Using Windows PowerShell with AD RMS
Updated: October 22, 2009
Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1
Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) for the Windows Server® 2008 R2 operating system is information protection technology that works with AD RMS-enabled applications to help safeguard digital information from unauthorized use, both online and offline, and inside and outside of the firewall. In addition to such graphical user interface (GUI) tools as an installation wizard, a server-role page in Server Manager, and the AD RMS snap-in for Microsoft Management Console (MMC), you can use Windows PowerShell cmdlets to install, configure, and administer AD RMS. This guide provides information about using Windows PowerShell cmdlets to perform these tasks with AD RMS.
About this guide
This guide explains how to use the Windows PowerShell cmdlets that enable you to install, configure, and administer the AD RMS server role on a computer running Windows Server 2008 R2. It introduces the Windows PowerShell modules that implement AD RMS-specific cmdlets, describes the namespace that these cmdlets work in, and also shows how to use general-purpose cmdlets, such as Set-Itemproperty, to manipulate items in these namespaces that represent AD RMS settings.
AD RMS cmdlets are implemented by two Windows PowerShell modules: The AD RMS deployment Windows PowerShell module (AdRmsInstall) and the AD RMS administrative Windows PowerShell module (AdRmsAdmin). To access cmdlets implemented by these modules, you must import their corresponding modules. To import the deployment module, at a Windows PowerShell prompt, type Import-Module AdRms. To import the administration module, type Import-Module AdRmsAdmin. You can also import these modules by importing all available Windows PowerShell modules.
This document does not provide overview or introductory information about AD RMS or Windows PowerShell. To use this document, you should have enough experience with AD RMS that you can install, configure, and administer it by using GUI tools. You should also have basic experience running Windows PowerShell cmdlets. For general information about AD RMS, see the AD RMS TechCenter(https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=80907). For information about Windows PowerShell, see Scripting with Windows PowerShell(https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=93317).