Cannot activate HP ROK license on Server 2012 R2 Essentials Evaluation

Hi!
Ive bought a HP ProLiant ML310e Gen8 and installed the Server 2012 R2 Essentials
evaluation, because I couldnt recieve my license in time.
Ive now recieved my Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials ROK HP but cannot activate the license.
Due to my knowledge it should be possible. I dont want to reinstall my server :-
"(For Windows Server 2012 Essentials: You can convert to the full retail version by entering a retail, volume license, or OEM key in the command slmgr.vbs."
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj574204.aspx
Please help!

There's no way I know to convert from an eval license to a ROK license. The HP ROK media needs to be installed on the server in order to use the ROK license. In fact, if the operating system is installed using the ROK media, the installation
should be pre-activated and no post-installation activation should be required. I'm afraid a reinstall using the ROK media may be your only option.
Merv Porter
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- http://www.dataaccess.com/whitepapers/opportunlockingreadcaching.html
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- http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/2957623
- http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/2899011
- http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/2955164
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In trying to put pieces together, I jacked my CA and certificates all to @#&$%!!
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[4976] 141016.153746.2670: ClientSetup: Standard Error:
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Actually,... I can now confirm the delicacy of which you speak...
After a support incident with Microsoft which spanned a marathon 18+ hours on the phone and remote access by no fewer than 7 Microsoft Engineers, we got to a successful result.
It is a point of utter frustration for me when people put in threads like this then don't bother to come back and report 'how the issue was solved', and sadly, I am about to have done that merely because my span of functional attention and valuable reporting
capability was basically gone before I submitted the ticket and following all that was done in my state was not conceivably possible.
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THIS QUESTION IS OFFICIALLY NOT ANSWERED. IT WILL NEVER BE ANSWERED. THE RESOLUTION IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE MORTAL MAN.
DO NOT MARK IT AS ANSWERED
IF YOU MUST DO SOMETHING, DELETE THE WHOLE THREAD, BUT DO NOT BURDON PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR REAL ANSWERS WITH THE NECESSITY OF READING THROUGH THIS.
DO NOT MARK THIS QUESTION AS ANSWERED
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Hi,
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2014-10-15 12:23:06 Fetching WsusReportersSid from registry store
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2014-10-15 12:23:23 Fetching WsusAdministratorsSid from registry store
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BEGIN
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BEGIN
SELECT 4
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END
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2014-10-15 12:23:35 Fetching ContentDir from registry store
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at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_AdsObject()
at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyValueCollection.PopulateList()
at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyValueCollection..ctor(DirectoryEntry entry, String propertyName)
at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyCollection.get_Item(String propertyName)
at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.UseCustomWebSite..ctor()
at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.PostInstall.ConfigureWebsite(Int32 portNumber)
at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.PostInstall.Run()
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2014-10-15 12:23:51 System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80070003): The system cannot find the path specified.
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2014-10-15 12:23:27 Configuring WID database...
2014-10-15 12:23:27 Configuring the database...
2014-10-15 12:23:27 Establishing DB connection...
2014-10-15 12:23:27 Checking to see if database exists...
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I found a similar post here regarding this issue (in fact I found a couple):
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/windowsserver/en-US/db7fd5b9-f58d-4456-86cf-816ec91ded14/windows-server-2012-trial-key-did-i-miss-it
But the answers were unsatisfactory, so please do not give me the same response.
Just in case the question/directive comes up, I redownloaded and re-burned the images using sector verification. There are no checksums posted on the site so who knows if something got broken while downloading it, but I find it extremely unlikely that
a few bad sector would cause the intaller to forget its evaluation key rather than borking the whole installer.
Further note that I tried "Windows Server 2012 R2" (standard / non-essentials) and that image correctly had the trial versions baked in. So, I would bet dollars to donuts the problem lies in the images not in a download / burn failure.
I want to use the new NUC as a central content/backup server for all the home computers which are unfortunately growing at bunny reproduction rates. Since Windows Home Server was discontinued, I was pointed to Server 2012 R2 as the alternative / upsell.
Let me know if this is the case or if a better-fit product exists.
Also, is the "Essentials" install a simply a licensing matter (e.g., 25 user cap) or is it more fundamentally crippled than the standard version? I am only a home enthusiast and so not really interested in using the product in a production environment.
I only want some ensurance that if I download "standard", I can put in an "essentials" key at the end of evaluation. If not, then please point me to a correct "Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials" trial image.
Thanks,
Ryan

Hi Ryan,
à
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2012-essentials
We can find following description from this TechNet Evaluation Center website. Then please check if you can
find product key.
In addition, for Windows Server 2012 Essentials, please check if you can use
HHRHF-YMNJW-RPGCC-VV68W-BWMVY. For Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials, please check if you can use
R9N79-23MWD-MBP9B-KHF8Q-C36WX.
If any update, please feel free to let me know.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu

Unscheduled additional backups in Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials

I have a strange problem since upgrading to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials. My server is on a lightly used Home network which I run for two periods totalling 8 hours each day. Whenever the server is re-started it immediately begins a Server Backup;
not a great problem in itself but the 'unscheduled' backups prevent the Scheduled backup from operating and often cannot complete before the next Shut Down controlled by Task Scheduler. I presume that R2 has added an extra trigger for the Backup but I can
only find the trigger for my scheduled once-per-day Backup. Can anyone please point me towards the trigger for these unwanted backups. Thanks in advance. Keith Woolf

Hi,
Please perform a
clean boot to troubleshoot
your issue and check if it caused by other software.
You may collect some backup logs to narrow down this issue. By default, tracing is enabled in Windows Server Backup to preserve logs. These traces will be present in files
under the following directory: %windir%\logs\windowsserverbackup
You can use some tools such as
tracerpt
command to export the .etl file into a .txt file. Please check if you can find waht is the root trigger that triggers this unscheduled backup.
Meanwhile, please check the schedule task for the scheduled backup if it was configured correctly. You can clear up and recreate, then please check if this issue still exists.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu

How can I upgrade Windows Server 2012 Essentials to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials?

I have just installed Windows Server 2012 Essentials on my Home Network (from the installation DVD). I have done absolutely no configuration Installing Server 2012 was an oversight; I meant to install Server 2012 R2 Essentials.
I tried to correct by installing R2 from its DVD, hoping it would do an upgrade. That didn't work.
Is there a simple way to make it possible to install the correct OS?   For example, can I just demote the existing server and remove any roles that were installed, so that the R2 disk will install over top of the existing installation?
Alternatively, is it safe to just reformat the partition and install R2?
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn408635.aspx seems to imply that this is OK.
David Pike, P.Eng, MCITP

Hi Larry.   Thanks for the reply. It didn't work, but I don't believe you are wrong. Rather I think there is something weird in my system. I'm marking your reply as answer.
Some background: I'm repurposing an older PC (Compaq SR1614X) as a home server, to manage my home network, use as a gateway to my Azure server, and to help my Server 2012 training (on MVA). I've been messing with it for nearly two months,
on and off. From the start, I've had trouble installing the server 2012 software (see previous threads August-27 and August-16
), but when I got to the point that I could install Server 2012 Essentials, I thought I could upgrade to Server 2012 R2 Essentials exactly as you suggest. That was where you helped me a lot, i.e. you confirmed that my expectations were reasonable.
So when it didn't work, I spent most of yesterday trying various different procedures. I got tantalizingly close, but still no cigar.
I can install any Windows Client and Server 2012 Essentials, but the R2 Essentials installation never finishes; it goes into an "error 0x000000C4" boot loop. At first I wondered if it was because I was installing a server over a
server, but you confirmed that's not the issue. I later verified that I cannot install R2 over Windows 7 either, whereas R1 over Win7 is fine. I can only surmise one of two problems:
I have a bad installation disk
There is a hardware issue
I plan to eliminate (1) by creating a new disk from a new download. I have verified that the latest ISO file and the one I have been using have identical byte counts,
For (2), I had suspected that the problem was that the older system has no UEFI, but since R1 installs OK, I am discounting that. Today's effort: to eliminate the DVD drive, I will try booting from a Flash Drive. To eliminate
the hard drive, I will try installing to a different drive.
I am hoping you can help with one more thing. When I run setup.exe with the /noreboot option, I have a better chance of success. The option suppresses the first reboot only, but that one (after "Expanding the setup files") always
fails, so suppressing it gets me almost to the end of the install. Is there a way to modify setup.exe so the it always runs with the /noreboot option?

Cannot get Windows 7 to connect to 2012 R2 Essentials

I just built a new server with 2012 R2 and Essentials role installed. I previously had 2012 non-R2 Essentials and all my client PC's were connected. I have been able to connect one Windows 7 Ultimate x64 laptop to the new server with no hiccups.
Before attempting to connect, I uninstalled the old connector, joined back to WORKGROUP, and removed the Logs folder from the ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Server directory. Now when I attempt to join the other Windows 7 Ultimate x64 PC to the
server, the install fails saying "Package Installation did not succeed". I have installed every available update to both the server and the client. I have even tried to install it in a "clean boot" state, which also gave the
same error. I have tried disabling the AV, and still no-go. I tried to install the KB2790621 independently, and it will not install. I have rebooted both machines several times, always the same error. I have also looked at the server
event log and don't see any clues. I'm out of ideas. Below is what I copied from the logs, but don't see anything pointing me in another direction.
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] wmain: Start of Computerconnector
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] GlobalData::Initialize (192.168.1.145, C:\Users\Joe\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\UTP44AIT\ComputerConnector(192.168.1.145).exe)
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] =================================
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] Current Os information:
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] Suite = [256]
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] Type = [1]
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] Architecture = [9]
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] IsStarterEdition = [0]
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] IsHomeSku = [0]
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] Major = [6]
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] Minor = [1]
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] Build = [7601]
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] SPMajor = [1]
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] SPMinor = [0]
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] =================================
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] ExpandEnvironmentStrings return (C:\Windows\Temp\ClientDeploymentTempFiles\)
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] SetPackageDlcUrl: .NET url is set to http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9816306
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] SetPackageDlcUrl: Connector url is set to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=275097
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] wmain: Calling Computerconnector::ShowWizard()
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] CComputerconnector::ShowWizard: Initializing common controls
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] CComputerconnector::ShowWizard: Done initializing common controls
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] Displaying the wizard
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] CComputerconnector::WelcomeDlgProc: IDD_PROPPAGE_WELCOME Page Initialization
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 1308] Current user default UI lang setting is 1033
[05/05/2014 07:19:39 f04] CComputerconnector::Run: Installation is ready to run
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 1308] CComputerconnector::TaskDlgProc: IDD_PROPPAGE_TASKS Page Initialization
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 115c] CComputerconnector::RunTasks: Running Task: Id=-1 Description=Detecting the current system requirements... Index= 0
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 115c] CMsi::IsMsiInstalled: MsiQueryProductState for ProductCode {21E49794-7C13-4E84-8659-55BD378267D5} returned -1
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 115c] CMsi::IsMsiInstalled: MsiQueryProductState for ProductCode {46DCED50-3A1D-4EF4-94F0-45F2681E3D70} returned -1
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 1308] CComputerconnector::TaskDlgProc: DIALOG_UPDATE: Running
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 1308] CComputerconnector::TaskDlgProc: DIALOG_TASK_PROGRESS: Task Description: Detecting the current system requirements...
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 115c] CMsi::IsMsiInstalled: MsiQueryProductState for ProductCode {C1E4D639-4A33-4314-809E-89BD0EF48522} returned -1
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 115c] QueryInstallState- The installed .NET framework version is 4.5.
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 115c] Dotnet installation state is 1
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 115c] Connector installation state is 0
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 115c] CComputerconnector::RunTasks: Running Task: Id=-1 Description=Downloading .NET Framework 4.5... Index= 1
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 115c] CComputerconnector::RunTasks: Running Task: Id=-1 Description=Installing .NET Framework 4.5... Index= 2
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 115c] CComputerconnector::RunTasks: Running Task: Id=-1 Description=Downloading the Connector... Index= 3
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 115c] NetworkUtil::DownloadFromLocal(pData, Windows6.1-KB2790621-x64.msu)
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 115c] NetworkUtil::DownloadFromLocal: the package could not be found in current program location
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 115c] NetworkUtil::DownloadFromServer(pData, Connect/default.aspx?Get=ClientCore.cab&os=Windows6.1&amd64=1, ClientCore.cab)
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 115c] NetworkUtil::DownloadFile(pData, Connect/default.aspx?Get=ClientCore.cab&os=Windows6.1&amd64=1, C:\Windows\Temp\ClientDeploymentTempFiles\ClientCore.cab, 443, HTTPS)
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 115c] NetworkUtil::DownloadFile (https://192.168.1.145:443/Connect/default.aspx?Get=ClientCore.cab&os=Windows6.1&amd64=1, C:\Windows\Temp\ClientDeploymentTempFiles\ClientCore.cab)
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 115c] NetworkUtil::DownloadFile - Create directory [C:\Windows\Temp\ClientDeploymentTempFiles] if not exist.
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 115c] NetworkUtil::_WinInetDownloadFile (https://192.168.1.145:443/Connect/default.aspx?Get=ClientCore.cab&os=Windows6.1&amd64=1, C:\Windows\Temp\ClientDeploymentTempFiles\ClientCore.cab)
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 1308] CComputerconnector::TaskDlgProc: DIALOG_TASK_PROGRESS: Task Description: Downloading .NET Framework 4.5...
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 1308] CComputerconnector::TaskDlgProc: DIALOG_TASK_PROGRESS: Task Description: Installing .NET Framework 4.5...
[05/05/2014 07:19:41 1308] CComputerconnector::TaskDlgProc: DIALOG_TASK_PROGRESS: Task Description: Downloading the Connector...
[05/05/2014 07:19:42 115c] InternetOpenUrl (https://192.168.1.145:443/Connect/default.aspx?Get=ClientCore.cab&os=Windows6.1&amd64=1) returns 12045
[05/05/2014 07:19:42 115c] _WinInetDownloadFile returns 0x80072f0d.
[05/05/2014 07:19:42 115c] NetworkUtil::DownloadFromServer:DownloadFile(https://192.168.1.145:443, Connect/default.aspx?Get=ClientCore.cab&os=Windows6.1&amd64=1, C:\Windows\Temp\ClientDeploymentTempFiles\ClientCore.cab) failed with hr = 0x80072f0d.
Try http.
[05/05/2014 07:19:42 115c] NetworkUtil::DownloadFile(pData, Connect/default.aspx?Get=ClientCore.cab&os=Windows6.1&amd64=1, C:\Windows\Temp\ClientDeploymentTempFiles\ClientCore.cab, 80, HTTP)
[05/05/2014 07:19:42 115c] NetworkUtil::DownloadFile (http://192.168.1.145:80/Connect/default.aspx?Get=ClientCore.cab&os=Windows6.1&amd64=1, C:\Windows\Temp\ClientDeploymentTempFiles\ClientCore.cab)
[05/05/2014 07:19:42 115c] NetworkUtil::DownloadFile - Create directory [C:\Windows\Temp\ClientDeploymentTempFiles] if not exist.
[05/05/2014 07:19:42 115c] NetworkUtil::_WinInetDownloadFile (http://192.168.1.145:80/Connect/default.aspx?Get=ClientCore.cab&os=Windows6.1&amd64=1, C:\Windows\Temp\ClientDeploymentTempFiles\ClientCore.cab)
[05/05/2014 07:19:42 115c] Download from url: http://192.168.1.145:80/Connect/default.aspx?Get=ClientCore.cab&os=Windows6.1&amd64=1 failed with HTTP error 404
[05/05/2014 07:19:42 115c] _WinInetDownloadFile returns 0x8000ffff.
[05/05/2014 07:19:42 115c] NetworkUtil::DownloadFromServer:DownloadFile(http://192.168.1.145:80, Connect/default.aspx?Get=ClientCore.cab&os=Windows6.1&amd64=1, C:\Windows\Temp\ClientDeploymentTempFiles\ClientCore.cab) failed with hr = 0x8000ffff.
[05/05/2014 07:19:42 115c] NetworkUtil::DownloadFromDLC(pData, http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=275097, Windows6.1-KB2790621-x64.msu)
[05/05/2014 07:19:42 115c] NetworkUtil::DownloadFile (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=275097, C:\Windows\Temp\ClientDeploymentTempFiles\Windows6.1-KB2790621-x64.msu)
[05/05/2014 07:19:42 115c] NetworkUtil::DownloadFile - Create directory [C:\Windows\Temp\ClientDeploymentTempFiles] if not exist.
[05/05/2014 07:19:42 115c] NetworkUtil::_WinInetDownloadFile (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=275097, C:\Windows\Temp\ClientDeploymentTempFiles\Windows6.1-KB2790621-x64.msu)
[05/05/2014 07:19:47 115c] CComputerconnector::RunTasks: Running Task: Id=-1 Description=Installing Windows Server Essentials Connector... Index= 4
[05/05/2014 07:19:47 1308] CComputerconnector::TaskDlgProc: DIALOG_TASK_PROGRESS: Task Description: Installing Windows Server Essentials Connector...
[05/05/2014 07:19:47 115c] Entering Connector::Install.
[05/05/2014 07:19:47 115c] Connector::Install - Installing Connector by running ["C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe" "C:\Windows\Temp\ClientDeploymentTempFiles\Windows6.1-KB2790621-x64.msu" /quiet /norestart]
[05/05/2014 07:20:57 115c] Connector::Install - Connector installation finished with exit code = 0x643
[05/05/2014 07:20:57 115c] Exiting Connector::Install.
[05/05/2014 07:20:57 115c] Connector Install (C:\Windows\Temp\ClientDeploymentTempFiles\Windows6.1-KB2790621-x64.msu) failed with status 5
[05/05/2014 07:20:57 115c] CComputerconnector::RunTasks: Task Id=-1 Description=Installing Windows Server Essentials Connector... Failed
[05/05/2014 07:20:57 115c] CComputerconnector::Run: RunTasks: 0x8000ffff
[05/05/2014 07:20:57 1308] CComputerconnector::TaskDlgProc: DIALOG_UPDATE: FatalError
[05/05/2014 07:20:57 1308] CComputerconnector::ErrorDlgProc: IDD_PROPPAGE_ERROR Initialization
[05/05/2014 07:21:04 1308] wmain: End of Computerconnector: hr=0x80004005

Hi joehonse,
Would you please let us know current situation of this issue? Any update?
Regarding to error:
Package installation did not succeed, this issue may occur if you connect a computer to a server that is running Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials while other Windows updates or application installations are pending and the Connector installation is canceled.
àWhen
I navigate to that path, the installer is already there. I'm not sure if it should work like this, but I have tried to run that installer independently, and it will fail everytime.”
Based on your description, did you mean that you can find the installer, however, can’t run it as normal? Would
you please let me know the error message that you can get?
In addition, as Robert suggested, would you please download the installer manually and replace the existed
one. Then please run and monitor the result.
Meanwhile, please refer to the following article and check if can help you.
Windows
Server Essentials Connector has not been installed because cannot download the package
Please Note: Since the web site is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft
does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.
If any update, please feel free to let us know.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu

Server 2012 R2 Essentials stuck in Automatic repair loop on every reboot

We are running Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials on a brand new Dell PowerEdge T110. Nothing new has been installed or are we running any special software. This server is a doing DHCP, Domain Controller and DNS. It is also intergrating the Office365.
I am assuming a windows update did this but i cannot pinpoint when exactly this happened and which update since it was a couple months ago. But everytime we try to reboot this server it goes to that Windows 2012 repair screen and asks us if we want to troubleshoot.
I am able to break this loop by going into safe more and then rebooting but this doesnt fix it, it only allows us to then boot windows normally once after that. But this can only be done when we are onsite and not remotely so we havent rebooted this server
or ran new windows updates in quite some time.
Any help or input would be appreciated.
Thank You

Hi,
On current situation, please use Bootrec.exe to troubleshoot this issue. for more details, please refer to
the following KB.
Use Bootrec.exe in the Windows RE to troubleshoot startup
issues
Meanwhile, please refer to the following similar thread and check if can help you.
Windows
Server 2012 essentials stuck in automatic repair loop
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu

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