Migration of DHCP from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012

Migration from Windows Server 2003 to 2012 has been deemed troublesome by few as the netsh DHCP command-line was replaced in Windows Server 2012 by PowerShell. The process however is actually quite easy and can be completed in a few steps.

In Windows 2003

1. Open command prompt

2. Type in: netsh

3. Then type in: DHCP

4. add the server you will be gathering the DHCP information from.

5. type in “export c:\w2k3DHCPdb all” command

In Windows 2012

1. Make sure you installed DHCP role first then open up your command prompt

2. type in: netsh then dhcp

3. at the dhcp command prompt type in the server you want to export the database into “server \\bj-2013”

4. type in import “and the location of the db file you exported from your Server 2003 machine”

5. Done, make sure you look over your DHCP server and everything is moved over correctly. 🙂