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.