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Performing a Manual Backup of the DHCP Server

In this section, you back up the DHCP database.

Backing Up the DHCP Database

In this section, you back up the DHCP database and then verify that the backup has been performed.

  1. From Computer1, log on to Domain1 as Administrator.
  2. Open the DHCP console.
  3. JIn the console tree, right-click the DHCP server node (named Computer1.domain1.local), and then select Backup.
    The Browse For Folder dialog box opens. The default folder in which to save the backed-up database is WINDOWS\System32\Dhcp\Backup.
  4. Click OK to accept the default selection.
  5. In Windows Explorer, browse to WINDOWS\System32\Dhcp\Backup.
    In this folder, you will see a file named DhcpCfg. This file contains a backed-up copy of the DHCP database.
  6. Right-click the file named DhcpCfg and select Properties.
    The DhcpCfg Properties dialog box opens.
    According to the date and time listed next to Modified, the file has been modified just recently. The backup was successful.
  7. Click OK to close the DhcpCfg Properties dialog box.
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