[lug] DHCP Migration

[Harris, James]

You'll need to use dhcpd -- just remember to add the appropriate WINS
options to the scope.  I think the lastest version of dhcpd includes the
instructions on what they are.  The last time I set one up I used the info
included in the Samba documentation.

I don't personally know of any way that the database can be moved.  Watch
out on the reboot, however.  I ran into an issue with a lab once where we
did that and for some reason, just rebooting the 98 machines was not enough.
We actually had to release/renew them after rebooting.  It didn't make any
sense and I never had a chance to track the problem down (since the lab was
only about 12 workstations) but you may want to test before you do it.

Good luck!

-----Original Message-----
From: Kyle Moore [mailto:kmoore at mooreimages.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 12:30
To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
Subject: [lug] DHCP Migration


I am going to migrate my DHCP server from Win2k to Linux and have a couple
of questions that weren't answered in the Mini-How-To.

1. Is pump or dhcpd the preferred server for ~300 Windows 2000 and Windows
98 clients?

2. How should I cut things over? Do I just shut down dhcp on the Windows
server and have everyone reboot? Can I migrate over the current leases from
Win2k to Linux?

NOTE: I'm also switching over our internal DNS from Win2k to Linux. Maybe I
can get some sleep at night soon.

Thanks

--
Kyle

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