Event ID 170 — AD RMS Cluster Installation

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

Installing the Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) server role is done by using Server Manager. An AD RMS cluster can be a single-server AD RMS installation or several AD RMS servers installed in a load-balancing environment to handle requests from AD RMS-enabled clients.

Event Details

Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 170
Source: Active Directory Rights Management Services
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: NoProvisionInSafeModeEvent
Message: Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) cannot be installed on a computer started by using the Safe Mode option.

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Resolve

Restart server with the Start Windows Normally option

AD RMS cannot be installed when the computer has been started with the Safe mode or Safe mode with networking option. Restart the computer and choose the Start Windows Normally option.

Install the AD RMS role by using Server Manager

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the local Administrators group, or must have been delegated the appropriate authority.

To install the AD RMS role by using Server Manager:

  1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.
  2. In the Roles Summary section, click Add Roles, and then click Next.
  3. Select the Active Directory Rights Management Services check box, and then click Next.
  4. Complete the appropriate information in the AD RMS role wizard setup.
  5. Click Install.
  6. When the installation is complete, click Close.

Verify

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the local AD RMS Enterprise Administrators group, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.

To verify that the AD RMS cluster installation is working properly:

  1. Log on to a server in the AD RMS cluster.
  2. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Rights Management Services.
  3. Verify that the AD RMS cluster was added successfully by expanding the AD RMS cluster name.

AD RMS Cluster Installation

Active Directory Rights Management Services