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Something is triggering the activation that windows is detecting as a =
change in hardware. I=E2=80=99ve not had this problem on 2012 or past =
versions, you=E2=80=99ll usually encounter it when changing the hardware =
drivers (such as converting from physical to virtual). Generally you =
want to install compatible drivers (like the ovirt windows guest tools). =
A good practice though is to snapshot before you make a change such as =
drivers in case you need to set the activation key.
For Desktops in VDI when you use a gold image, you generally make a =
snapshot before activation - see here for an answer - =
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/25c4c85c-c8a9-4316-8bfa-=
d3b7848e6dc6/microsoft-vdi-collections-and-activation?forum=3Dwinserver8se=
tup =
<https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/25c4c85c-c8a9-4316-8bfa=
-d3b7848e6dc6/microsoft-vdi-collections-and-activation?forum=3Dwinserver8s=
etup>
what kind of activation keys are you using? Do you have KMS server?
Tom Gamull
On Dec 21, 2016, at 8:27 AM, Nicolas Ecarnot
<nicolas(a)ecarnot.net> =
wrote:
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Hello,
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Most of our virtual machines are Linux, but an increasing number of =
windows VMs
are being integrated into our oVirt DCs.
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We bought tons of windows server licences, and successfully activated =
them.
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Due to how Windows Product Activation is working, when a windows VM is =
migrating
from a host to another, this product activation is reset, =
launching a 30 days countdown to auto-shutdown.
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According to this old page :
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=
https://mazimi.wordpress.com/2007/07/11/getting-around-windows-activation-=
when-virtualizing/
=20
and what I can read in microsoft's 2012 server documentations, I then =
can
re-activate it twice during the next 90 days.
=20
Assuming I *want* to have *no* control upon the location of the VMs =
amongst their
hosts (I want them to fly freely, confident in the lovely =
auto-balance scheduler), I understand all this is not the way to go.
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At present, we have 2003, 2008 and 2012 server editions.
the only things I can read about windows 2012 server is related to the =
commercial
aspects (standard licence =3D 2 VMs, datacenter licencce =3D =
infinite # of VMs), but not about this Windows Product Activation =
trouble.
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How do you deal with this?
Is there a special licence type or something dedicated that would =
prevent such an
uncomfortable situation? (Christmas is near, I favor =
soft terms.)
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Regards.
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Nicolas ECARNOT
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class=3D"">Something is triggering the activation that windows is =
detecting as a change in hardware. I=E2=80=99ve not had this problem on =
2012 or past versions, you=E2=80=99ll usually encounter it when changing =
the hardware drivers (such as converting from physical to virtual). =
Generally you want to install compatible drivers (like the ovirt =
windows guest tools). A good practice though is to snapshot before =
you make a change such as drivers in case you need to set the activation =
key.<div class=3D"">For Desktops in VDI when you use a gold image, you =
generally make a snapshot before activation - see here for an answer =
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<br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"
class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Dec 21, 2016, at 8:27 AM, Nicolas Ecarnot <<a =
href=3D"mailto:nicolas@ecarnot.net"
class=3D"">nicolas(a)ecarnot.net</a>&gt;=
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div
class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">Hello,<br class=3D""><br
class=3D"">Most of our virtual =
machines are Linux, but an increasing number of windows VMs are being =
integrated into our oVirt DCs.<br class=3D""><br
class=3D"">We bought =
tons of windows server licences, and successfully activated them.<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">Due to how Windows Product
Activation is =
working, when a windows VM is migrating from a host to another, this =
product activation is reset, launching a 30 days countdown to =
auto-shutdown.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">According to
this old page =
:<br class=3D""><br class=3D""><a =
href=3D"https://mazimi.wordpress.com/2007/07/11/getting-around-windo...
ivation-when-virtualizing/" =
class=3D"">https://mazimi.wordpress.com/2007/07/11/getting-a...
activation-when-virtualizing/</a><br class=3D""><br
class=3D"">and what =
I can read in microsoft's 2012 server documentations, I then can =
re-activate it twice during the next 90 days.<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">Assuming I *want* to have *no* control upon the location of =
the VMs amongst their hosts (I want them to fly freely, confident in the =
lovely auto-balance scheduler), I understand all this is not the way to =
go.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">At present, we have 2003,
2008 and 2012 =
server editions.<br class=3D"">the only things I can read about windows =
2012 server is related to the commercial aspects (standard licence =3D 2 =
VMs, datacenter licencce =3D infinite # of VMs), but not about this =
Windows Product Activation trouble.<br class=3D""><br
class=3D"">How do =
you deal with this?<br class=3D"">Is there a special licence type or =
something dedicated that would prevent such an uncomfortable situation? =
(Christmas is near, I favor soft terms.)<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">Regards.<br class=3D""><br
class=3D"">-- <br class=3D"">Nicolas=
ECARNOT<br
class=3D"">_______________________________________________<br =
class=3D"">Users mailing list<br
class=3D"">Users(a)ovirt.org<br =
class=3D"">http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users<br =
class=3D""></div></div></blockquote></div><br =
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