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HugeNull
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Feb 28, 2019
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AVMA Activation Failing

The Host is a standard install with gui, I activated with the DataCenter Key no Issues and then I added the Hyper-V role. The VM I installed standard with gui and has no roles the VM will not activat...
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    HugeNull
    Mar 07, 2019

    Thanks for the Info. I only used the eval media because without access to the volume licensing center it was the only ISO source available.

     

    I used   

    dism /online /Set-Edition:ServerDataCenter /AcceptEULA /ProductKey:<Retail Key>

     

    and it converted the eval edition to retail then used 

    slmgr /ipk H3RNG-8C32Q-Q8FRX-6TDXV-WMBMW

     

    To change the retail key to the AVMA key, not sure why I didn't think to try the retail key with the dism cmd but you comment gave me the idea. I also got a hold of a retail ISO. 

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Dave Patrick
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Feb 28, 2019

Might also try;

dism /online /Set-Edition:ServerDataCenter /AcceptEULA /ProductKey:H3RNG-8C32Q-Q8FRX-6TDXV-WMBMW

 

 

 

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    HugeNull
    Copper Contributor
    Mar 01, 2019

    I forgot to list that I had tried that as well, thank you for the response tho.  

     

     

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      Dave Patrick
      MVP
      Mar 01, 2019

      What's the result of;

      Dism /Online /Get-CurrentEdition

      Dism /Online /Get-TargetEditions

       

       

       

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        HugeNull
        Copper Contributor
        Mar 01, 2019

        Dism /Online /Get-CurrentEdition

         

         

        Dism /Online /Get-TargetEditions

         

         

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