Deploying a new VM from template in VMM requires a PID for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008... but your environment uses KMS for activation
Check out the following document for a set of public PIDs that you can use in the OS profile: http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/5/f/45fb677a-c215-442e-afd0-419e08b6c5d1/Volume%20Activation%202.0%20Deployment%20Guide.doc
KMS Client Setup Keys
By default, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems use KMS for activation. You can change the activation method of a KMS client to MAK and then change it back by installing the corresponding product key. Table 2 lists the KMS client setup keys for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 volume editions.
Table 2: KMS Client Setup Keys
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Operating System Edition |
Product Key |
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Windows Vista Business |
YFKBB-PQJJV-G996G-VWGXY-2V3X8 |
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Windows Vista Business N |
HMBQG-8H2RH-C77VX-27R82-VMQBT |
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Windows Vista Enterprise |
VKK3X-68KWM-X2YGT-QR4M6-4BWMV |
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Windows Vista Enterprise N |
VTC42-BM838-43QHV-84HX6-XJXKV |
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Windows Server 2008 Datacenter |
7M67G-PC374-GR742-YH8V4-TCBY3 |
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Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V |
22XQ2-VRXRG-P8D42-K34TD-G3QQC |
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Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems |
4DWFP-JF3DJ-B7DTH-78FJB-PDRHK |
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Windows Server 2008 Enterprise |
YQGMW-MPWTJ-34KDK-48M3W-X4Q6V |
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Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V |
39BXF-X8Q23-P2WWT-38T2F-G3FPG |
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Windows Server 2008 Standard |
TM24T-X9RMF-VWXK6-X8JC9-BFGM2 |
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Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V |
W7VD6-7JFBR-RX26B-YKQ3Y-6FFFJ |
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Windows Web Server 2008 |
WYR28-R7TFJ-3X2YQ-YCY4H-M249D |
