DESCRIPTION
If installing the Windows Server
2012 Standard Edition or Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition operating
systems using HP-Branded ROK media, there will not be a prompt to enter a
product key during installation. As a result, this will set the server in
Evaluation mode.
SCOPE
Any ProLiant server installation
with either of the following HP-Branded Reseller Option Kits (ROK):
- Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition
- Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition
RESOLUTION
As a workaround, manually install
the product key and activate the operating system by performing the following
steps:
- Write the product key down so that it will be available when needed; it is located on the Certificate of Authenticity (COA) label on the server.
- Log into the server console as Administrator or with an account having admin privileges.
- To install the product key, type the following command from the command
prompt and press the ENTER button:
cscript C:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -ipk - A message will be displayed indicating the product key
was successfully installed. - To activate the operating system, type the following command from the
command prompt:
cscript C:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -ato - Press the Enter button and the following message will be displayed:
- "The product activated successfully"