KMS works very well for this purpose. You install the KMS license key once on your kms server and then tell your windows guests to activate against it rather than Microsoft. This way you don't have to assign a key to every guest vm.
You'll have to put your KMS server somewhere that is available to all of your cloudstack vms - on the public internet - and then configure security on your firewall so that only the public IP addresses assigned to your cloudstack vms can access the kms server. You don't want to have the general public activating and using you product keys! Also, you'll have to make sure that your cloudstack networks have the correct ports opened outbound in order to activate against the kms. -----Original Message----- From: Sean Hamilton [mailto:s...@seanhamilton.co.uk] Sent: 07 August 2013 08:50 To: users@cloudstack.apache.org Cc: Cloudstack users mailing list; k...@cloudcentral.com.au Subject: Re: Windows License Look at using KMS (key management server) to handle licensing. On 7 Aug 2013, at 06:45, Ahmad Emneina <aemne...@gmail.com> wrote: > You can probably have a windows license server and floating licenses > if you're going to go heavy on the windows. You can also look at > system center from microsoft. > > > On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 9:57 PM, Kristoffer Sheather @ CloudCentral < > kristoffer.sheat...@cloudcentral.com.au> wrote: > >> You need to manage them individually. >> >> Regards, >> >> Kristoffer Sheather >> Cloud Central >> Scale Your Data Center In The Cloud >> Phone: 1300 144 007 | Mobile: +61 414 573 130 | Email: >> k...@cloudcentral.com.au >> LinkedIn: | Skype: kristoffer.sheather | Twitter: >> http://twitter.com/kristofferjon >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> From: "Punit Dambiwal" <hypu...@gmail.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 2:56 PM >> To: users@cloudstack.apache.org >> Subject: Windows License >> >> Hi, >> >> I have created 2 windows VM in my cloud....as i didn't find any way >> in cloudstack to manage the windows licenses for guest VM....do i >> need to manually put the windows license to every VM ??? >> >> Thanks >> Punit >> >> >> ________________________________ IMPORTANT NOTICE. This electronic message contains information from Control Circle Ltd, which may be privileged or confidential. The information is intended for use only by the individual(s) or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic message in error, please notify me by telephone or email (to the number or email address above) immediately. Activity and use of the ControlCircle e-mail system is monitored to secure its effective operation and for other lawful business purposes. Communications using this system will also be monitored and may be recorded to secure effective operation and for other lawful business purposes
