Step by step how to upgrade

Note: These are instructions to upgrade from DHCPSRVR v.2.x. Before trashing the old server copy these files to floppy: SYS:\ETC\DHCPTAB and SYS:\ETC\DHNORESP.CFG.
Note: SYS:\ETC\DHNORESP.CFG is the MAC address exclusion file.

1. Install the DNSDHCP Management Console to the workstation by running SYS:\PUBLIC\DNSDHCP\SETUP.EXE.
2. Launch the DNSDHCP Management Console by clicking on it's ICON.
3. Select the treeclick on the DHCP Services Tab.
4. Click Create (little yellow box) and create a DHCP Server Object.
5. You will be asked to select the server object that you will be loading DHCP on.
6. Click Create
7. Click on the Import button
8. Browse to the DHCPTAB on the floppy, click Next
9. It prompts you for a "Corresponding MAC address file",Browse to the DHNORESP.CFG on the floppy, click Next
10. Select which of subnets on the floppy you want to import and click Add
11. Enter the NDS context where the new DNS objects will be created in (usually the same as theserver’s) Click Next
12. The "are you sure" screen, Click Import and Wait
13. Select the DHCP Server object you just created
14. Click OK
15. Select the DHCP Server object you just created (again)
16. Click OK
17. Click Finish

NOTE: If you are able to click the Details button than something went wrong. Save the error message to a file to view properly.

Select the DHCP server icon at the bottom
Select the options tab

In Audit Trail and Alerts Option
Select Major events
select Ping enabled at the bottom of the window.
Click on the Save Icon

Now go to the server and
Load CSATPXY.NLM (see TID 10014766)
Load DHCPSRVR

On the server console, you should set a status screen like the old version if you used the "-d1" switch.

On the DNS/DHCP console, the red slash across the server should be gone after about one minute of uptime. If not, click on the refresh button. If that doesn’t work still, exit the DNS/DHCP console and get back in.

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