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DHCP server failover and clustering

DHCP server failover and clustering - Windows Server Tutorial

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DHCP server failover and clustering

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- [Narrator] DHCP Failover uses two nodes in a cluster with DHCP installed on both of them, and that can make our DHCP role highly available in case one of the nodes in the cluster fails. It can also be used for load bouncing. Unlike 2008, server 2016 and 2012 can have both DHCP servers using the same scope, running at the same time. There are a few things we need to do, to make sure DHCP Failover will work properly. The first is that, DHCP Failover is only supported on two servers. The time difference between the two cannot be by more than one minute. Otherwise, it could cause the DHCP servers to hand out the same IP address, to more than one client. We also need to make sure that our hosts have static IP addresses on them, and we can certainly check that, by going to our network and sharing center, change adapter settings, go to properties, and double-click on TCP/IP4, and it does have a static IP address. If it doesn't, you can assign one at that time. Now, we need to install the…

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