Access DHCP Activity and Event Logs
Windows Server 2012 includes detailed activity and event logging for the DHCP server service. Historically, reporting or monitoring DHCP usage was quite a challenge, if not impossible. Now DHCP administrators can easily access this data using the built-in logging mechanisms. The DHCP activity log can be read in a text-based editor and is stored in the C:\Windows\System32\DHCP folder. A log is created for each day of the week and named, for example, DHCPSrvLog-Wed.log (for Wednesday). Logs are overwritten each week. The activity log includes startup and shutdown service processing and lease activity. DHCP event logging has also been increased and can be accessed in the Event Viewer. The DHCP event logs include ...
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