While I don't know how to install/activate anything - I discussed the licensing issues with our licensing specialist, and this it what I found out:
In all of this we expect MS (Microsoft) to give more clarity in the coming months. VDA while required for remote access to MS software, is covered in many licensing arrangements. Student licensing is included in 365 and in the A1, A3 and A5 models which give virtual rights for Windows OS and Office VCL (remote virtualization) can be covered by a campus license e.g. Software Assurance covers this remote use - for faculty and staff but not for students - but some other licenses do. There appears to be a move by MS to include students Will this include CCs? We don't know at this time Note: in authorization, there are two methods MAK and KMS. KMS is the way to go for the VCL MAK has a limit on the number of activations, so each reservation in the VCL counts against that. That limit can be reset, but the process is very awkward. --henry Schaffer On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 4:28 PM Evelio Quiros <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > > > After searching through the VCL wiki, I am not finding any information on > how the KMS windows activation works in VCL. > > > > I have entered our KMS servers in the management node (our old environment > is version 2.3.2). However, I am not seeing Windows activations taking > place. We often come across reservations that ask for Windows activation. > As a temporary measure, I run “slmgr –skms” and “slmgr –ato” from the > command line. Then the image is activated. The KMS server is accessible > from the VCL network, but it seems that the management node does not appear > to properly activate our Windows instances. > > > > Can someone please provide more detailed information on how the Windows > KMS works in “vcld --setup” on the management node ? > > Or, perhaps you could point me to some published documentation on KMS > Windows activation in VCL? > > > > Thanks, > > -- Al Quiros > > Enterprise Systems > > > > > > > > *From: *Aaron Peeler <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]>, " > [email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Date: *Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 3:10 PM > *To: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: Windows Licensing > > > > I think you will need a kms server to address this, but more knowledgable > folks on windows license activation will need to confirm. > > > > We're using a kms server at NCSU. > > > > Aaron > > > > On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Dan Huynh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > I'm setting up VCL for our lab environment. > > However, we got into the problem where our windows licences are not > enough.( I think) > > I mean we have the volume licenses for Windows XP, 2003, 2008, 7....But > each key only have a limited number of activation. (around 500 activation). > If we keep activating and destroying the machines, the number of activation > will soon reach the limit. > > > > (We get the keys from MSDN subscription.) > > > > I remember someone using VCL said that "site licensing is a solution for > this case". However, I talked to a Microsoft sale tech, they dont offer > site licensing for Windows. > > > > *I wonder how NC State or anyone handle this problem? What kind of license > solution that you use for Windows?* > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > -- > *Dan Huynh* > > > * Cary, NC 27513* > > > > > > -- > Aaron Peeler > Program Manager > Virtual Computing Lab > NC State University > > All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which are > sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public Records > Law and may be disclosed to third parties. >
