book.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:28 PM Dell™ OEM Windows Server® Media Operating System Activation Guide w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l .
book.book Page 2 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:28 PM Notes and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2009 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc.
book.book Page 3 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:28 PM Contents 1 Overview . Introduction . 3 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Product Key and Virtual Key . 2 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determining License Activation Status . . . Determining License Status Using the CLI . . . . . . . . 7 Determining License Status Using the GUI . . . . . . .
book.book Page 4 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:28 PM Activating the COA Keys . Contents 13 Activating the COA Key Through Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Activating the COA Key Through Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Confirming the Activation 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
book.book Page 5 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:28 PM Overview This document describes the instructions to activate a Microsoft® Windows® 2008 based operating system installed using Dell™ Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) server media on virtual machines or physical systems that are not enabled with OEM Activation (OA) 2.0 technology. NOTE: Dell does NOT provide OEM operating system support on any non-Dell hardware.
book.book Page 6 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:28 PM The operating system activation occurs with the OEM media that the system was shipped with. If the system did not ship with pre-installed Windows operating system, it does not have any version of OA. A Windows Server 2008-based operating system installed as a virtual machine requires a virtual product key to activate the guest operating system. To install on physical systems that are not OA 2.
book.book Page 7 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:28 PM Determining License Activation Status You can determine the license status of the operating system in two ways: • Command Line Interface (CLI) • Graphical User Interface (GUI) Determining License Status Using the CLI To determine the license status of the physical or guest operating system using the command line: 1 Open the command prompt window. NOTE: Ensure that you have Administrative privileges. 2 Run the following command: slmgr.
book.book Page 8 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:28 PM Figure 2-1. Script Host Window Determining License Status Using the GUI To determine the license status of the operating system using the GUI mode: 1 Go to Start→ Settings→ Control Panel→ System. The System Properties window is displayed. 2 In the Windows Activation section, the Windows is activated message and the Genuine Microsoft Software logo are displayed as shown in Figure 2-2.
book.book Page 9 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:28 PM Figure 2-2.
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book.book Page 11 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:28 PM Setting Up and Activating the Physical System or the Virtual Machine The product entry screen is not displayed during the setup process. By default, the setup process uses the built-in pre-activation code present in the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) media provided by Dell™. To change the pre-activation code and activate the installation: • Substitute the OEM key with the Product Key or Virtual Key.
book.book Page 12 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:28 PM Figure 3-1. The COA Label Replacing the Existing OEM Product Key With the COA Key You can replace and activate the correct key by using one of the following modes: • Command Line Interface (CLI) • Graphical User Interface (GUI) NOTE: If the operating system is in a virtual machine, ensure that you use the Virtual Key and if the operating system is in a physical machine, ensure that you use the Product Key.
book.book Page 13 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:28 PM Replacing and Activating the Key Using GUI To replace and activate the key using the GUI: 1 Go to Start→ Settings→ Control Panel→ System. The System Properties window is displayed. 2 In the Windows Activation section, click the Change Product Key link. The Product Key Entry screen is displayed. 3 Enter the appropriate key. Once the key is entered Windows is automatically activated.
book.book Page 14 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:28 PM Activating the COA Keys You can activate the COA keys by using one of the following methods: • Activating through the Internet • Activating through the telephone Activating the COA Key Through Internet To successfully activate the key through the Internet, ensure that the operating system can access the Internet.
book.book Page 15 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:28 PM Activating the COA Key Through Telephone You can complete the Windows Server 2008 operating system activation by contacting a Microsoft customer service representative. The telephone activation process requires the installation ID. You can obtain the installation ID using the CLI or the GUI. Obtaining an Installation ID and Activating the COA Key Using CLI To obtain the installation ID using CLI: 1 Open the command prompt window.
book.book Page 16 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:28 PM Obtaining an Installation ID and Activating the COA Key Using GUI To obtain the installation ID using GUI, use one of the following methods: Method 1 1 Go to Start→ Settings→ Control Panel→ System. The System Properties window is displayed. 2 In the Windows Activation section, click Activate Windows now. 3 Click Show me other ways to activate link. 4 Click on Use automated Phone system.
book.book Page 17 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:28 PM Confirming the Activation Once you successfully complete the activation process, Windows changes the licensing status of the operating system installation. You can confirm the license status by using either of the methods listed in "Determining License Activation Status" on page 7.
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