Transfer FSMO roles with PowerShell

Check Schema Version (assume your domain name is domainname.local)

dsquery * cn=schema,cn=configuration,dc=domainname,dc=local -scope base -attr objectVersion

The following diagram maps between the objectVersion attribute value and the Active Directory schema commutability: 

13 -> Windows 2000 Server
30 -> Windows Server 2003 RTM, Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2
31 -> Windows Server 2003 R2
44 -> Windows Server 2008 RTM
47 -> Windows Server 2008 R2
56 -> Windows Server 2012 RTM

Reference: Microsoft KB556086

Check FSMO roles

netdom query /domain:homenet fsmo

Role numbers can be used in command instead of role names.

Operation Master Role Name	Number
PDCEmulator	0
RIDMaster	1
InfrastructureMaster	2
SchemaMaster	3
DomainNamingMaster	4

Transfer all 5 FSMO roles using numbers:

Move-ADDirectoryServerOperationMasterRole -Identity "target-dcname" –OperationMasterRole 0,1,2,3,4

Transfer all 5 FSMO roles using numbers: (forced

Move-ADDirectoryServerOperationMasterRole -Identity "target-dcname" –OperationMasterRole 0,1,2,3,4  -Force