KMS activate office 2013

[opethdisciple]

Hopefully someone out there has done this before.

It's a Linux environment but we have a server 2008 running as a KMS server.

When I login to the Microsoft volume license manager I can see MAK keys but no KMS.

I do a bit of reading etc and come across this.

I following the instructions as per MS documentation, but the license I enter for Office Standard 2013, doesn't work.

I do a bit more reading and find on the Microsoft volume license manager portal an entry that reads:

"I am an Open Customer and do not see my KMS (Key Management Service) key displayed on VLSC. How can I get it?

KMS keys are no longer pre-assigned to Open agreements as use of MAK (Multiple Activation Key) keys is the preferred method for activation.
If you are an Open Customer and need a KMS key, please request one by either calling the PA Call Center or emailing KMSADD with your business need."

Am I getting closer to solving this issue? Is contacting MS for my KMS key the right thing to do?

My seem a silly question in light of the above, but I didn't have to do this for 2010.

 

[dovey]

I don't have many open agreement customers but have heard of this before. If you ring the microsoft activation line and give them your open agreement id they should be able to generate the kms keys and add them into the vlsc for you.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Licensing/existing-customer/activation-centers.aspx

Let me know how you get on.

 

[opethdisciple]

Yep, sorted thanks.

 

[Caged]

Why on earth is MAK preferable to KMS. That is a really strange position for MS to take.

 

[Deleted member 138126]

https://www.microsoft.com/Licensing/servicecenter/Help/FAQDetails.aspx?id=185

Specific to Open Licenses, which from what I can gather, are for small-medium customers (minimum 5 licenses). Because a KMS requires setting up a server, and a minimum number of devices before it will start activating, I suspect this position is a pragmatic one that gets rid of a lot of support calls.