Query Domain For Kms Server
Kms clients contact the kms host by using remote procedure call rpc.
Query domain for kms server. When you install a kms host and install a key your kms host registers itself in dns by adding a vlmcs record to dns. Make sure you install the kms client key from the list provided there is only one kms client key worldwide for each edition of windows the other common mistake is to install the kms key your organization was given and that turns your computer into a kms server rather than making it a client. Vlmcs tcp must exist in the search domains. However it is still ok to have multiple kms hosts at a single domain.
The best practice is to have on kms host in a single domain and to upgrade your server 2008 r2 to 2012 r2. Slmgr ckms clear the name of kms server used to default and port to default slmgr skms domain fqdn set the specific dns domain in which all kms srv records can be found slmgr ckms domain clear the specific dns domain in which all kms srv records can be found slmgr skhc enable kms host caching slmgr ckhc disable kms host caching. Kms client computers can locate kms host computers by using domain name system dns or a static configuration. To determine whether a kms client can locate a kms host or whether unwanted kms hosts exist on the network run a command similar to the following.
Online kms server list updated regularly. In order for a standalone non domain non domain joined kms client to successfully look up a kms server it must be configured to use a primary dns suffix and a dns suffix search list and a dns record of type. By default windows and office clients discover kms hosts through dns and a related vlmcs srv record. Dns publishing must be enabled on the kms host server.
Harry johnston may 28 19 at 19 18. Discover office and windows kms hosts through dns. Kms activates computers on a local network eliminating the need for individual computers to connect to microsoft. Which is the default.
The kms client discovers the kms server by performing a dns query for the kms srv record in dns.