How to export entire DHCP setup in readable format

Question

_{Wednesday, February 23, 2011 9:32 PM}

What I want to do is export my entire DHCP setup (address pool, leases, reservations, scope options, etc) into a file that is easily readable in case I ever had to set this up from scratch. 

I know I can do a backup on the server name, but I'd also like to have it documented in some form where I could open this file and rebuild it all manually from scratch.  Anyone know how to do this?

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_{Thursday, February 24, 2011 1:10 AM ✅Answered}

from the command prompt type:

netsh dhcp server dump >c:\DHCPinfo.txt

or to show client leases for the 192.168.50.0 scope:

netsh dhcp server scope 192.168.50.0 show clients >c:\192_168_50_0_Clients.txt

If you want to explore a bit more do this:

1. cmd
2. netsh
3. dhcp
4. server
5. list

This will give you the command line options for DHCP.  ref: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc776745(WS.10).aspx

Mike Crowley
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_{Thursday, February 24, 2011 4:30 AM}

Hi,

In additional , we can also easily rebuild DHCP server with the exported file by performing “netsh dhcp server import <full path of exported file> < all | ScopeList**>**”

Netsh commands for DHCP

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc787375(WS.10).aspx

Thanks.

Tiger Li

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_{Friday, February 25, 2011 3:17 PM}

That did it, thanks Mike. And thanks to you too Tiger, I didnt know restoring it could be that easy via command line either.