Problem to activate Windows Enterprise licesing

[cleitonrj93]

Hello guys, I'd like a help of you to solve this trouble.

The problem is that I activated the license on the Template and, then, I created one VM (What I know, the license of the Windows Enterprise covers four VMs) however, the license didn't activate in the VM and is as trial license. What could be? :smileyconfused:

[schepp]

Hi,

when deploying from the template the hardware changes ( and IDs ) Windows detects this and will require a new activation.

Click on "Activate Windows now" and activate it against your/the MS KMS Server or with your license key.

[cleitonrj93]

So must I activating manually each VM? Won't I miss the use this key, in case to create others VMs?

[schepp]

Depends on your licensing.

When you got Volume Licensing and a KMS server, your deployed VMs will automaticly activate against your KMS server for example.

[cleitonrj93]

I see, but there's a detail as well. The template is in a different machine than the VM. Template in "A" and VM in "B". It can influence? The license I use is of 1 Template for 4 VMs.

[schepp]

Can't tell you, sorry.

Maybe someone here with a Masters Degree in Microsoft Licensing can help?

Confusing stuff 😕

Tim