xDhcpServerAuthorization

xDhcpServerAuthorization

Parameters

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
IsSingleInstance	Key	String	Specifies the resource is a single instance, the value must be 'Yes'.	Yes
Ensure	Required	String	Whether the DHCP server should be authorized within Active Directory	Present, Absent
DnsName	Write	String	DHCP Server FQDN
IPAddress	Write	String	DHCP Server IP Address

Description

The xDhcpServerAuthorization DSC resource manages the authorization of a DHCP server in Active Directory.

Requirements

• Target machine must be running Windows Server 2012 R2 or later.
• Target machine must be running at minimum Windows PowerShell 5.0.

Examples

Example 1

This example will authorize the local DHCP server.

configuration Example
{
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'PSDscResources' -ModuleVersion '2.12.0.0'
    Import-DscResource -moduleName 'xDhcpServer'

    WindowsFeature 'DHCP'
    {
        Name   = 'DHCP'
        Ensure = 'Present'
    }

    xDhcpServerAuthorization 'LocalServerActivation'
    {
        IsSingleInstance = 'Yes'
        Ensure           = 'Present'
    }
}

Example 2

This example will authorize a remote DHCP server.

configuration Example
{
    Import-DscResource -moduleName 'xDhcpServer'

    xDhcpServerAuthorization 'RemoteServerActivation'
    {
        IsSingleInstance = 'Yes'
        Ensure           = 'Present'
        DnsName          = 'ServerToAuthorize.contoso.com'
        IPAddress        = '192.168.0.1'
    }
}