creating a backup DNS/DHCP server

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Hi!

We currently have a Windows 2000 server providing DNS and DHCP services for
our network. This is an AD network with mostly XP clients.

I want to install a second server on the network, to provide backup for the
existing DNS-DHCP server.

I have two questions:

1) How can I create the second server as a backup to the DNS/DHCP services
on the main server, and.....

2) How can I set it up so that clients will autmatically go to this backup
server if something happens to the main server?

It would be great if anyone could comment on the feasibility of doing this,
and also maybe point me to some documentation that could help with setting
this up. Thanks so much in advance for any advice!!
.

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