AD RMS Documentation Roadmap

Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

Use this roadmap to discover the documentation available for Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS), for both IT professionals and developers. Each section contains a list of tasks that you can complete with AD RMS, depending on your familiarity with the product.

Getting Started

Title	Description	Audience	Location
Active Directory Rights Management Services SDK	Gives you a brief introduction to AD RMS and mentions some of the common tasks developers can perform.	Developer	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=149423
AD RMS Overview	Describes the server and client components for AD RMS.	Developer	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156723
What's New in the AD RMS SDK	Gives you a glance at new features for developers in each version of AD RMS.	Developer	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156724
How RMS Works	Overview of the technical aspects of the technology.	IT Professional	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156725
Benefits of Deploying RMS	Gives you an overview and description of the technology, and how it helps organizations achieve their security goals.	IT Professional	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156726
TechNet Virtual Labs	Labs that help you learn how to complete tasks with AD RMS in an immersive, hands-on experience.	IT Professional	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156727

Technical Reference

Title	Description	Audience	Location
AD RMS Functions	Describes each function in the AD RMS SDK in detail.	Developer	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156728
Using the AD RMS SDK	Describes various tasks that a developer can perform with the AD RMS SDK.	Developer	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156729
Working with Licenses and Templates	Describes in detail how a developer can use licenses and templates, which are key components for using AD RMS to protect content.	Developer	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=156730
AD RMS Prerequisites	Describes the requirements that your environment must meet before you can activate AD RMS.	IT Professional	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=154903
Managing Servers for RMS	Enrolling, adding and configuring your AD RMS servers.	IT Professional	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156731
AD RMS and Active Directory Objects	Describes the required and optional AD DS user and computer objects for an AD RMS implementation.	IT Professional	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=154755
Managing Rights Policy Templates	Creating and working with rights-policy templates, which streamline the content protection process.	IT Professional	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156735
Managing User Accounts	Describes how Active Directory accounts are used in AD RMS.	IT Professional	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156733

Planning and Deployment

Title	Description	Audience	Location
Application Licensing and Best Practices	Describes how to license your AD RMS application, and describes the recommended best practices for creating a secure application.	Developer	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156742
Planning an RMS Deployment	Describes infrastructure prerequisites, security planning, system-recovery planning, and so on.	IT Professional	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156747
AD RMS Client Deployment and Usage Considerations	Contains an in-depth discussion of best practices for deploying AD RMS on the client, under various requirements and conditions.	IT Professional	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=153481

Implementation

Title	Description	Audience	Location
AD RMS Step-by-Step Guide	In-depth how to for installing and configuring your AD RMS servers.	IT Professional	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=154256
Configure Rights Policy Templates	Step-by-step instructions for configuring rights-policy templates.	IT Professional	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156750
Information-Rights-Management Architecture and Design Guidance for AD RMS Application Developers	A white paper that provides architecture and design guidance for building an Information Rights Management (IRM)-aware application using Microsoft Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS).	Developer	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156751
AD RMS with AD FS Identity Federation Step-by-Step Guide	Step-by-step instructions for integrating AD FS and AD RMS to allow for cross organizational collaboration.	IT Professional	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156755
Setting Up the Pre-production Development Environment	Step-by-step instructions for setting up your pre-production AD RMS development environment.	Developer	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156756

Troubleshooting

Title	Description	Audience	Location
Debugging an Application	Discussion of debugging in the AD RMS environment, which can pose challenges not present with other types of applications.	Developer	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156757
Troubleshooting RMS	Includes resources that provide answers to common AD RMS troubleshooting and operations questions.	IT Professional	https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=156760