Setup a Server 2022 Domain Controller with DHCP to provide IP to Windows 11. Like to provide my DHCP

Question

Setup a Server 2022 Domain Controller with DHCP to provide IP to Windows 11.

Like to provide my DHCP from Domain Controller to Windows 11 machine in private subnet. How do I tell azure not to use their DHCP?

Answer 1

Azure does not support custom DHCP services. You'll have to use the one provided by the platform.

You can deploy an Windows Server Azure VM hosting the DHCP server role, but that's intended for providing IP address leases to your on-premises devices via DHCP relay agent (more at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/how-to-dhcp-azure ) - not to Azure VMs.

More at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-faq#can-i-deploy-a-dhcp-server-in-a-virtual-network

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hth

Marcin

Answer 2

Hi @Munoz, Mark R,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

Adding to the points provided by @Marcin Policht,

• Answering to your question-how do I tell azure not to use their DHCP?

You can assign a static private IP address to your virtual machine to meet your requirement.

Reference: Create a VM with a static private IP address using the Azure portal, Azure PowerShell, or Azure CLI | Microsoft Learn

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