You administer a network that consists of a Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 environment. The network contains a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server that is installed on a server running Windows NT 4.0. You are in the process of migrating from Windows WBS 2003 to Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) 2008. You want to migrate the DHCP Server service to Windows EBS 2008. You want to ensure that the scopes and settings from the existing DHCP server are successfully migrated to the Management Server.
What should you do to achieve this goal with the least amount of administrative effort?
A.
Temporarily install the DHCP server role on a server running Windows 2000 Server.
B.
Temporarily install the DHCP server role on a server running Windows Server 2003.
C.
Upgrade the Windows NT 4.0 DHCP server to Windows 2000 Server.
D.
Upgrade the Windows NT 4.0 DHCP server to Windows Server 2003.
Explanation:
You should temporarily install the DHCP server role on a server running Windows Server 2003. While migrating from Windows SBS 2003 to Windows EBS 2008, you must prepare your existing environment to work with DHCP Server service for Windows EBS. You need to migrate the DHCP Server service soon after the installation of Windows EBS 2008 and DNS role migration is completed. You should not migrate the DHCP Server service before migrating the DNS role. If your existing DHCP server is running the Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Server operating systems, the migration process will require you to temporarily install the DHCP server role on a server running Windows Server 2003. This temporary server is required to help migrate the scopes and settings from the existing DHCP server to the Management Server.When you install Windows EBS, the DHCP server role is automatically installed on the Management Server if no DHCP server is detected on the network. In this case, the DHCP server role is configured, a scope is created with the settings that you specify, the scope is authorized, and the DHCP service is started. If an existing DHCP Server service is detected, you are given the choice to configure and start the DHCP Server service. While migrating DHCP server configuration from an existing DHCP server to the Management Server, you should first stop the DHCP Server service on the existing DHCP server.
You should not temporarily install the DHCP server role on a server running Windows 2000 Server or upgrade the Windows NT 4.0 DHCP server to Windows 2000 Server because the DHCP server must be running Windows Server 2003 or higher. If your existing DHCP server is running the Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Server operating systems, the migration process will require you to temporarily install the DHCP server role on a server running Windows Server 2003.
You should not upgrade the Windows NT 4.0 DHCP server to Windows Server 2003 because this is not required. You can perform the migration by temporarily installing the DHCP server role on a server running Windows Server 2003. Upgrading the Windows NT 4.0 DHCP server to Windows Server 2003 will be unnecessary administrative effort.