SOLVED Activate Windows via Kms using script via sccm

[harveybham]

Hi All

I have a new KMS server which is not setup via DNS

I am manually activating clients using this method (for testing purpose's) . I need to manually activate 30 machines to this test KMS server using sccm. Does anyone know any handy powershell scripts that will do this ?

Thanks

 

[Big_Mark]

Define desired KMS host:

slmgr /skms YOURKMSHOSTNAME.yourdomain.com:1688

Activate Windows against the defined host:

slmgr.vbs /ato


When I create my deployment images I define the KMS host at that time, that way when I image a PC it already looks to the correct server for activation.

Activate using Key Management Service

Learn how to use Key Management Service (KMS) to activate Windows.

docs.microsoft.com

P.S. from the link "MS volume activation requires a minimum threshold of 25 computers before activation requests will be processed." don't panic if the PCs don't activate until you get 25 activation attempts the KMS host isn't active.

 

[Edy]

have a look at AD Based Activation.
Link

 

[harveybham]

i created a bat file with my commands and sent this as a package to my test machines, this also worked. thanks for all the tips guys, this can now be closed