Question : KMS Server on WIndows 2008 r2

Hi,

I want to be able to install a KMS server on a Windows 2008 r2 server. I know you need 5 servers to be able to start activation and 30 Vista or Windows 7. I have that number, but they're already activated via the MAC code.

Can I change enough of these to get the KMS up and running? Also, can KMS run on 2008 r2?

Best wishes

Michael

Answer : KMS Server on WIndows 2008 r2

you will have to choose a kms key that can activate all of the os;s in you enviuronment:
See this link for more information:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd878528.aspx

Choosing the KMS Key
With KMS, product keys are associated with a product group and can activate the Windows editions within that specific product group as well as any editions below it in the product hierarchy. The first and least-inclusive group of the hierarchy is the Client Volume Licensing product group; Server Group C is the most inclusive group in the KMS hierarchy.

This hierarchy extends to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Volume License editions and product key groupings. Separate KMS keys will be issued for each product key grouping, meaning that a customer will have access to a KMS key for Client VL for both Windows 7 and Windows Vista. The KMS key for the newer Windows products will also activate the previous generation, meaning that a customer can have a single KMS key to activate multiple editions and generations of Windows. Table 4 shows the correlation between the product groupings.

Table 4. Product Group Correlation

Volume License product key group
 Windows edition

(Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2)
 Windows edition

(Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008)
 
Client VL
 Windows 7 Professional

Windows 7 Enterprise
 Windows Vista Business

Windows Vista Enterprise
 
Server Group A
 Windows Web Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2008 R2 HPC Edition

Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
 Windows Web Server 2008

Windows Compute Cluster Server 2008
 
Server Group B
 Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard

Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
 Windows Server 2008 Standard

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

Includes editions without
Hyper-V"
 
Server Group C
 Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter

Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems
 Windows Server 2008 Datacenter

Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems

Includes editions without
Hyper-V