Preparing for the migration or upgrade of an AD RMS cluster

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

A migration or upgrade of an AD RMS cluster from Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 should be carefully planned so that clients are not affected by the migration or upgrade. You should complete the tasks in Checklist: Preparing to migrate or upgrade the AD RMS cluster to ensure that all prerequisites are met.

When these tasks have been completed:

• For migrating AD RMS, perform the tasks in Performing the migration of AD RMS on Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2.

• For upgrading AD RMS, perform the tasks in Performing the upgrade of AD RMS on Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2.