Tim
Sun Jun 15 19:08:51 PDT 2008
Yes. I use volume licensing and don't have internet connectivity in all
subnets where servers/clients reside. I do, however, have domain
controllers available in all subnets. I'm just curious if it's recommended
to piggy back the KMS service on DCs.
Tim
"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
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> Hello Tim,
>
> Do you use Volume licensing, then it depends if you have MAK or KMS
> licenses. MAK needs connectivity to MS for activation, KMS needs your own
> server.
>
> For the installation of KMS server download and extract:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=81D1CB89-13BD-4250-B624-2F8C57A1AE7B&displaylang=en
>
> Inside the ZIP file you have a step by step documentation about
> installation.
>
> Additional have a look here:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/vol/default.mspx
>
>
http://technet.microsoft.com/de-de/library/bb892849(en-us).aspx
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
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>> Is it recommended to install Key Management Server [KMS] for
>> activating Vista & Server 2008 on domain controllers? Typically, it's
>> best to avoid piggy-backing any services on domain controllers, so I
>> was just curious.
>>
>> Any help is appreciated.
>> Tim
>
>