AZ-802 Practice Question: Implement and Manage On-Prem and Hybrid Networking
You are configuring DHCP failover between two Windows Server 2022 nodes named Server1 and Server2 to ensure high availability for a critical subnet. Which TWO failover modes are available for selection during the configuration wizard?
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Load Balance
Windows Server DHCP failover provides two distinct modes to ensure that IP address leasing remains operational if one server fails. Choosing the correct mode depends on whether the administrator wants both servers to actively lease addresses simultaneously or have one server remain idle until a failure event occurs within the network environment.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Load Balance
Why this is correct
Load Balance mode is the default configuration where both DHCP servers actively serve IP addresses to clients on the same subnet. This mode distributes the client load between the two servers based on a configurable percentage, providing both redundancy and performance improvements for high-density networking environments requiring constant availability.
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Hot Standby
Why this is correct
Hot Standby mode designates one server as the primary active lease provider while the second server remains in a standby state. The standby server only begins issuing leases if the primary server becomes unreachable, making it an ideal choice for hub-and-spoke topologies where a central server backs up remote sites.
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Active-Passive Cluster
Why it's wrong here
Active-Passive clustering is a general high-availability concept used in Failover Clustering but is not a specific named mode within the DHCP Failover feature itself. DHCP Failover was specifically designed to provide redundancy without the complexity and shared storage requirements typically associated with traditional Windows Server Failover Clustering.
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Split-Scope
Why it's wrong here
Split-Scope is a legacy method of providing DHCP redundancy by manually dividing an IP range between two independent servers. While still functional, it is not a selection within the modern DHCP Failover wizard and lacks the synchronization capabilities that allow servers to share lease information in real-time.
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Distributed Relay
Why it's wrong here
Distributed Relay refers to the placement of DHCP relay agents across multiple routers or switches to forward discovery packets to a central server. This is a network routing configuration rather than a high-availability mode for the DHCP service itself, and it does not provide database synchronization between server nodes.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official Microsoft exam blueprint
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