Deploying an RMS system

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To deploy Microsoft® Windows® Rights Management Services (RMS), you need to establish an appropriate infrastructure, install and provision RMS on your servers, deploy the RMS client on the desktop computers of your organization, and test and customize the deployment to meet organizational needs.

This subject helps you deploy RMS in your organization by providing instructions for setting up a supporting infrastructure, setting up and securing RMS, and guidelines for decommissioning RMS if you need to make changes to the deployment.

In this subject

• Preparing for an RMS Deployment

• Distributing the RMS Client

• Setting Up the Supporting Infrastructure for RMS

• Setting Up RMS

• Deploying RMS Across Forests

• Securing the RMS Deployment

• Decommissioning RMS

• Updating Your Deployment with RMS Service Pack 2 (SP2)

• Updating Your Deployment with RMS Service Pack 1 (SP1)