RE: KMS clients do not contact the server

Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

Hello Patrick,
You are welcome
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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|> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:49:34 +0000 (UTC)
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|> From: Patrick Ambuhl <>
|> Subject: RE: KMS clients do not contact the server
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|> Great,
|> It worked ! I missed the KMS client specific key, I guess I forgot to
document
|> correctly the steps when I tested last year....
|>
|> Anyway, many thanks for your help.
|>
|>
|> Patrick
|>
|> > Hello Patrick,
|> > The output is from two KMS server ( host machines)
|> > These are not KMS client machines.
|> > You should see this in the description:
|> > Description: Windows Operating System - Vista, VOLUME_KMSCLIENT
|> > channel
|> > You will need to convert them back to KMS_Client machines before they
|> > can
|> > activate via the KMS host machine.
|> > This is described in the technical documentation links in the
|> > following
|> > article.
|> > 929712 Volume Activation information for Windows Vista
|> >
|> > Thanks,
|> > Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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|> > |> Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:11:43 +0000 (UTC)
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|> > |> Hi,
|> > |> find also the output on the KMS server :
|> > |> ************************************************** **
|> > |> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrateur.CIA>cscript
|> > c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs
|> > |> -dlv
|> > |> Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.6
|> > |> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. Tous droits
|> > réservés.
|> > |>
|> > |> Version du service de gestion de licences des logiciels :
|> > 6.0.6001.16476
|> > |> Nom : Windows(TM) Server 2003 KMS, KmsW2k3Prs edition
|> > |> Description : Windows(TM) Server 2003 KMS, VOLUME_KMS channel
|> > |> ID d'activation : 212a64dc-43b1-4d3d-a30c-2fc69d2095c6
|> > |> ID d'application : 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
|> > |> PID étendu : 55041-00142-026-183041-03-1036-3790.0000-2052007
|> > |> ID d'installation :
|> > 01485621226238391644929616642131499107889583650245 2024
|> > |> URL du certificat du processeur :
|> >
|> > |> URL du certificat de l'ordinateur :
|> >
|> > |>
|> > |> URL de licence d'utilisation :
|> >
|> > |> URL du certificat de clé de produit :
|> >
|> > |> Clé de produit partielle : M8MBR
|> > |> État de la licence : avec licence
|> > |>
|> > |> Le service Gestionnaire de clés est activé sur cet ordinateur
|> > |> Décompte actuel : 0
|> > |> Écoute sur le port : 1688
|> > |> Publication DNS activée
|> > |> Priorité KMS : normale
|> > |> ************************************************** *****
|> > |>
|> > |> Regards
|> > |>
|> > |> Patrick
|> > |>
|> > |> > Hello Patrick,
|> > |> > Open and elevated CMD prompt on the KMS client..
|> > |> > Run SLMGR -dlv
|> > |> > Report back with the output. ( remove an personal information
|> > that may
|> > |> > be
|> > |> > displayed like server names( verify they are correct))
|> > |> > Thanks,
|> > |> > Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
|> > |> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
|> > no
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|> > |> > |> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 17:17:36 +0000 (UTC)
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|> > |> > |> Hello,
|> > |> > |> I'm in the middle of my Vista deployment, I had a test KMS
|> > server
|> > |> > runing
|> > |> > |> on a Windows2003 SP1 box. It worked (I got events in the KMS
|> > event
|> > |> > viewer)
|> > |> > |> but because I did not reach my 25 Vista tests machines I left
|> > it
|> > |> > runing
|> > |> > until
|> > |> > |> I started the real deployment. And now surprise... The clients
|> > do
|> > |> > not
|> > |> > talk
|> > |> > |> to the KMS server (sysprep'd clients), the DNS records are
|> > correct,
|> > |> > I
|> > |> > tried
|> > |> > |> to add manually the KMS server in the registry
|> > |> > "KeyManagementServiceName"
|> > |> > |> in WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\SL, I also tried slmgr -skms
|> > |> > myserver.mydomain.com
|> > |> > |> (I used my real server name of course) that resulted in error
|> > |> > 800706BA
|> > |> > "RPC
|> > |> > |> not available" even if the port 1688 is open on the server -
|> > |> > remember
|> > |> > the
|> > |> > |> KMS server was working before...
|> > |> > |>
|> > |> > |> I also tried installing another KMS 1.1 on a Windows 2003 SP2
|> > box
|> > |> > without
|> > |> > |> more success (the KMS setup runs smoothly) on the client side.
|> > |> > |> I ran a packet capture and found that the Vista Client does
|> > not
|> > |> > even try
|> > |> > |> to connect to any server on port 1688, the only connection I
|> > can
|> > |> > see is
|> > |> > an
|> > |> > |> http to microsoft.com that fails because of our authentication
|> > |> > proxy. By
|> > |> > |> the way the error I see in the event log on the clients is
|> > 8004FE33
|> > |> > (Proxy
|> > |> > |> auth) as long as IE is configured with our proxy and if I
|> > remove
|> > |> > the
|> > |> > proxy
|> > |> > |> config I get an 80072EFD unable to connect to server when I
|> > run
|> > |> > slmgr
|> > |> > -ato.
|> > |> > |>
|> > |> > |> A warm welcome to any idea/direction
|> > |> > |>
|> > |> > |>
|> > |> > |> Patrick
|> > |> > |> |>
|> > |> >
|> > |> |>
|> >

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