How to Transfer FSMO Roles from Server01 to Server02

How to Transfer FSMO Roles from Server01 to Server02

CHUONG K. NGUYEN – BSc., MCSEx2, MCSAx2, MCP, MCTS, MCITP, CCNA

First, we need to query the existence of the FSMO roles to see where they reside. This can be done on either server. Use the following two commands:

Get-ADForest tvd.local | ft DomainNamingMaster, SchemaMaster
Get-ADDomain tvd.local | ft InfrastructureMaster, PDCEmulator, RIDMaster

Before Windows Server 2012, we need to import the ActiveDirectory module as below:

Import-Module ActiveDirectory

Now perform the movement. Use numerical 0,1,2,3,4 to represent

PDCEmulator    0
RIDMaster    1
InfrastructureMaster    2
SchemaMaster    3
DomainNamingMaster    4

So the command is:

Move-ADDirectoryServerOperationMasterRole "Server02" –OperationMasterRole 0,1,2,3,4

Enter A to confirm the movement. That’s it.