Hi Tzach,
thank you very much for the provided feedback!
It seems that MS licensing is not an easy task. I have contact a few MS
partners
and each one of them is proposing different things based on different
Microsoft's licensing agreement rules.
Therefore, I am very confused so any additional help is very much
appreciated!
For the moment my task is to have a legitimate Windows Server 2012R2
running on OpenStack Cloud, in a Datacenter (does locations has anything
to do? some say yes, some no). We are not the owners of the Datacenter
neither of the machines. We are just deploying services on top of that.
Let's not consider the example of more than one Virtual Machines
running and just focus on this one for the moment.
Obviously the Server will be accessed remotely so I guess we have also
to buy CALs plus some remote access licenses. Believe it or not some MS
partners said that buying just the license is enough...I am sure that
this doesn't apply!
If you can suggest to me to a proper license partner or an MS person I
'll be more than happy to contact them.
Best regards,
George
On Tue, 12 May 2015 08:57:35 -0400 (EDT), Tzach Shefi wrote:
Hi,
This should point you in the right direction:
http://docs.openstack.org/image-guide/content/windows-image.html
License wise if you have an OVS agreement with MS and using a KMS
license key/server (Key Management Server) things should be easy.
Use your MS supplied installation media, it should have a default
preconfigured built-in license key which points hosts to search for
and register with your local KMS server, via a special DNS or AD
record don't recall.
See these links for a start
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793434.aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612867.aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee939272.aspx
Here you go:
https://open.ibmcloud.com/documentation/windows-activation.html
Another added advantage of KMS, it can "de-registered" or decrees
count of dead hosts.
You could boot up instances and once they are terminated after a
while, KMS server would automatically decrees license count for
terminated instances.
KMS works fine it's bit funky at first, example with Windows 7 it
would wait until 25 hosts connected and requested licenses, during
this time they get temp grace license until the minimum count of 25
hosts is reached.
Only after 25 hosts would KMS server actually fully register with MS
and give your hosts the actual license.
If you drop below 25 hosts you will have a problem..
Another license option (bad one..) is using Multi activation key,
same key can be used to register a few instances over and over again.
With each activation count will drop up till the limit of that
license, then you'll need to call them and explain or ask for help.
Not a good idea for instances which are installed/terminated often.
Tips from my past IT experience with MS, I'd consult with MS any way
just to be sure, maybe things changed.
Feel free to email me if you have more questions.
Good luck.
Tzach
----- Original Message -----
From: "Georgios Dimitrakakis" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 12:05:20 PM
Subject: [Openstack] Windows VM running on OpenStack
Hi!
I was wondering if anyone has any experience and can help me built a
Windows Server VM that will be running on OpenStack. Any links or
docs
are appreciated.
Additionally do you know what license should I get from Microsoft in
order to have that VM running on OpenStack?
Best regards,
George
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