Q. How can I check how many Key Management Service (KMS) clients my KMS server has?

John Savill

September 20, 2010

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A. KMS requires a certain number of KMS clients before it will activate them. To get the stats for a KMS server, use the command


slmgr.vbs /dli

For example,


C:WindowsSystem32>cscript slmgr.vbs /dli
 Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8
 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


 Name: Windows Server(R), ServerEnterprise edition
 Description: Windows Operating System - Windows Server(R), VOLUME_KMS_R2_B channel
 Partial Product Key: H8TDD
 License Status: Licensed

 Key Management Service is enabled on this machine
Current count: 6
 Listening on Port: 1688
 DNS publishing enabled
 KMS priority: Normal

 Key Management Service cumulative requests received from clients
 Total requests received: 11
 Failed requests received: 0
 Requests with License Status Unlicensed: 0
 Requests with License Status Licensed: 0
 Requests with License Status Initial grace period: 0
 Requests with License Status License expired or Hardware out of tolerance: 0

 Requests with License Status Non-genuine grace period: 0
 Requests with License Status Notification: 11

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