Quick and Simple Way to Export DHCP Scope Settings From One Server to Another

Applies to:

Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012R2, Windows Server 2016

From the command prompt on the source DHCP server run the following command:

netsh dhcp server export c:\dhcp.dat all

1	netsh dhcp server export c:\dhcp.dat all

2.Â Copy the â€œdhcp.datâ€ file to the new, or destination, DHCP server and run the following command:

netsh dhcp server import c:\dhcp.dat all

1	netsh dhcp server import c:\dhcp.dat all

While running the export command, the DHCP service will be temporarily stopped and wonâ€™t respond to DHCP requests.Â Also, the import will fail if there are any existing DHCP scopes that overlap with the original DHCP servers configuration.