dhcp??

[mac_shinobi]

Just thought it a bit odd in step 2c that the dhcp database is in a microsoft access database format aka *.mdb

Why not SQL or something a bit more robust ?

Maybe Im asking a completely daft question.

Was just curious

From another post btw which someone suggested this link :

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325473

Regarding restoration of dhcp obviously

[Michael]

I suppose because the database isn't that big, even if you had thousands of clients.

[Geoff]

Windows server has used JET as it's storage engine for DHCP and WINS since NT.

I'm unsure if this changes in W2k8 Server.

[DMcCoy]

Well it seems to work without any issues so I should think it doesn't need to be changed.

Exchange could do with some work though

[cookie_monster]

Small well managed jet/access databases are reliable, fast and don't corrupt often so i suspect MS don't want to mess. It's the same in 2008 server they don't seem to of moved it to the renamed Windows internal Db.