After the device is shutdown, again change the vDisk properties and set the Microsoft Volume Licensing from “none” to “KMS” and change the access mode from private to standard.
Now check if Windows is activated using KMS. To view if KMS is used start an elevated command prompt and run the following command:
cscript slmgr.vbs /dli
The Command prompt now lets you see that it’s using KMS.
Hello Sjoerd, great article.
We have in us environment 3 Citrix servers and one PVS 5.6.
We activated the servers over the PVS console and we use the MS MAK license.
My problem that I don’t understate how good how I can update the disk and keep the activation, without to remove the disk?
Do you any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for your efforts
Angelo
Hello Angelo,
I don’t understand the problem you have.
Please let me know what you like to try to accomplish.
Regards,
Sjoerd
Hello Sjoerd,
My question/problem is, how can I update the disk without loss the MAK action on the servers?
Hi Angelo,
When using read only vdisk, the servers are reactivated every time you start the servers, because the SIDs are different.
Regards,
Sjoerd
Maybe this will help you http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX129105
Hi Sjoerd,
This works well, but my question is over the update, when I install a new application.
What is the best praxis to prevent to lose the MAK Activation?
How do you handle this?
Hi Angelo,
I use a separate VM named XA-Main (for Maintenance) which is use to update the vDisk. When you don’t have this, you have to use a production machine to update the vdisk, but that will leave you with just 2 servers. When this is enough for the load it’s possible.
Hi Sjoerd,
This is my problem, I don’t have a virtual separate server, I need to update the vDisk on the production server and there, how can I do this?
I know that when I remove the actual vDisk, I will lose the MAK activation, on this Server.
I have read the Citrix document CTX129105, but I’m still not sure which steps should be done if I update the vDisk on the same system without use another server.
My actual procedure:
Copy the original vDisk
Rename the name from the vDisk
Add to the copied vDisk to the DB
Change vDisk versions numbers
After them I don’t know with which steps I should go further??
Hi Angelo,
I’m sorry but I can’t help you with this problem, please contact Citrix Support to help you with this.
Regards,
Sjoerd