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How to Migrate Windows Server 2008 R2 FSMO roles to Windows Server 2019

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May 07, 2019
With the "end of support" on the horizon for Windows Server 2008 R2 coming January 2020, folks are looking around for resources to help them check off some high ticket items from their "to do" list. ...
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Mar 25, 2020

G33kChiq 

Set-addomainmode and set-adforestmode takes them to windows2016  modes as there is no 2019 specific mode. In fact I believe there was only one schema modification going from 2016 to 2019 this time around. 

Also - yes, you have brought up the residency of a fsmo that should not live together on the same DC - infrastructure master. While it is relevant in a multi-domain forest, it is not as relevant in a single domain forest - it is still recommended to not have the DC holding the role also be a GC.  As for transfering the role to a non DC - that is not possible. I assume you meant GC, not DC.