Azure VM not activated..?
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 😉
About the Author
Christian Fosund Christian is a senior consultant and MCT, specialized in the products System Center Configuration Manager and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and has been responsible for design and implementation of complex environments, spread geographically throughout the world. He’s also experienced in third party solutions like 1E Nomad that can make implementations more valuable and profitable in an efficient manner.
