Datacenter 2016 AVMA licensing not working for VMs in Hyper-V

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Datacenter 2016 AVMA licensing not working for VMs in Hyper-V

Fann IT Admin 21

We have a Windows 2016 Datacenter Server setup with Hyper-V. We cannot seem to activate any of the Virtual Machines using the OEM license or the AVMA keys. My understanding is that with Datacenter we should be able to run unlimited VMs in Hyper-V.

We are trying to activate a VM with 2016 Datacenter.

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Anonymous

An evaluation cannot be activated via AVMA. As a workaround you can try a kms key as intermediate step.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/kmsclientkeys

(assuming a 2016 DataCenter guest)

Dism /online /Set-Edition:ServerDatacenter /AcceptEula /ProductKey:CB7KF-BWN84-R7R2Y-793K2-8XDDG

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/automatic-vm-activation#avma-keys
then after reboot do (AVMA)
slmgr /ipk TMJ3Y-NTRTM-FJYXT-T22BY-CWG3J
slmgr /ato

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Anonymous

2021-11-16T20:42:57.527+00:00

Just checking if there's any progress or updates?
Fann IT Admin 21 Reputation points

2021-11-16T20:58:26.747+00:00

The server is currently in use, I will give it a try on Friday.
Anonymous

2021-11-16T20:59:25.637+00:00

Sounds good.
Anonymous

2021-11-20T14:51:37.547+00:00

Just checking if there's any progress or updates?

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Fann IT Admin 21 Reputation points

2021-11-20T23:13:43.76+00:00

It worked perfectly! Progress got stuck at 10% or the longest time, but that seems to be pretty common and I just restarted after a while and initiated the AVMA. I appreciate your help!
Anonymous

2021-11-20T23:14:45.387+00:00

Glad to hear, you're welcome.

Answer 2

Anonymous

What guests are you trying to activate? What installation media was used?

Fann IT Admin 21 Reputation points

2021-11-16T20:13:45.037+00:00

Another Server 2016 datacenter server and installation file was Server 2016 Datacenter iso file.
Anonymous

2021-11-16T20:15:33.64+00:00

What happens when you try? Assuming the install media was the same licensed installation media used on host (not evaluation)?
Fann IT Admin 21 Reputation points

2021-11-16T20:17:07.397+00:00

It was an evaluation copy. The error we get is:

Error: 0xC004F069 On a computer running Microsoft Windows non-core edition, run 'slui.exe 0x2a 0xC004F069' to display the error test

Code: 0xC004F069:
The software Licensing Service reported that the product SKU is not found

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