Ive found the latter to be the preferred approach, since when set up properly it requires little if any maintenance. David ball 0 comments when installing office 20 on a citrix xenapp 7. This means that if youre running a vdi environment, you will have to create a base image that properly. Our client devices are not activating with our kms server. Windows apps the windows apps model utilizes a serverbased windows operating. If you install o365 on the vdi server with the shared computer activation each user should be able to access their own licensed copy of office. Feb 25, 2015 im currently implementing a vmware horizon view environment with windows 8. You can use kms activation for these vms if you meet the minimum thresholds. Now you do not need any activation procedure and get all in free. The customer has office 365 licenses for the users and has no right to use a kms license activation server for office 20. May 03, 2012 xendesktop 5 introduced a new technology for creating virtual desktops simply and easily for the vdi use case. This document describes how to configure virtual machines vms to enable windows 10 subscription. I have kms running on a server and have physical machines activating office 20 and 2010 successfully. How to use office 365 proplus in citrix xenapp and vdi.
Office has been rearmed prior to saving the golden image. Mar 03, 2016 with vdi, you dont license the servers or vms just the accessing devices. Reboot the server and let us know if you are still seeing the issue with office activation. Office 2010 kms and citrix provisioning services xenappblog. Microsoft office 365 for citrix xenapp and xendesktop 7.
For windows 7, this threshold is twentyfive requests. You will want to go with windows vda per device for your 5 thin clients. As far as activation of the vm you should be using volume license media from vlsc and key to activate the vm. When in the 30 day out of box grace period, they will try to activate every 2 hours. I have seen where pvs targets mainly desktop os will fail to activate via kms after booting, andor not get the proper group policy settings. When listening to audio with the audio quality set to high, you might hear a popping or a crack. Oct 02, 2015 office 20 trial has expired ive recently installed office 20 on citrix xenapp 6. Jun 23, 2015 vmware recommends kms hostbased activation for microsoft office in a nonpersistent vdi deployment because it enables a fully automated activation that does not require interaction with the user. Moreover, if you use view virtual desktops in horizon 6, kms is the only officially supported activation method. Citrix describes it as follows kms volume licensing utilizes a centralized. Kms quick guide for citrix provisioning server devices. The customer has office 365 licenses for the users and has no right to use a kms. Citrix virtual apps and desktops 7 1912 ltsr citrix docs.
We are using kms activation and there are more than 5 requests see below. The kms activation is good for 180 days before it needs to reregister with your kms server. Ive recently installed office 20 on citrix xenapp 6. All vms created by a user with a windows 10 e3 or e5 license are automatically. Office 2010 activation with server 2016 kms citrix and stuff. Nov 19, 2014 do you use shared computers, remote desktop services or solutions like citrix xenapp with office. Client has two citrix xenapp servers, both with office 2010 installed. Ive found the latter to be the preferred approach, since when set up properly it requires little if any. The software licensing service reported that activation is required to recover from tampering of sl service license store. I have a batch file i created to activate office 20 manually using kms and it is. Vlsc media comes with your kms client activation key built into the windows os image from vlsc. With windows and office products utilizing kms activation, the available rearm count will increment from 0 to 1 on a successful activation against a kms host server. Here are some very useful links and commands to implement and troubleshoot microsoft kms office and windows.
Both vmware view and citrix xendesktop provisioning services offer. Solved office 2016 licensing with vmware horizon ms. Office 2010 kms licensedxendesktop rearm issue hi all. The following procedure is tested and fully supported by citrix.
Microsoft office activation and view refresh vmware. Citrix xendesktop 5 support statement for microsoft kms. The first server cloned became a domain controller, the next a management. We are now suddenly getting the office activation box when opening office on the virtual desktops. Activate office 2010 in your master against kms, this would never change so you should always have your rearms available. My nonpersistent desktop fail to activate, where is my. This eliminates the need to maintain kms or mak in the qualifying cloud infrastructure. A vdisk is already kms configured for windows and is deployed successfully. Its great performer and less chance any hanging or stuck while any type of working. We are now suddenly getting the office activation box when opening office on the virtual. Issue with office 20 kms activation ms licensing spiceworks. Citrix vdi handbook and best practices citrix docs. Mak activation for microsoft office products is currently not supported.
We are experiencing issues with office 20 kms activation on our windows 7 clients. On september 1st shared computer activation was enabled for all office 365 proplus users. It requires 25 unique guid before the kms will begin to function normally for windows os activations. Feb 04, 20 vdi inabox ensure that the activation timer is enabled within the template and for xendesktop pvs install ensure that the vdisk is set to kms. This article contains information for administrators about configuring citrix provisioning, formerly provisioning services pvs 5. But by design the kms doesnt start activating clients. When you deploy your master, rearm your deployed machines with a script. Citrix provisioning server reenable mak activation.
Howto configure office 365 pro in a nonpersistent vdi. Aug 28, 2015 kms quick guide for citrix provisioning server devices on august 28, 2015 august 28, 2015 by cjrainey in citrix microsoft key management server can be a tricky role to setup, but its an important part of a solution that needs deployed carefully in ad and configured for citrix virtual machines booting from the same vdisk. Feb 20, 2015 for vdi, one way to keep kms working it stops working when for 180 day the counter of unique devices is beneath the limit of 20 respectively 5 is to enroll your desktops and rearm them afterwards. Citrix describes it as follows kms volume licensing utilizes a centralized activation server that runs in the datacenter, and servers as a local activation point opposed to having each system activate with microsoft over the internet. Vdiinabox ensure that the activation timer is enabled within the template and for xendesktop pvs install ensure that the vdisk is set to kms. Command line find out the number of activations slmgr dlv your pop up will display the. Aug 09, 20 when streaming a windows machine the windows license can be managed by a key management system kms. There is no need to perform windows 10 pro activation. For corporate environments using volume licensing, microsoft offers the key management server kms as an alternative. Xendesktop 5 introduced a new technology for creating virtual desktops simply and easily for the vdi use case. Event id 12290 gives information about whats going on, it shows also the id. Citrix xendesktop mise a jour master sur machine catalog mcs static. Automatically activate kms and gpupdate pvs targets at.
On the surface this is ok, however the kms server requires a minimum of 25. In my case i ended up setting to kms and then creating a scheduled task in private mode to run on boot. My goal is to also upgrade their laptops to windows 10 and basically turn the device into a thin client, where they are using it to access the horizon client for vdi. Process for kms activation for virtual desktops vdiina. Once activated, the kms clients will attempt a renewal every 7days.
Command line find out the number of activations slmgr dlv your pop up will display the following key information. Configure vda for windows 10 subscription activation. Through vl windows 8, windows 7 and windows vista all activate using kms and mak. This will generate a new cmid for activation against the kms. Xendesktop support for microsoft kms and mak activation.
This is referred to as machine creation services mcs. I can access my citrix account but not the support cases link as that redirects to login. Select 25 or more vms and choose to active via kms. Office 2010 kms licensedxendesktop rearm issue hi all im having real problems around sorting out golden images for xendesktops and both rearming windows and office to generate. They are virtual machines and are provisioned using a golden image via citrix vdi in a box. The machines have office 20 standard installed and wont activate automatically. How to use office 365 proplus in citrix xenapp and vdi with. The content, which includes html pages, images, files and web objects, is stored. The activation method for the vms is the same as they are for physical instances.
Kms based windows 7 activation does not work with mcs by default, but the following workaround has been tested and is fully supported by citrix. I think this is because pvs hasnt released the network when. This means that if youre running a vdi environment, you will have to create a base image that properly runs the sysprep to reset the sid, or else the vdi will appear as the same machine attempting activations. Office 2010 activation with server 2016 kms 09282017 leee jeffries leave a comment you may have recently or are in a situation where you are building a new kms server to service your 2016 server estate. Im having real problems around sorting out golden images for xendesktops and both rearming windows and office to generate. You then go home and use your personal pc to remote access your horizon view environment. Do you use shared computers, remote desktop services or solutions like citrix xenapp with office. Caching is an area of a computers memory devoted to the retrieval of frequentlyused or requested content. The office 365 administrator assigns an office 365 license to the user.
Activate the licenses for the virtual desktops before providing the desktop to users. Jun 29, 2015 you can use kms activation for these vms if you meet the minimum thresholds. Now a kms client will automatically try to register against the kms host using the dns srv record but you can speed this process up by using the vamt 2. Nov 29, 2012 as far as activation of the vm you should be using volume license media from vlsc and key to activate the vm.
On the general tab, set the vdisk access mode to private image mode. Install microsoft office 2010 kms host license pack on a dedicated server e. Just got off the phone with support, they could reproduce it and informed the engineering team. Setting up microsoft office 2010 on citrix xenapp delivered by citrix provisioning services can be very confusing if its not done correctly. Office 2010 retailvolume project to bypass activation.
On the surface this is ok, however the kms server requires a minimum of 25 physical vista clients to be waiting for activation before it will activate anything. If you have to rearm windows run the following command cscript. Microsoft office activation and view refresh vmware communities. Xendesktop support for microsoft kms and mak activation with. Microsoft office activation fails when citrix vda 7. Citrix xendesktop 5 support statement for microsoft kms and. If you run out of rearms, activating by using a kms host lets you rearm once. See prepare a master image in citrix documentation for more information.
The content, which includes html pages, images, files and web objects, is stored on the local hard drive in order to make it faster for the user to access it, which helps improve the efficiency of the computer and its overall performance. Also, make sure you have the latest hotfixes for pvs since i believe a lot of activation issues have been fixed. Microsoft officewindows cles dactivation kms gvlk virtualease. Xendesktop 5 introduced a new technology for creating virtual desktops easily for the vdi use case. The key management service kms is an activation service that allows. Office 20 kms licensing activated and it appears to be working ok. Vdi, as it would lead to increased costs of your virtual environment.
Through vl windows 8, windows 7 and windows vista all activate using kms. Solved vdi licensing on server 2012 rds spiceworks. Based on citrix inhouse test data, as available in appendix a of this document, with. Citrix provisioning server supports two methods of windows volume activation mak and kms. Prepare and save the image create a template with reset the activation timer kms client check box checked. I am a little confused as to why and how to fix it permanently. This ensures that once administrators can activate a kms client, they will be able to issue a rearm. Make kms licensing work in your xendesktop 5 environment. Based on citrix inhouse test data, as available in appendix a of this document, with optimal user experience as the goal, citrix recommends using outlook cached exchange mode. On the first start of the virtual desktop, run the ospp. Windows server 2016 support, install pvs on server 2016 or run server.
But by design the kms doesnt start activating clients until it has received a certain number of requests the activation threshold. New easy ways to license microsoft windows and office for. How to crack remote desktop service on windows server 2012 r2. Mar 28, 2012 for corporate environments using volume licensing, microsoft offers the key management server kms as an alternative. To identify if a kms activation has been triggered by the client, we can look for the events in the event log of the kms client machine. You may have recently or are in a situation where you are building a new kms server to service your 2016 server. Support for provisioning to nutanix ahv using the xendesktop. Find answers to issues using the office deployment tool to install office 2016. Tutorial about how to activate and download license file from the portal. I have a batch file i created to activate office 20 manually using kms and it is successful but the next time the the desktop is refreshed office wants to be activated again. The kms channel your server belongs to b channel for me, license status, current kms count, and number of requests received. First of all only a kms license is valid, so forget about trying to get a mak key working, even though you can see it in the citrix provisioning services console, this option is for os only. The desktops will activate once the 25 activation count is reached within 30 days.
To ensure kms is working correctly the windows machine needs. In a standard vdi environment where multiple users need access to vms running on the same server, the access device being used to. The hyperv host and the vm are both running windows 10, version 1803 or later. Vdiinabox best practices for windows activation citrix. I am using instant clones and have been fine with office 2010 on the desktops until yesterday.
Citrix provisioning server reenable mak activation kraft. In a standard vdi environment where multiple users need access to vms running on the same server, the access device being used to remote into the vdi desktop is a pc that is licensed with the same version of windows as the fpp vm. Issues using the office deployment tool to install office. Oct 21, 2014 office 2010 kms licensedxendesktop rearm issue hi all im having real problems around sorting out golden images for xendesktops and both rearming windows and office to generate unique ids for kms activation. Click the microsoft volume licensing tab and change the licensing option from kms to none. Attackers with the ability to crack the obfuscation can obtain user credentials. The task would use the general kms key found online and force an activation to the kms server. For xenapp or nonpersistent vdi models the cached exchange. If kms server is not able to contact kms server automatically then manually configure kms server using slmgr skms kmshost. If you install o365 on the vdi server with the shared computer activation each user should be able to access their own licensed. Optionally, you can publish this golden image, spin up several desktops and wait for them to contact the kms host.
Kms quick guide for citrix provisioning server devices on august 28, 2015 august 28, 2015 by cjrainey in citrix microsoft key management server can be a tricky role to setup, but its an. So in this post we will go through the necessarily requirements step. Im currently implementing a vmware horizon view environment with windows 8. Most of the password cracks for windows 7 depend on accessing the. When streaming a windows machine the windows license can be managed by a key management system kms.