After DHCP failover is enabled and configured, you can manage
your DHCP failover solution using the DHCP console. Examples of
management tasks you can perform for DHCP server failover include the
following:
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Configuring a new failover relationship by right-clicking on
either another scope or on the IPv4 node for the server and
selecting Configure Failover
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Removing a failover relationship for a scope that has
previously been configured for failover by right-clicking on the
scope and selecting Deconfigure Failover
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Viewing the failover configuration for a scope by
right-clicking on the scope, selecting Properties, and selecting
the Failover tab
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Viewing the failover status, failover mode, and partner
server by right-clicking the IPv4 node for a server, selecting
Properties, and selecting the Failover tab
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Editing the failover relationship for the server by
right-clicking the IPv4 node for a server, selecting Properties,
selecting the Failover tab, and clicking Edit to open the
View/Edit Failover Relationship properties (as shown in Figure 4)
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Forcing the replication of a scope in a failover
relationship to the partner server for that relationship by
right-clicking on the scope and selecting Replicate Scope
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Forcing the replication of all scopes in a failover
relationship to the partner server for that relationship by
right-clicking on the scope and selecting Replicate
Relationship
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Forcing the replication of all scopes in all failover
relationship to the partner servers for those relationships by
right-clicking on the IPv4 node for the server and selecting
Replicate Failover Scopes
Note
Forcing replication
Replication of DHCP database information should occur
automatically when DHCP servers have been configured for failover.
Manually forcing replication generally needs to be performed only
when you are troubleshooting replication issues.
