 Plan for Windows Server 2016

o Edition?
 6 versions
o Roles and features
o Physical or virtual
o Installation option
 Desktop
 Server Core
 Nano server
 Editions
o Datacenter
 Highly virtualized datacenters and cloud
 Advanced featureset
 Unlimited OSE (operating system environments)
o Standard
 Physical or lightly virtualized environments
o Essentials
 Single servers shop
 1 OSE
o Multipoint premium server
o Storage server
o Hyper-V server
 Product Keys
o Retail Key
 One time use
o OEM Keys
 Burnt in to the system that a manufacturer sells
o Volume Licensing
 Has multiple activation models
 MAK (Multiple Activation Keys)
o Designed for smaller networks (less than 50 machines)
o Purchase predetermined number of activations with one key
o Two activation modes
 MAK independent mode
 Activates one machine at a time over the
internet. Communicates with Microsoft host
activation service.
 MAK proxy activation
 Single server handles all server activations
 Requires VAMT
o Volume Activation management Tools
 KMS (Key Management Service)
o Designed for larger networks
o Uses client server model
 o Utilizes a KMS host with VAMT (volume activation management
tools)
 Has a CSVLK (Consumer server volume license key)
o Works through DNS using a Servise locater record.
 Utilizes DNS to discover hosts, and dns to communicate
with hosts.
o KMS host activates all clients on the network
 Must meet the Activation Threshold
 Requires 25 clients or 5 servers
 Reactivates every 180 days for clients,
 Attempt to renew their activation every 7 days
 KMS clients use a GVLK (Generic Volume License Key)
 Utilized to conver MAK to KMS client
 ADBA (Active-Directory- Based Activation)
o Similar to KMS, But hosts the CSVLK as an activation object in
active directory
o Computers joined to domain are activated
o Reccomended Activation model
o Doesn’t require a kmso
o Requires server 2012 and higher, or windows 8 and up
 AVMA (Automatic Virtual Machine activation)
o Good for Virtual machines running on activated Hyper-V host
o Requires Hyper-V host running server datacenter edition (2012
r2 or 2016)
o Virtual machines can be datacenter standard or essentials
edition