You can cluster DHCP using MSCS. This requires shared storage, but there is no software cost beyond the 2 Windows licenses.
-----Original Message----- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 2:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DHCP Failover Windows Server comes with a DHCP server. In terms of "failover", there is no such thing for DHCP. However, you can setup multiple DHCP servers to be "redundant" by running multiple DHCP servers - as long as they do not have overlapping IP scopes. -- ME2 On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Bill Lambert<[email protected]> wrote: > Is there an expensive or even free utility to configure a second > Windows server as a failover DHCP server? > > > > I've seen the appliances etc when Goggling but nothing app oriented > and inexpensive. > > > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > > > Bill Lambert > > Windows System Administrator > > Concuity > > A healthcare division of Trintech, Inc. > > Phone 847-941-9206 > > Fax 847-465-9147 > > NASDAQ: TTPA > > The information contained in this e-mail message, including any > attached files, is intended only for the personal and confidential use > of the > recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient (or > authorized to receive information for the recipient) you are hereby > notified that you have received this communication in error and that > any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, > please contact the sender by reply email and delete all copies of this > message. Thank you. > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
