If it returns an activation error code, the tool will display targeted solutions for known error codes. įor more information about volume activation for older versions of Windows, see KB 929712, Volume Activation information for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. Look for the error code in the following table, and then select the link to see more information about that error code and how to resolve it.įor more information about volume activation, see Plan for volume activation.įor more information about volume activation for current and recent versions of Windows, see Volume Activation. This article provides troubleshooting information to help you respond to error messages that you may receive when you try to use a Multiple Activation Key (MAK) or the Key Management Service (KMS) to perform Volume Activation on one or more Windows-based computers. If you're looking for more information about Windows activation error messages, see Get help with Windows activation errors.

(DNS) Create a CNAME record named KMS and point it to your new KMS host.This article is intended for technical support agents and IT professionals.

These are the steps you need to do (in an elevated prompt mostly): I didn’t want to change this ever again, so I created a CNAME record named KMS and pointed that to the new KMS host. I also wanted to (still) use a DNS SRV record to let other servers find the KMS host through DNS. It still ran on the first Windows 2008 Server server and it needs to move to a dedicated (license) server. Now, I wanted to move my KMS server to another server.

These are the parameters available on a KMS server/host: These are the slmgr.vbs parameters available on a KMS client: It’s now been 3 years since the system was introduced, so I presume you admins all got this part of you infra in order and you know the slmgr.vbs utility =) Otherwise, read this and this first.

Initially everybody just used their KMS key as a VLK and put it on every server making every server a KMS host in the process. But do you know which server that was? Because of the confusion that existed when Microsoft introduced their KMS licensing, you probably have no problem activating your Windows servers. Do you know which server hosts your KMS? By default it’s the first Windows 2008 Server server that you introduced into your domain infrastructure.

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