FSMO roles transfer from Windows 2008 R2 to Win 2019

Ehsan Shakeeb 21 Reputation points
2022-02-02T10:27:47.247+00:00

Hello

I would like to transfer FSMO roles from Windows 2008 R2 to Windows 2019 is it safe to transfer roles during business hours does it impact anything on the client or member server if i transfer during operational hours.

Kindly Advise

Regards,

Ehsan

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  1. Dave Patrick 426.2K Reputation points MVP
    2022-02-02T13:45:33.447+00:00

    is it safe to transfer roles during business hours

    Yes, it's absolutely not a problem. I'd just confirm domain health is 100% before making changes like this.

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