Prerequisites for AD RMS Deployment in a Resource Forest

Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

The following software is required to complete the steps in this guide. Although the setup steps are outside the scope of this document, the Appendix H - Pre-Implementation Checklists topic provides some useful checklists in addition to reference links that will help you set up your environment.

Software Additional Information

Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise 32-bit edition

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156710)

Windows Vista® with Service Pack 2

Windows Vista (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156711)

Windows® 7 Ultimate

Windows 7 Ultimate (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=160776)

Active Directory Domain Service

Active Directory Domain Service (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156712)

Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)

Active Directory Rights Management Services (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=163969)

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 – 32-bit edition

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156714)

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 – 32-bit edition (Evaluation copy)

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156715)

Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 Feature Pack 1

Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156716)

Microsoft Office 2007 with Service Pack 2

Microsoft Office 2007 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156717)

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 with Service Pack 1

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156718)

Microsoft Hyper-V

Microsoft Hyper-V (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156719)

Active Directory Migration Tool Version 3.1

ADMT Version 3.1 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=158049)

Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0

Internet Information Services (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=160778)

Rights Management Services Administration Toolkit with SP2

Rights Management Services Administration Toolkit with SP2 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=158667)

See Also

Concepts

AD RMS Deployment in a Resource Forest Step-by-Step Guide
Appendix H - Pre-Implementation Checklists