You receive an error message when you try to move a DHCP database by using Netsh.exe on Windows Server 2003 (885687)

RESOLUTION

1. Create a dump file on the server where you want to export the DHCP database. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
   2. At the command prompt, type netsh dhcp server dump > exportdump.txt, and then press ENTER.
   The dump file is named Exportdump.txt and it should look similar to the following dump file:

   # ==============================================================
   # Configuration Information for Server 169.168.2.1
   # ==============================================================
   
   # =====================================
   # Add Classes
   # =====================================
   
   Dhcp Server 169.168.2.1 Add Class "Default Routing and Remote Access Class" "User class for remote access clients" 525241532e4d6963726f736f6674 0 b
   Dhcp Server 169.168.2.1 Add Class "Default BOOTP Class" "User class for BOOTP Clients" 424f4f54502e4d6963726f736f6674 0 b
   Dhcp Server 169.168.2.1 Add Class "Microsoft Windows 2000 Options" "Microsoft vendor-specific options for Windows 2000 Clients" 4d53465420352e30 1 b
   Dhcp Server 169.168.2.1 Add Class "Microsoft Windows 98 Options" "Microsoft vendor-specific options for Windows 98 Clients" 4d534654203938 1 b
   Dhcp Server 169.168.2.1 Add Class "Microsoft Options" "Microsoft vendor-specific options applicable to Windows 98 and Windows 2000 Clients" 4d534654 1 b
   
   # =====================================
   # Add Classes End
   # =====================================
   

2. Create a dump file on the server where you want to import the DHCP data. To do this, follow these steps on the server where you want to import DHCP data:
   1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
   2. At the command prompt, type netsh dhcp server dump > importdump.txt, and then press ENTER.
   The dump file is named Importdump.txt and it should look similar to the following dump file:

   # =====================================
   # Klassen hinzufügen
   # =====================================
   
   Dhcp Server 10.10.0.1 Add Class "Standardrouting- und RAS-Klasse" "Benutzerklasse RAS-Clients" 525241532e4d6963726f736f6674 0 b
   Dhcp Server 10.10.0.1 Add Class "Standard BOOTP-Klasse" "Benutzerklasse BOOTP-Clients" 424f4f54502e4d6963726f736f6674 0 b
   Dhcp Server 10.10.0.1 Add Class "Microsoft Windows 2000-Optionen" "Herstellerspezifische Optionen für Microsoft Windows 2000-Clients" 4d53465420352e30 1 b
   Dhcp Server 10.10.0.1 Add Class "Microsoft Windows 98-Optionen" "Herstellerspezifische Optionen für Microsoft Windows 98-Clients" 4d534654203938 1 b
   Dhcp Server 10.10.0.1 Add Class "Microsoft-Optionen" "Herstellerspezifische Optionen für Microsoft Windows 98- und Windows 2000-Clients" 4d534654 1 b
   
   # =====================================
   # Ende - Klassen hinzufügen
   # =====================================
   

3. Copy the Importdump.txt file to the server where you want to export the DHCP database.
4. Create a script file. To do this, use any text editor, such as Notepad. This script must do the following:
   1. Create the classes to delete. To do this you must add to the script file the class names and class descriptions that are in the Add Classes section of the export file and are different from the corresponding class names and class descriptions that are in the import file. For example, note the following line from the Exportdump.txt file:

      Dhcp Server 169.168.2.1 Add Class "Default Routing and Remote Access Class" "User class for remote access clients" 525241532e4d6963726f736f6674 0 b

      Note the corresponding line from the Importdump.txt file:

      Dhcp Server 10.10.0.1 Add Class "Standardrouting- und RAS-Klasse" "Benutzerklasse RAS-Clients" 525241532e4d6963726f736f6674 0 b

      From this example, the class name for the Exportdump.txt file is "Default Routing and Remote Access Class". Conversely, the class name for the Importdump.txt file is "Standardrouting- und RAS-Klasse". Additionally, the description name for the Exportdump.txt file is "User class for remote access clients". Conversely, the description name for the Importdump.txt file is "Benutzerklasse RAS-Clients".
   2. Add the netsh command at the beginning of each line in the script where you will delete a class.
   3. Change the netsh command keyword from Add to Delete for each line of text in the script where you will delete a class.
   4. Create the classes to add. To do this you must add to the script file the class names and class descriptions that are in the Add Classes section of the import file and that are different from the corresponding class names and class descriptions that are in the export file.
   5. Add the netsh command at the beginning of each line in the script for each line of text where you will add a class.
   6. Change the IP address to the IP address of the server that you want to export the DHCP database to. Do this for each line in the script where you will add a class.
   In this example, the script must look similar to the following script:

   # ------------------ start of resulting script -----------------
   # Script to delete and add classes with NETSH
   
   # ===== Delete old classes ======
   
   netsh Dhcp Server 169.168.2.1 Delete Class "Default Routing and Remote Access Class" "User class for remote access clients" 525241532e4d6963726f736f6674 0 b
   netsh Dhcp Server 169.168.2.1 Delete Class "Default BOOTP Class" "User class for BOOTP Clients" 424f4f54502e4d6963726f736f6674 0 b
   netsh Dhcp Server 169.168.2.1 Delete Class "Microsoft Windows 2000 Options" "Microsoft vendor-specific options for Windows 2000 Clients" 4d53465420352e30 1 b
   netsh Dhcp Server 169.168.2.1 Delete Class "Microsoft Windows 98 Options" "Microsoft vendor-specific options for Windows 98 Clients" 4d534654203938 1 b
   netsh Dhcp Server 169.168.2.1 Delete Class "Microsoft Options" "Microsoft vendor-specific options applicable to Windows 98 and Windows 2000 Clients" 4d534654 1 b
   
   # ===== End delete old classes =====
   
   # ===== Add new classes =====
   
   netsh Dhcp Server 169.168.2.1 Add Class "Standardrouting- und RAS-Klasse" "User class for remote access clients" 525241532e4d6963726f736f6674 0 b
   netsh Dhcp Server 169.168.2.1 Add Class "Standard BOOTP-Klasse" "User class for BOOTP Clients" 424f4f54502e4d6963726f736f6674 0 b
   netsh Dhcp Server 169.168.2.1 Add Class "Microsoft Windows 2000-Optionen" "Herstellerspezifische Optionen für Microsoft Windows 2000-Clients" 4d53465420352e30 1 b
   netsh Dhcp Server 169.168.2.1 Add Class "Microsoft Windows 98-Optionen" "Herstellerspezifische Optionen für Microsoft Windows 98-Clients" 4d534654203938 1 b
   netsh Dhcp Server 169.168.2.1 Add Class "Microsoft-Optionen" "Herstellerspezifische Optionen für Microsoft Windows 98- und Windows 2000-Clients" 4d534654 1 b
   
   #===== End Add new classes =====
   
   # ------------------ end of resulting script -----------------
   
   

5. Save the script file with a .bat file name extension. For example, save the file as Addclass.bat.