Domain Controller Dhcp Server
Joeqwerty may 21 18 at 18 52.
Domain controller dhcp server. For dhcp based on my research the dhcp service is independent of domain forest levels and it don t need to be install in a dc. My colleague says he don t want windows server because it must become everything dc dhcp and dns server. A domain controller has full permissions over any active directory integrated zones it replicates. The result of the dhcp server running on a domain controller means that if the dhcp server has been configured to dynamically register dns records on behalf of clients it can potentially update any record stored in an active directory integrated zone.
You want to run the dhcp server service on a domain controller. Likely in your case your dns server will be your domain controller so as long as you set dhcp to point the clients to your domain controller for dns you should be fine. Your domain controller should be a domain controller dns and that is it. Or just in case before the demote migrate the dhcp service to other server firstly.
It is common for small organizations to install additional roles and 3rd party software on their domain controllers. Yes you can. My question is can you have widows server only as a domain controller and not dhcp and dns server. This recipe explains how.
The computers will be able to find the domain controller as long as your dns server s can resolve the domain name and you aren t blocking ports between the vlans on your router. Ultimately that leaves the zones vulnerable to name hijacking whereby a client can cause records to be overwritten that shouldn t. I want to integrate domain in my company. Don t put dhcp on your domain controller the general recommendation is to not run any additional roles on your domain controller other than dns.
Your colleague is wrong. So you could create dhcp reservations on your dhcp server and use these to dynamically provide the same ip addresses to your domain controllers each time they need to reboot for example after applying a patch or undergoing some other kind of. Domain controllers do not require the dhcp server service to operate and for higher security and server hardening it is recommended not to install the dhcp server role on domain controllers. The dhcp server service performs tcp ip configuration for dhcp clients including dynamic assignments of ip addresses specification of dns servers and connection specific dns names.