No More IP Issues! AD Sites & DHCP Failover Explained | Full Hands-On Setup
In this session, we will learn how to configure Active Directory Sites and Services along with DHCP Failover in a real lab environment using Windows Server.
This hands-on lab covers complete setup from creating multiple sites (BLR & MUM), configuring replication, and implementing DHCP high availability using failover.
🔹 What You Will Learn
What is Active Directory Sites and Services
Why sites are important in real-world environments
How to create BLR-Site and MUM-Site
How replication works between Domain Controllers
DHCP Scope creation and configuration
DHCP Failover (Load Balance & Hot Standby)
Testing and verification
🧠 Lab Setup
windc01 → Primary DC + DHCP → 192.168.1.10
windc02 → Secondary DC + DHCP → 192.168.1.11
Same subnet lab (192.168.1.0/24)
⚙️ Commands Used in This Lab
📌 Install AD DS (Secondary DC)
Install-WindowsFeature AD-Domain-Services -IncludeManagementTools
📌 Promote Additional Domain Controller
Install-ADDSDomainController -DomainName "yourdomain.local" -InstallDns
📌 Open Active Directory Sites
dssite.msc
📌 Verify Replication
repadmin /replsummary
repadmin /showrepl
📌 Force Replication
repadmin /syncall /AeD
📌 Check Site Name
nltest /dsgetsite