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Volume Activation 2.0 Operations Guide
Working with
The OpsMgr 2005 agent is available only as a
To resolve this issue, you can create a custom Computer Group on the OpsMgr 2005 console and add the
KMS Host Failover
If a KMS host fails, you must install a KMS key on a new host and activate it. You then need to ensure that the new KMS host has an SRV resource record in the DNS database. If you install the new KMS host with the same computer name and IP address as the failed KMS host, the new KMS host can use the DNS SRV record of the failed host. If the new host has a different computer name, you need to manually remove the DNS SRV record of the failed host. If your network is using DDNS, the new KMS host automatically creates a new SRV record in the DNS server. The new KMS host then starts collecting client renewal requests and begins activating clients as soon as the KMS activation threshold is met.
If your KMS clients are using
Disabling Windows Anytime Upgrade for Windows Vista
The Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU) program allows Windows Vista Business users to purchase an upgrade directly from Microsoft by clicking the Windows Anytime Upgrade link in the Extras and Upgrades subfolder of the All
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