Licensing Question

[stevenriz]

Hi everyone. We are installing a windows server, or should I say many windows servers and have purchased the hardware with a server license. We are using the Windows Server download from MSDN to get the images up and running properly. If I remember correclty, there was a tool that would convert the msdn licence to the key that came with the server. If I am correct, what is that tool? If I am not correct, are we safe licensing-wise leaving the msdn license on the box as long as the key sticker is on the server itself? thanks!

Steve

 

[markdmac]

As far as I am aware, you are breaking the licensing.

OEM licenses cannot be imaged, if that is what you purchased then you need to be installing that version manually and configuring that way.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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[Grenage]

Doesn't the MSDN distro install the appropriate windows version according to the key you supply? You should ideally be entering the key during the install process.

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[stevenriz]

ya I am going by what a counterpart told me. It looks like for some reason, the only valid key we have is for embedded server 2k3 and they were trying to enter that into a normal 2k3 server installation. I am trying to verify but that doesn't seem to me that it would work.

 

[SimonDavies]

MSDN cannot be used in a production environment.

You would need to download from the VL site rather than MSDN.

Simon

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