[cisco-voip] DHCP Backup Methods

[Walenta, Phil]

Ahhh, but Windows is "easier to use" ;-)

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From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Lelio Fulgenzi
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 12:04 AM
To: erickbe at yahoo.com; Kevin Thorngren
Cc: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] DHCP Backup Methods


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

	----- Original Message ----- 
	From: Erick B. <mailto:erickbe at yahoo.com>  
	To: Lelio Fulgenzi <mailto:lelio at uoguelph.ca>  ; Kevin Thorngren
<mailto:kevint at cisco.com>  
	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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