Transferring the Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) Role to new installed Active Directory Domain Controller

We can transfer FSMO roles by using the Ntdsutil.exe command-line utility or by using an MMC snap-in tool.  Today we will use MMC sap-in tools.

Depending on the FSMO role that you want to transfer, you can use one of the following three MMC snap-in tools:

  • Active Directory Schema snap-in : using for transfer the Schema Master role
  • Active Directory Domains and Trusts snap-in : using for transfer the Domain Naming Master role
  • Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in : using for transfer the RID Master, PDC Emulator, and Infrastructure Master roles

So we need to transfer all 5 FSMO roles:

  1. Schema Master
  2. Domain Naming Master
  3. Relative ID (RID) Master
  4. PDC Emulator
  5. Infrastructure Master

 

As we see our FSMO roles located on TDC01 domain controller. We will transfer those roles to TDC1 DC.

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  1.  To move Schema master role with GUI we need to Register the Schmmgmt.dll library. So Open Command Prompt in administrative rights and type regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll

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Click ok.

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From the Run command open an MMC Console by typing MMC:

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On the Console menu, press Add/Remove Snap-in:

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Select Active Directory Schema. Press Add and Press OK:

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If you are NOT logged  from the target domain controller, in the snap-in, right-click AD schema and press Change Active Directory Domain Controller…

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Select DC which you want to change and click OK:

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Click OK:

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Right-click the Active Directory Schema icon again and press Operation Masters:

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Click Change button:

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Confirm change :

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The role will be transferred and a confirmation message will be displayed. Click OK

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As we see the current schema master is new DC:

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2. To move Domain Naming master role with GUI open the Active Directory Domains and Trusts From Start Menu and Right click Active Directory Domains and Trusts, then click Change Active Directory Domain Controller…

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Select Domain Controller which you want to move role and click OK:

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Right click Active Directory Domains and Trusts, then click Operations Master…

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Click Change:

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Click YES to confirm:

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Click OK :

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then click Close:

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3.  To move RID Master, PDC Emulator, and Infrastructure Master Roles we will use Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in. Open Active Directory Users and Computers  and Right click your domain and select Change Domain Controller…:

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Select Domain Controller which you want to move role and click OK:

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Right click your domain and select Operations Masters…

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To move  RID Master use RID tab and click change:

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4. To move PDC Emulator click on PDC Tab and click on Change:

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5. To move Infrastructure Master go to Infrastructure tab and click change :

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And finally click Close

If  you would like to check , open command prompt and type: netdom query fsmo. As we see our all  FSMO roles moved to the new server:

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