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Deploy DHCP Failover

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Applies To: Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

The following topics provide information you can use to deploy DHCP failover:

A brief overview of how to configure DHCP failover using the DHCP console or Windows PowerShell is also provided in this topic.

Overview: Configure DHCP failover using the DHCP console

To configure DHCP failover using the DHCP console, right-click a DHCP scope or right-click IPv4 and then click Configure Failover.

The Configure Failover wizard guides you through configuring DHCP failover on the selected scope.

Overview: Configure DHCP failover using Windows PowerShell

To configure DHCP failover using the command line, use the Add-DhcpServerv4Failover Windows PowerShell cmdlet to create a new DHCP failover relationship and add a DHCP scope, or use the Add-DhcpServerv4FailoverScope cmdlet to add a new scope to an existing failover relationship. An example of the Add-DhcpServerv4Failover cmdlet is provided below.

Add-DhcpServerv4Failover –ComputerName dhcp1.contoso.com –PartnerServer dhcp2.contoso.com –Name dhcp1-dhcp2 –ScopeID 10.10.10.0 –LoadBalancePercent 70 –SharedSecret sEcReT -Force

For information more information about configuring DHCP failover with Windows PowerShell, see DHCP Server Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell.

See also

What is DHCP Failover?

DHCP Failover Relationships

DHCP Failover Modes

DHCP Failover Communications

DHCP Failover Settings

DHCP Failover Examples

DHCP Failover Events and Performance