Upgrade to AD RMS

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

To upgrade to AD RMS from Rights Management Services (RMS) with Service Pack 2 (SP2), or to upgrade AD RMS on Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server® 2008 R2, upgrade the operating system and then perform the following steps:

Membership in the local Administrators group, or equivalent, is the minimum required to complete this procedure.

To upgrade to AD RMS

  1. Log on to the server on which you want to upgrade to AD RMS.

  2. Open Server Manager. 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, and then follow the steps in the upgrade wizard to AD RMS.

For information about upgrading from RMS with SP2, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=93741.

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