Transfer the forest-Level Operations Master Roles
I want to decommission a DC and have followed the methods required from microsoft but I am stuck at one place. It is not allowing me to transfer the domain naming master or the schema master to the new DC. I have tried via operations manager as well as via dcpromo to decommission the current DC. But using the operations manager I am getting the below message:
"The transfer of the operations master role cannot be performed because: The requested FSMO operation failed. The current FSMO holder could not be contacted" (Even though the current FSMO holder is the server I am running the Op Manager from)
Also, if I am using the dcpromo then I am getting the below message:
"The directory service was unable to transfer ownership of one or more floating single-master roles to the other servers"
Can anyone help me out? Thanks.
Re: Transfer the forest-Level Operations Master Roles
I guess that you are missing the third way of transferring the roles - just seize them using the ntdsutil command line. But you should really solve the underlying issue before a direct seizure.
Re: Transfer the forest-Level Operations Master Roles
Can you tell us whether there is a global catalog on the server holding the Domain Name Master role?
Re: Transfer the forest-Level Operations Master Roles
I think you must not be running on the server. If you want to transfer using the GUI then you can logon to the server you wish to transfer to and pull. Also, these are the enterprise roles, which means that incase you are in a child domain, then you will need to be EA or have the proper delegated rights. As per others, have you checked whether there are any DCs that have been removed?