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FSMO Role Transfer Step-by-Step

The document provides steps to migrate FSMO roles from a Windows Server 2003 domain controller to a Windows Server 2012 R2 domain controller. It outlines transferring the PDC emulator, RID master, and Infrastructure Master roles first. Next it describes moving the domain naming master role. Finally, it details the process to transfer the schema master role. After all five FSMO roles have been migrated, the document recommends confirming the migration and demoting the Windows Server 2003 domain controller once complete.

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FSMO Role Transfer Step-by-Step

The document provides steps to migrate FSMO roles from a Windows Server 2003 domain controller to a Windows Server 2012 R2 domain controller. It outlines transferring the PDC emulator, RID master, and Infrastructure Master roles first. Next it describes moving the domain naming master role. Finally, it details the process to transfer the schema master role. After all five FSMO roles have been migrated, the document recommends confirming the migration and demoting the Windows Server 2003 domain controller once complete.

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11/5/2015 Migrating Windows Server

2003 FSMO Roles To


Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Active Directory Migration

Ganesh Prakasam
Intertec Systems LLC
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Migrating Windows Server 2003 FSMO Roles To Windows Server 2012 R2

Objective
This guide was created as additional resource addressing the need to transfer / Seize DC FSMO roles from
windows server 2012 to windows server 2012 R2. In Windows DC environment, FSMO roles hold all the
required information regarding the DC. It is a necess ity to have all this 5 roles working correctly to maintain
proper DC environment. The roles in question are as follows:

 Schema master
 Domain naming master
 RID master
 PDC emulator
 Infrastructure master

The following setup is used for this demonstration:


Server Name Operating System Server Roles
canitpro-dc2k3.canitpro.local Windows server 2003 SP2 x86 Active Directory FSMO roles, DNS
CANITPRO-DC2K12.canitpro .local Windows server 2012 R2 x64 Additional Domain Controller, DNS

In this example, the windows 2012 r2 server is already added to the domain and promoted to an additional
domain controller.

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Step 1: Transferring the RID master, PDC emulator and Infrastructure Master Roles

As the first step let’s look how we can transfer these 3 roles over to new server.
1. Log in to the windows 2012 R2 server as domain administrator

2. Click on Server Manager > Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers

3. In MMC, right click on the domain name then click on Operation Masters

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4. In next window it will show the 3 FSMO roles. The default is PDC. In there it shows the current PDC holder.
Then it is asking if need to change it to new windows 2012 r2 server click on Change.

5. Click Yes to continue

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6. Once its confirm as operation completed we can see the window shows the current PDC role holder as new
windows 2012 r2 server

Please repeat the same steps to transfer the RID master and Infrastructure master Roles

Step 2: Transfer domain naming master role


1. Log in to the windows 2012 R2 server as domain administrator

2. Click on Server Manager > Tools > Active Directory Domains and Trusts

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3. In the MMC, right click on Active Directory Domains and Trusts > Operations Master…

4. In here it shows the current domain naming master role holder (canitpro-dc2k3.canitpro.local) and its
asking if we need to move it to windows server 2012 R2 (CANITPRO-DC2K12.canitpro.local). Click on
change to move the role over

5. Click Yes to continue

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6. Once its confirm about task completion we can see current domain naming master is windows server
2012 R2 (CANITPRO-DC2K12.canitpro.local)

Step 3: Transfer schema master role


1. Log in to the windows 2012 R2 server as domain administrator

2. Open the Run window in server (Windows key + R) and type regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll and press enter

3. Click OK to continue

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4. Open the Run window again, type mmc and click OK

5. Then in mmc window click on File > Add-Remove Snap-in…

6. Then from snap in select Active Directory Schema and click on the Add button

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7. Click on the Ok button to continue

8. Then right click Active Directory Schema and click Change Active Directory Domain Controller

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9. In Next window select the windows server 2012 R2 DC (CANITPRO-DC2K12.canitpro.local) and click ok

10. An information message is provided. Click OK to continue

11. Right click Active Directory Schema > Operation Master

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12. In here it shows the current schema master role holder (canitpro-dc2k3.canitpro.local) and its asking if we
need to move it to windows server 2012 R2 (CANITPRO-DC2K12.canitpro.local). Click Change to move the
role over

13. Click Yes to continue

14. Once it’s confirmed, the current schema master will now display windows server 2012 R2 (CANITPRO -
DC2K12.canitpro.local)

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15. Now we successfully move all . To confirm all 5 FSMO roles have been moved over to the new windows
server 2012 R2, open command prompt in said server and type command netdom query fsmo and press
enter.

Conclusion
It will take some time to move all the data over. After that it’s safe to demote the DC role from the windows
2003 server.
Once demoted, make sure the forest functional level and domain functional level is raised to Windows Server
2012 R2 to experience new changes.

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