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Event ID 8 — Server Policy Loading

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Server policies can be successfully loaded only if the servers are in compliance with the licensing agreement and if the license has been activated. Activation helps verify that your copy of Windows EBS is genuine and that it has not been used on more computers than the Microsoft Software License Terms allow. Activation also helps prevent software counterfeiting.

Event Details

Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 8
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Server Infrastructure Licensing
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: LIC_ENFORCEMENT_LOADPOLICIES_ERROR
Message: The Licensing component could not load server policies on this server because error %1 occurred in function %2.%r%3%rThis server will automatically shut down if the server policies cannot be loaded. Refer to the product documentation on licensing for additional information.

Resolve

Activate the Windows EBS servers

To activate each server for Windows Essential Business Server

  1. Log on to the server by using an administrator account.
  2. Click Start, right-click Computer, and then click Properties.
  3. If you provided the 25-character product key during Windows Server 2008 installation, click Activate Windows now, and then click Activate Windows online now.
  4. If you did not provide the 25-character product key during Windows Server 2008 installation, click Change product key, type the product key, and then click Next.
  5. After the activation is finished, click Close.

Repeat these steps to activate all three servers.

Verify

To verify that your copy of Windows EBS is activated, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, and then click Computer.
  2. Click System properties on the toolbar, and view the activation status in the Windows activation area of the System properties box.

Note: It may take several seconds for the operating system to retrieve your computer activation status.

Server Policy Loading

Windows EBS