This is what I get when attempting to move FSMO
C:\Windows\system32>netdom query fsmo Schema master DC.cookshillcc.local Domain naming master DC.cookshillcc.local PDC DC.cookshillcc.local RID pool manager DC.cookshillcc.local Infrastructure master DC.cookshillcc.local The command completed successfully. PS C:\Windows\system32> Move-ADDirectoryServerOperationMasterRole -Identity DC2 -Server DC2 0,1,2,3,4 Move-ADDirectoryServerOperationMasterRole : Unable to contact the server. This may be because this server does not exist, it is currently down, or it does not have the Active Directory Web Services running. At line:1 char:1 Move-ADDirectoryServerOperationMasterRole -Identity DC2 -Server DC2 0 ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (DC2:ADDirectoryServer) [Move-ADDirector...ationMasterRole], ADServ erDownException FullyQualifiedErrorId : ActiveDirectoryServer:0,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.MoveADDirectorySer verOperationMasterRole
George, the error gives you the answer I think. Did you make this server a replica DC?
This issue has been resolved. George and I connected over Teamviewer and I saw he mistakenly skipped the part where he should have promoted the new server to become a replica domain controller. After doing that we were able to move FSMO roles.