Scenario
We have a copy of server 2016 installed on an evaluation license and we want to license it with our company license. Datacenter edition of Server 2016 is required to do this conversion.
Solution
We can use the Automatic Virtual Machine Activation keys to convert the license. We use DISM to convert the license like this:
dism /online /Set-Edition:ServerStandardCor /ProductKey:C3RCX-M6NRP-6CXC9-TW2F2-4RHYD /AcceptEula
See More on Automatic Virtual Machine Activation https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn303421(v=ws.11).aspx
The following AVMA keys can be used for Windows Server 2012 R2.
Edition | AVMA key |
---|---|
Datacenter | Y4TGP-NPTV9-HTC2H-7MGQ3-DV4TW |
Standard | DBGBW-NPF86-BJVTX-K3WKJ-MTB6V |
Essentials | K2XGM-NMBT3-2R6Q8-WF2FK-P36R2 |
The following AVMA keys can be used for Windows Server 2016.
Edition | AVMA key |
---|---|
Datacenter | TMJ3Y-NTRTM-FJYXT-T22BY-CWG3J |
Standard | C3RCX-M6NRP-6CXC9-TW2F2-4RHYD |
Essentials | B4YNW-62DX9-W8V6M-82649-MHBKQ |