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Two DHCP leases are created for each domain controller when you use the VDC cloning feature

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:
  • You are using the virtualized domain controller (VDC) cloning feature that was introduced in Windows Server 2012.�
  • As part of your deployments, you implement Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). Therefore, cloned domain controllers automatically lease IP addresses when those domain controllers are created.�
  • Cloning finishes on each domain controller.�

In this scenario, you notice that two IP addresses are leased from the DHCP server for each cloned domain controller.

Note�Only the more recent lease is used by the cloned domain controllers.

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Cause

This issue occurs because the new server first takes a lease in its pre-cloned state during the cloning process. The new server then clones, becomes a new domain controller, and obtains a new lease. However, the old lease is not released during this process.

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Resolution

To resovle this issue, manually delete the unused address leases in DHCP, or let those leases expire as usual.�

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More information

This behavior is expected.

For more information about how to configure and troubleshoot VDC, go to the following Microsoft websites:

Introduction to Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Virtualization (Level 100)

Virtualized Domain Controller Technical Reference (Level 300)

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Article Info
Article ID : 2742836
Revision : 8
Created on : 9/21/2012
Published on : 9/21/2012
Exists online : False
Views : 271