MS made some changes with the last update to KMS. The activation threshold for Server 2008/2008R2 has been moved down to 5 while remaining at 25 for other clients. Virtual machines now count towards the threshold, too. That said, with only 6 servers, Brian is correct in that MAK is the way to go for them. Are you going to have enough workstations to make this worthwhile?
I'd put the KMS on a server that will be around longest. -Malcolm From: Brian Desmond [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 18:27 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: KMS Best Practices You'll want to MAK the servers. You need 25 machines of a specific type (e.g. mapped to a specific KMS key) before the KMS activates against MS. Thanks, Brian Desmond [email protected] c - 312.731.3132 From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 7:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: KMS Best Practices Getting ready to roll out a bunch of new stuff at a shop as they now have their OVS keys. I am reading up on setting up a KMS and as trivial as this appears, are there any concerns by people who have set these up that might not be outlined in TechNet? At the place in question, they have ~6 servers and only two would likely be around permanently, the DC and Exchange server. Make sense to install those with a KMS key? Thanks! jlc ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
