Step 20 - Modify the AD RMS Server Registry

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012

This step explains how to modify the registry on the AD RMS server.

To modify the AD RMS Registry

  1. Log on to ADRMS.fabrikam.com as fabrikam\Administrator.

  2. Click Start, select Run and enter regedit in the box. Click OK. This will bring up the registry editor.

  3. In the registry editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\AdRmsLoggingService\Params

  4. On the right, right-click ConnectionString and select Modify. Under Value data: enter data source=RMS-SQL;integrated security=SSPI;persist security info=False;packet size=4096;database=DRMS_Config_rms_fabrikam_com_443. Click OK.

  5. Change the registry value for each item listed in the table below. Do this by navigating to the key, selecting the existing value and choosing Modify.

    Table 10 – Registry Settings

Note

Registry Key

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<td><p>data source=RMS-SQL;integrated security=SSPI;persist security info=False;packet size=4096;database=DRMS_Config_rms_fabrikam_com_443</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\AdRmsLoggingService\Params\LoggingDatabaseServer</p>
<p>For Windows Server 2012, this registry setting will not exist and does not need to be added or updated to your registry configuration as it is no longer used.</p></td>
<td><p>RMS-SQL</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DRMS\ConnectionString\ConfigDatabaseConnectionString</p></td>
<td><p>data source=RMS-SQL;integrated security=SSPI;persist security info=False;packet size=4096;database=DRMS_Config_rms_fabrikam_com_443</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

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  1. Close Registry Editor.