You can create a DHCP failover with two servers in hot standby mode by using a single Add-DhcpServerv4Failover PowerShell cmdlet. This tutorial assumes you have an active scope on primary DHCP server and a DHCP running on standby or partner server.
How to Read a Password from Command Line and Save it in Text File as Encrypted String
Some of the PowerShell commands require a password. You can directly embed a password in PowerShell commands. But, It is unwise to do it in this fashion. It can be read by ordinary users and can be compromised. The best way is
How to Configure Windows Server Backup on Windows Server 2016
Windows Server Backup is a feature (not a role) in Windows Server 2016. You need to install it before you can take a backup of your machine. This tutorial is written to show you how to install Windows Server Backup on
How to Access a Remote Desktop on Windows 10
Providing support to end users on a local area network is a day to day job of IT technicians. Visiting each employee in case of issues is hectic especially when there are hundreds of users on the network. With remote desktop feature or RDP, IT technicians can remotely access
How to Find Out Specifications of Server Using PowerShell
When you are running a Windows server core version and you need to find out the specs of your server then this tutorial will show you how to do that with a small PowerShell script. Get Server Details with PowerShell
How to Find Newly Added Users in AD in Last 24 Hours Using PowerShell
Adding new users, updating and removing existing users is a day to day task of system engineers. At the end of the day, you or an IT manager may need to find out which new users have been added in the active directory
How to Schedule a Script in Task Scheduler Using PowerShell
You can schedule a script in the Windows task scheduler to run automatically and perform a task without user intervention. You can schedule that script by using server manager or PowerShell. This post focuses on scheduling a script using PowerShell. This article assumes you
How to Delete Multiple DHCP Scopes Using PowerShell
You can remove multiple scopes from your DHCP server by using this simple script which uses the Remove-DhcpServerv4Scope PowerShell cmdlet. The script assumes you have scope IDs in a series (I have scope IDs of 10.0.0.0, 11.0.0.0 and 12.0.0.0). Delete Multiple DHCP
How to Add an IPv4 Scope in DHCP Server 2016
A scope is a range of IP addresses that DHCP leases out to clients when they make a DHCP request. You can add a new scope (either IPv4 or IPv6 ) by using the server manager or PowerShell. In this tutorial, we
How to Configure DHCP on Windows Server 2016
DHCP is used to dynamically assign IP addresses to client machines. This tutorial is written to help you to install and configure DHCP on Windows Server 2016. Once you have followed this article, go ahead with creating scopes and start