Password: password for the previous account User: Account with required privilege on remote machine MachineName: Name of remote machine (default is local machine) Windows Software Licensing Management Tool Invalid combination of command parameters. Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8Ĭopyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. Verify everything activated successfully by running the following command from an administrative command prompt: Cscript C:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs /dlv AllĪll slmgr.vbs options are: C:\Windows\System32>Cscript slmgr.vbs On one of your clients, execute the following nslookup lookup to verify your newly created KMS host address in DNS: nslookup -type=srv _vlmcs._tcp. You can verify your new KMS host address on the cmd.exe command-line in Windows, using nslookup: KMS Migration from 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012 R2 and KMS Activation Known Issues How to verify your new KMS host address Your KMS count will increase almost immediately when KMS clients renew their activations and find your new KMS host or if you can force it by using VAMT, multi-selecting a bunch of clients, and tell them to activate in which case they’ll immediately go and renew their activation interval with the new KMS host. You don’t need to worry about your KMS count (remember we need a count of 25 for Windows servers/clients and a count of 5 for Office clients before we’ll activate). If you are prepared, the process takes all of 5 minutes, 30 minutes max. Your organization is not going to go up in smoke if your KMS host is unavailable for a short period of time.īut it is necessary (unless you’re on Windows 8/Windows Server 2012 and later and Office 2013 and later and can use Active Directory Based Activation). There is no way to automatically transfer your KMS role along with the products its activating to another server. 1.1 Verify successful Windows Charity Shelbourne writes on :
0 kommentar(er)
