To check to see how many Windows clients are trying to activate against the KMS server, you can execute the following command on the KMS server: Step #3 - Determine whether your KMS clients are trying to activate against the KMS server This error is expected because you need a minimum of 5 Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise servers trying to activate in order for the KMS server to activate them. Note that if this is the first or less than 5th client, you will receive the following error: Log onto your Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise server (not the KMS server) and enter the generic client KMS key. Step #2 – Enter a generic client KMS key onto a Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Server Log onto the Windows Server 2008 R2 server that will be used as the KMS server and enter the unique Windows Server 2008 R2 KMS key you purchased:Įnter the unique Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise KMS key:Įnsure that activation has been successful: Step #1 – Enter unique KMS key onto KMS Host Note that you can find the operating systems KMS keys here: Generic KMS client key for Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise: 489J6-VHDMP-X63PK-3K798-CPX3Y Unique KMS key for Windows Server 2008 R2: xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
I’ll be using a Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise server as the KMS host and setting it up to activate other Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise servers so I’ll need the following keys: Setting up a Windows 7 desktop as a KMS server for Windows 7 and Office 2010 KMS clients activation The procedure is pretty much the same so I won’t go into too much detail as I did with the old one which can be found here:
I’ve written a post in the past to demonstrate how to set up a Windows 7 desktop as a KMS server and have received a few requests from various administrators to write one for a Windows Server 2008 R2 server.