Run the AD RMS Upgrade wizard

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

The AD RMS Upgrade Wizard must be completed after the operating system is upgraded to Windows Server 2008 R2. If you do not run the AD RMS Upgrade Wizard, your AD RMS infrastructure will not function. It is necessary to run the AD RMS Upgrade Wizard on every computer that you upgrade to Windows Server 2008 R2.

Note

If you are using a hardware security module (HSM) to protect the cluster’s private key, you must install the Windows Server 2008 R2 version of the HSM drivers before starting the AD RMS Upgrade Wizard.

To run the AD RMS Upgrade Wizard

  1. Log on to the AD RMS server that was just upgraded to Windows Server 2008 R2 with a user account that is a member of the local Administrators group and that is a member of the System Administrators database role, or equivalent, on the database server.

  2. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.

  3. Expand Roles, and then click Active Directory Rights Management Services.

  4. In the results pane, click Complete Installation of Active Directory Rights Management Services.

  5. On the Upgrading Active Directory Rights Management Services page, click Next.

  6. Type the service account password in the Password and Confirm password boxes, and then click Next.

  7. If AD RMS is managing the cluster’s private key, on the Provide AD RMS Private Key Password page, type the AD RMS private key password in the Password and Confirm password boxes, and then click Next.

  8. On the Confirm Installation Options page, click Next.

  9. After the installation has finished, click Close.

Important

If the Identify Federation Support role service was installed and configured before you performed the upgrade, you must remove and then reinstall Identity Federation Support after running the AD RMS Upgrade wizard. If you do not, federation support will stop functioning.