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DHCP console icons reference: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

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DHCP console icons reference


Updated: January 21, 2005 Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

DHCP console icons reference


DHCP provides context-specific icons to dynamically represent the state of console objects. Objects include the DHCP servers, clients, scopes, and option types that are used and managed for each server.

General usage of console icons


Some of the icons used in DHCP have specific meanings, but most are used to communicate general status information about the current state of the console. For example, when an icon is used with an hourglass superimposed, such as:

it means that the console is attempting to connect to the server. Likewise, when an icon is used with a red circle and a superimposed 'X', such as:

it often means that DHCP has lost its connection to the server.

Glossary of specific icons


The following is a partial list of console icons used in DHCP. Server-related icons Scope-related icons Option-related icons Other console icons

Server-related icons

Icon DHCP server added to console. DHCP server connected and active in console. Description

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DHCP server connected but not authorized in Active Directory for use on your network. DHCP server connected but current user does not have the administrative credentials to manage the server. DHCP server warning. Available addresses for server scopes are 90 percent or more leased and in use. This means that the server is nearly depleted of available addresses to lease to clients. DHCP server alert. No addresses are available from server scopes because the maximum (100 percent) of the addresses allocated for use are currently leased. This represents a failure of the DHCP server on the network because it is not able to lease or service clients. Scope-related icons

Icon Scope or superscope is active. Scope or superscope is inactive. Scope or superscope warning. Scope warning: 90 percent or more of the scope's IP addresses are in use. Superscope warning: If any scope within the superscope has a warning, the superscope has a warning. Scope or superscope alert. Scope alert: All IP addresses have been allocated by the DHCP server and are in use. No more clients can obtain IP addresses from the DHCP server because it has no more IP addresses to allocate. Superscope alert: At least one scope contained in the superscope has all IP addresses allocated by the DHCP server. No clients can obtain an IP address from the range defined in the scope that is 100 percent allocated. If other scopes within the superscope contain available addresses, the DHCP server can allocate addresses from these scopes. Option-related icons Description

Icon Description Server options folder. Server option. Scope options folder. Scope option.

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Reservation option. Other console icons

Icon Description

Root of the DHCP console.

Address pool folder. Scope allocation range. Addresses in this range are allocated to the available address pool used to offer leases to clients. Scope exclusion range. Addresses in this range are excluded from the available address pool used to offer leases to clients. Active leases folder. Active lease: this address is not available for lease by the DHCP server. Expired lease: this address is available for lease by the DHCP server. Active lease, DNS dynamic update pending. This address is not available for lease by the DHCP server. Client is using dial-up network connection through a remote access server. An individual reservation and the reservations folder. Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) table. BOOTP entry in the table.

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Is there anybody out there?

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Time for an update...


I am having difficulty finding an update to the icons used in Windows Server 2008 R2. Can somebody please update this article or provide me with some additional information? Thanks...

3/18/2011 deejinoz

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