How to activate office 2010 and Window Server and Workstations through KMS
Hi
My predecessors had configured the KMS server on our network, which is our main DC Windows 2008 enterprise.
I only realised that licensing was done through KMS server when all the PCs in the network was asking for Microsoft office (Product activation required) .
I checked all my servers it says I have 10 days left to activate.
Now two things:
Firstly I want to activate all the Client PC (Microsoft office 2010) through KMS server.
Secondly I want to activate the servers and workstation licences through KMS.
I don’t have any experience , setting and working with KMS server, but I found the KMS server on our network, which is our DC. We have Microsoft EES and I have a valid KMS key with me.
Please let me know if you need more details.
Please, please post me the tutorials as how to do this step by step.
Your help much appreciated. Thanks for your help in advance.
Lianne
My predecessors had configured the KMS server on our network, which is our main DC Windows 2008 enterprise.
I only realised that licensing was done through KMS server when all the PCs in the network was asking for Microsoft office (Product activation required) .
I checked all my servers it says I have 10 days left to activate.
Now two things:
Firstly I want to activate all the Client PC (Microsoft office 2010) through KMS server.
Secondly I want to activate the servers and workstation licences through KMS.
I don’t have any experience , setting and working with KMS server, but I found the KMS server on our network, which is our DC. We have Microsoft EES and I have a valid KMS key with me.
Please let me know if you need more details.
Please, please post me the tutorials as how to do this step by step.
Your help much appreciated. Thanks for your help in advance.
Lianne
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I was not sure , which server was a KMS host on our network , so I entered the following command on my client windows 7PC
nslookup -type=srv _vlmcs._tcp >%temp%\kms.txt
And I got the following in the kms.text , The Server1 is our main DC and Server2 is one of our proxy server.
Server: Server1.domain.local
Address: 192.168.112.3
_vlmcs._tcp.domain.local SRV service location:
priority = 0
weight = 0
port = 1688
svr hostname = Server2.domain.local
Server2.domain.local internet address = 192.168.112.20
The Server2 is one of the proxy server and it by passes the proxy. So I am confused whether Server1 or Server2 is the KMS Host.
Also in the DNS I can see a entry for _VLMCS. If I right click and go to properties and under the Host offering this service, it says in the window below : Server2
Do I need to C:\>slmgr-IPK ABCDE-FGHIJK-LMNOPQ-RSTUV-
Please suggest
Thanks
nslookup -type=srv _vlmcs._tcp >%temp%\kms.txt
And I got the following in the kms.text , The Server1 is our main DC and Server2 is one of our proxy server.
Server: Server1.domain.local
Address: 192.168.112.3
_vlmcs._tcp.domain.local SRV service location:
priority = 0
weight = 0
port = 1688
svr hostname = Server2.domain.local
Server2.domain.local internet address = 192.168.112.20
The Server2 is one of the proxy server and it by passes the proxy. So I am confused whether Server1 or Server2 is the KMS Host.
Also in the DNS I can see a entry for _VLMCS. If I right click and go to properties and under the Host offering this service, it says in the window below : Server2
Do I need to C:\>slmgr-IPK ABCDE-FGHIJK-LMNOPQ-RSTUV-
Please suggest
Thanks
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Hi Alastair
We have two DNS servers in our network i.e.
Server1 (Main DC) and DNS
Server3(Our secondary DC) and secondary DNS
How can the DNS server be: Server2
Server2 is one of our window 2008 R2 proxy server
Do you mean the other way around please confirm
The DNS sever is : Server1.domain.local
The KMS server is: Server2.domain.local
Thanks
We have two DNS servers in our network i.e.
Server1 (Main DC) and DNS
Server3(Our secondary DC) and secondary DNS
How can the DNS server be: Server2
Server2 is one of our window 2008 R2 proxy server
Do you mean the other way around please confirm
The DNS sever is : Server1.domain.local
The KMS server is: Server2.domain.local
Thanks
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Hi Alastair
On our EES portal i was given a KMS key. Before posting this on the experts exchange. I initially thought that my Server1 was the KMS host and it was running Windows 2008 Enterprise edition and i did the
C:\windows\system32>cscrip
and i got an error the product key is invalid.
I contacted my microsoft volume licensing reseller about the invalid key error and the asked me which OS your KMS is hosted and i told it was Windows 2008 enterprise and i think they spoke to microsoft and now they have given a new KMS key.
Now as i found that Server2 is running on Window 2008 R2 , will i be able to use this new key or will i need a different KMS key for Windows 2008R2.
Thanks for you help!
On our EES portal i was given a KMS key. Before posting this on the experts exchange. I initially thought that my Server1 was the KMS host and it was running Windows 2008 Enterprise edition and i did the
C:\windows\system32>cscrip
and i got an error the product key is invalid.
I contacted my microsoft volume licensing reseller about the invalid key error and the asked me which OS your KMS is hosted and i told it was Windows 2008 enterprise and i think they spoke to microsoft and now they have given a new KMS key.
Now as i found that Server2 is running on Window 2008 R2 , will i be able to use this new key or will i need a different KMS key for Windows 2008R2.
Thanks for you help!
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Hi Alastair
As my supplier has given me a new KMS key to be activated on Server1( Windows Enterprise edition).
I don't feel like asking him again another key if I have to make Server2 as KMS Host which runs on Windows 2008R2.
Moreover Server2 is one of our proxy servers and do you think it will be a good idea to Designate our KMS Host as Server1.
If so how do I remove the old _VLMCS SRV entry of Server2 from the DNS ?
Do I need to manually delete the SRV entry in the DNS or use any commands.
I am keen to sort this as soon as possible , because we have only few days for the grace period to expire. I will keep posted as how I get on.
Thanks so much.
Lianne
As my supplier has given me a new KMS key to be activated on Server1( Windows Enterprise edition).
I don't feel like asking him again another key if I have to make Server2 as KMS Host which runs on Windows 2008R2.
Moreover Server2 is one of our proxy servers and do you think it will be a good idea to Designate our KMS Host as Server1.
If so how do I remove the old _VLMCS SRV entry of Server2 from the DNS ?
Do I need to manually delete the SRV entry in the DNS or use any commands.
I am keen to sort this as soon as possible , because we have only few days for the grace period to expire. I will keep posted as how I get on.
Thanks so much.
Lianne
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