Re: DHCP Issue in Windows Server 2008 R2 - Service restart problem

"Ckuderna" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> has anybody run into this issue?
>
> I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 running as a DHCP server. It's the
> only role installed on the machine.
> I have about 10 scopes (IPv4) grouped into 2 super scopes.
> Now I want to remove the superscopes, which works fine.
> A while later I restarted the DHCP service and now the superscopes are
> back.
> Other settings, like options (scope and server) are not affected.
>
> I found some reports of this behavior in older Windows versions, but
> the systems were clustered or reconfigured in some special way. My
> implementation is straight out-of-the box, no special configuration.
>
> Is this a bug or how do I correctly remove the superscopes?


Interesting. What KB article did you read about the older version doing the
same?

Curious, have you tried deleting both superscopes, then creating a new scope
that falls in line with one of the superscopes, then restart the service?

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"Ckuderna" <> wrote in message
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> On 19 Okt., 15:30, "Ace Fekay [MCT]" <ace...@mvps.RemoveThisPart.org>
> wrote:
>> "Ckuderna" <ckude...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:eecacd6d-e372-45dc-a02a-...
>>
>>
>>
>> > Hi,
>>
>> > has anybody run into this issue?
>>
>> > I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 running as a DHCP server. It's the
>> > only role installed on the machine.
>> > I have about 10 scopes (IPv4) grouped into 2 super scopes.
>> > Now I want to remove the superscopes, which works fine.
>> > A while later I restarted the DHCP service and now the superscopes are
>> > back.
>> > Other settings, like options (scope and server) are not affected.
>>
>> > I found some reports of this behavior in older Windows versions, but
>> > the systems were clustered or reconfigured in some special way. My
>> > implementation is straight out-of-the box, no special configuration.
>>
>> > Is this a bug or how do I correctly remove the superscopes?
>>
>> Interesting. What KB article did you read about the older version doing
>> the
>> same?
>>
>> Curious, have you tried deleting both superscopes, then creating a new
>> scope
>> that falls in line with one of the superscopes, then restart the service?
>>
>> --
>> Ace
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and
>> confers no rights.
>>
>> Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit
>> among
>> responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your resolution.
>>
>> Ace Fekay, MCT, MCITP EA, MCTS Windows 2008 & Exchange 2007, MCSE & MCSA
>> 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
>> Microsoft Certified Trainer
>>
>> For urgent issues, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please
>> checkhttp://support.microsoft.comfor regional support phone numbers.
>
> Hi Ace,
>
> it was not a KB article it was some discussion on experts-exchange.com
> I believe.
>
> I was able to resolve this, but only via the command-line.
> If you delete a superscope in the GUI and then do a NETSH DHCP SERVER
> DUMP the superscopes are still there, as if you had never deleted
> them.
> Once you do a NETSH DHCP SERVER DELETE SUPERSCOPE <Name> it's finally
> gone and the GUI also shows that correctly.
> A little weird, looks like a GUI bug to me.
>
> I could not yet try what you suggested...
>
> Chris


Glad you figured it out. Expert-exchange can be helpful with many things. I
haven't had this problem with superscopes, so I can't really comment if it
is a GUI issue or something else going on. But good to hear you were able to
delete the superscope using netsh.

Cheers!

Ace