Active Directory Administration Cookbook

The initial state

When you begin upgrading SYSVOL replication from FRS to DFSR, all domain controllers in the Active Directory domain will be in this state. They are ready to begin the migration.

To go from the initial state to the prepared state, use the following command on an elevated Command Prompt (cmd.exe):

dfsrmig.exe /setglobalstate 1

The domain controllers will be instructed to do the work to go to the next stage. Use the following command to inspect the process:

dfsrmig.exe /getmigrationstate

When the output of this command indicates that all domain controllers have successfully migrated to the Prepared global state, you're good to go with the next command to get your Active Directory domain toward the next state.