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| | KMS licensing I'm almost at a point to install the KMS and build images using the Vista Business KMS, but am having trouble understanding how I will be accounting for my licenses. Because 'stuff' happens with computers, they need to be reimaged. So if I reimage a computer, did I just use 2 licenses? KMS will report both for at least 180 days. What happens with the CMID for the old install? Do I simply have overlapping licenses for 180 days per re-image? In order to hit the 25 machines right off the bat, I'm looking to create a garbage image for a couple older desktop systems. Once I have actual activations, I'll begin to swap and deploy older equipment. Once I have 25 'real' activations, I plan on removing the image on the older machines. Did I just eat licenses for those, even though I won't be using them again? After they expire in 180 days, am I still liable for a license I"m not using? |
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| | Re: KMS licensing Hello, have you looked through this information already? * http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/r...l/default.mspx * http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w.../bb335280.aspx * http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en (the guide) Greetings, P. Di Stolfo -- //////////////////////////// http://blog.lysorp.com - Small Windows blog in German language /////////////////////////// "Steven Shue" <StevenShue@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:662DACBF-A46F-4A2C-A58C-DE9FF568B8D8@xxxxxx Quote: > I'm almost at a point to install the KMS and build images using the Vista > Business KMS, but am having trouble understanding how I will be accounting > for my licenses. > > Because 'stuff' happens with computers, they need to be reimaged. So if I > reimage a computer, did I just use 2 licenses? KMS will report both for > at > least 180 days. What happens with the CMID for the old install? Do I > simply > have overlapping licenses for 180 days per re-image? > In order to hit the 25 machines right off the bat, I'm looking to create a > garbage image for a couple older desktop systems. Once I have actual > activations, I'll begin to swap and deploy older equipment. Once I have > 25 > 'real' activations, I plan on removing the image on the older machines. > Did > I just eat licenses for those, even though I won't be using them again? > After they expire in 180 days, am I still liable for a license I"m not > using? > > > |
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| | Re: KMS licensing Yes, I have looked through those articles and did not find the answer to my questions. "P. Di Stolfo" wrote: Quote: > Hello, > > have you looked through this information already? > * http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/r...l/default.mspx > * http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w.../bb335280.aspx > * > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en > (the guide) > > Greetings, > P. Di Stolfo > -- > //////////////////////////// > http://blog.lysorp.com - Small Windows blog in German language > /////////////////////////// > > "Steven Shue" <StevenShue@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:662DACBF-A46F-4A2C-A58C-DE9FF568B8D8@xxxxxx Quote: > > I'm almost at a point to install the KMS and build images using the Vista > > Business KMS, but am having trouble understanding how I will be accounting > > for my licenses. > > > > Because 'stuff' happens with computers, they need to be reimaged. So if I > > reimage a computer, did I just use 2 licenses? KMS will report both for > > at > > least 180 days. What happens with the CMID for the old install? Do I > > simply > > have overlapping licenses for 180 days per re-image? > > In order to hit the 25 machines right off the bat, I'm looking to create a > > garbage image for a couple older desktop systems. Once I have actual > > activations, I'll begin to swap and deploy older equipment. Once I have > > 25 > > 'real' activations, I plan on removing the image on the older machines. > > Did > > I just eat licenses for those, even though I won't be using them again? > > After they expire in 180 days, am I still liable for a license I"m not > > using? > > > > > > |
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