Moving Windows 2003 DHCP Service

In order to prep for migrating over to a Windows 2008 domain, I had to move the DHCP service from one of my Windows 2003 domain controllers to another. Below are the steps I used to complete this easy task:

1. Installed DHCP service on the new DHCP server


2. Ran the following command on the old DHCP server:
   
   netsh dhcp server export C:\dhcp.txt all
   


3. Copied the dhcp.txt file over to the same location on the new DHCP server


4. Ran the following command on the new DHCP server:
   
   netsh dhcp server import C:\dhcp.txt all
   


5. On the old DHCP server, right-clicked the Scope and selected Deactivate


6. On the old DHCP server, right-clicked the Server -> All Tasks -> Stop


7. On the new DHCP server, right-clicked the Server -> All Tasks -> Start


8. On the new DHCP server, right-clicked the Scope and selected Activate