Azure VM not activated..?
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encountered a strange issue that a new azure VM’s was not activating, this is suppose to happen “automagically”.
here is how I solved it:
1.Install the AVMA Key
Azure vm’s use the AVMA keys found at:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn303421.aspx
do not use a regular KMS Client Key, it wont work against kms.core.windows.net:168.8
open a elevated CMD:
slmgr /ipk <AVMA_key>
2. Disable KMS host Caching
cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ckhc
3.Set the KMS host to cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ato
cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /skms kms.core.windows.net:1688
4.Rerun Activation
cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /ato
SMACK! Activated 😉