DHCP Backup Methods

[Erick B.]

An alternative would be to use the Cisco IOS DHCP
server if your DHCP settings weren't complicated, etc.
Maybe even a linux based DHCP server that you could
backup the config file on easily.

--- Lelio Fulgenzi <lelio at uoguelph.ca> wrote:

> After doing some reading, it seems that simply
> backing up the dhcp.mdb file is not enough if you
> need to restore the DHCP server on another server or
> rebuild the server from scratch, and that the
> registry configuration keys also need to be backed
> up. I got the above information from Microsoft's How
> to move a DHCP database to another Windows server.
> From that page, it also refers to the DHCPExIm.exe
> toolkit which will both backup the database and the
> configuration, however, it seems that a few things
> are not exported/imported, including: DHCP database
> path, DHCP database backup path, Audit log path,
> Detect Conflict Retry settings, Multicast scopes and
> BOOTP tables.
> 
> I'll be doing some testing in the lab, but wouldn't
> mind hearing about any 'real life' experiences where
> someone has had to restore the DHCP server.
> 
>  
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>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Erick B. 
>   To: Kevin Thorngren ; Lelio Fulgenzi 
>   Cc: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net 
>   Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 9:31 PM
>   Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] DHCP Backup Methods
> 
> 
>   Microsoft has a tool called DHCPExIm (DHCP
>   Export/Import). I haven't tried this myself yet,
> but
>   it was covered in one of the cisco online web
>   trainings awhile back. I think it was mentioned in
> the
>   4.x upgrade/maintainance/migration powerpoint
> session
>   or similar.
> 
>  
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/tools/new/dhcpexim-o.asp
> 
>   --- Kevin Thorngren <kevint at cisco.com> wrote:
> 
>   > Hi Lelio,
>   > 
>   > I have asked many customers to enable Task
>   > Schedular, for various  
>   > reasons, on the CallManager without any issues. 
> I
>   > am not sure of the  
>   > recommended way to backup the MS DHCP server. 
>   > Running NT backup is not  
>   > supported on the CallManager.  Although if NT
> Backup
>   > is only used for  
>   > the DHCP DB then I don't see where you would run
>   > into any issues.  Of  
>   > course, as you probably know, the only supported
>   > backup for CCM is  
>   > either STI Backup or BARS.
>   > 
>   > HTH,
>   > Kev
>   > On Jan 22, 2005, at 1:02 PM, Lelio Fulgenzi
> wrote:
>   > 
>   > > I'm just wondering what sort of methods people
> are
>   > using for backing  
>   > > up their DHCP database. We're using a manual
>   > method right now as we  
>   > > make changes, but I'd like to automate it.
>   > >   
>   > > From my limited knowledge of Windows 2000, I
>   > understand that I have to  
>   > > enable the task scheduler before I can
> schedule
>   > windows backup tasks.  
>   > > Anyone have any problem enabling the windows
> task
>   > schedule with a Call  
>   > > Manager/DHCP server?
>   > >  
>   > > Thanks,
>   > >  
>   > > Lelio
>   > >  
>   > >
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>   > > Lelio Fulgenzi,
>   > B.A.                                   
>   > > lelio at uoguelph.ca.eh
>   > > Network Analyst (CCS)
>   > > University of Guelph                          
>  
>   > FAX:(519) 767-1060  
>   > > JNHN
>   > > Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1                       
>  
>   > TEL:(519) 824-4120  
>   > > x56354
>   > >
>   >
>  
>
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