Event ID 183 — 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

Resolve

Ensure that ASP.NET is listed as a required role service

The Web services used by Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) are written in ASP.NET. When installing AD RMS, ASP.NET is installed automatically as a dependent role service. ASP.NET should be appear on the list of required role services being installed along with AD RMS; ASP.NET will appear under the Application Development section of Web Server.

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the local Administrators group, or you 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.

Related Management Information

AD RMS Cluster Installation

Active Directory Rights Management Services