Learn PowerShell DHCP Commands

There is nothing wrong with using the DHCP console (dhcpmgmt.ms) but PowerShell is awesome and simplifies many tasks. If you have a large network with hundreds of DHCP scopes then using PowerShell is a huge time saver.

Here are a few commands to get you started.

Install DHCP Role

Install-WindowsFeature -IncludeManagementTools DHCP

Backup DHCP Server

 Backup-DhcpServer -ComputerName "dhcp1.ad.activedirectorypro.com" -Path "C:\Windows\system32\dhcp\backup"

View DHCP leases

Get-DhcpServerv4Scope | Get-DhcpServerv4Lease

Find DHCP Lease from MAC Address

Get-DhcpServerv4Scope |Get-DhcpServerv4Lease |where {$_.ClientId -like “b4-b6-86-b4-**-**” }

Add DHCP Scope

Add-DHCPServerv4Scope -EndRange 10.2.1.254 -Name Vlan110 -StartRange 10.2.1.1 -SubnetMask 255.255.255.0 -State Active

Get all active ipv4 scopes

Get-DHCPServerv4Scope

Get all DHCP reservations for a scope

Get-DHCPServerv4Lease -ScopeId 10.2.1.0

Create a DHCP reservation

Get-DhcpServerv4Lease -ComputerName dhcpserver1 -IPAddress 10.2.1.8 | Add-DhcpServerv4Reservation -ComputerName server1

That is just scratching the server of managing DHCP with PowerShell. I’ve added a few links below to some additional resources for using Powershell.