[cisco-voip] DHCP Backup Methods

[Lelio Fulgenzi]

certainly seems like windows makes things more complicated then it has to be sometimes.

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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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     remove the 1st letter of the canadian alphabet from my email, eh!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Erick B. 
  To: Lelio Fulgenzi ; Kevin Thorngren 
  Cc: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net 
  Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 12:34 AM
  Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] DHCP Backup Methods


  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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  > 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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  >      remove the 1st letter of the canadian alphabet
  > from my email, eh!
  >   ----- 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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  >   > > ^^^
  >   > >      remove the 1st letter of the canadian
  >   > alphabet from my email, eh!
  >   > >
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