Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Reconciling the DHCP Database

When inconsistencies in the DHCP database are detected, reconciliation of data across all scopes can resolve the problem. Lease information is stored in the database in two forms: detailed and summary. During reconciliation, these details are compared for contradiction. If found, the DHCP server either reverts the addresses  in question to the original owners or creates temporary reservations for them, valid for the assigned lease time. 

Access the DHCP console and select the relevant server from the console tree to perform reconciliation. 

On the 'Action' menu, click 'Reconcile All Scopes', then 'Verify'. 

Any inconsistencies are reported and can be fixed by clicking 'Reconcile'. 

If the database is found to be consistent, click OK.

To perform this process for an individual scope, click the applicable scope in the console tree, and from 'Actions', click 'Reconcile', and then 'Verify'. Any inconsistencies detected can be corrected by selecting the discrepancies and clicking 'Reconcile'.






No comments:

Post a Comment

How Artificial Intelligence Helps System Administrators and IT Professionals

Hidden In the world of IT support, infrastructure management, automation and security, system administrators like Grek need to do more th...