Yeah, but it also depends on your Key level. With our KMS B key for WS08 R2 (WS08 is the same), it only require 5 machines to check in before they start licensing. But, the same server won't activate Vista/W7 until that count hits 25.
Basically unless you stand up 5+ servers quickly, you have to license them with your MAK key first and then change it back later using the "default" key. My boss, who does our licensing, had to call to get a MAK for WS08 R2 as it wasn't available on the Volume Licensing DL site-don't know if they've changed that or if it's still that way. -Bonnie From: Don Guyer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 1:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows KMS licensing That sums it up. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 4:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Windows KMS licensing Has anyone here implemented Windows KMS activation at their site? I only sort of understand it - you stand up ONE 2008 server and give it a KMS key and it becomes the activation server once what...25 other systems check in... David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
