DHCP failover from one Windows Server VM running 2012 R2 to another Windows Server VM running 2022 fails to handout IP addresses

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Old Dell Host with VM server running all AD domain services and configured as Primary DC. VM runs Windows Server 2012 R2. Server name SRV-MASTER. IP xxx.xxx.20.4New HP host with VM server. Setup AD Domain Services role and configured to add the computer to the Windows domain as a secondary Backup Domain Controller following the installation wizard. VM runs Windows Server 2022. Server name SRV-MASTER2. IP xxx.xxx.20.5All records in Active Directory and DNS are visible to SRV-MASTER2.Reconfigured the DHCP server on SRV-MASTER to Hot Standby mode with SRV-MASTER2 being in standby mode for all sco

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