Cannot download the evaluation copy of Server 2012 R2

Question

Apologies if this is in the wrong place but I don't know where else to put it.
I am trying to download an evaluation copy of Server 2012 R2 from the TechNet Evaluation Center.  I have tried both ISO and VHD forms but am getting the error below (that shown is for VHD) and so have not been able to access the software.
Server Error in '/en-us/evalcenter/wizards' Application.
The remote name could not be resolved: 'emailinterchangeapi.trafficmanager.net'
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.Net.WebException: The remote name could not be resolved: 'emailinterchangeapi.trafficmanager.net'
Source Error:
An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:
[WebException: The remote name could not be resolved: 'emailinterchangeapi.trafficmanager.net']
System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetRequestStream(TransportContext& context) +1003
System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetRequestStream() +23
System.ServiceModel.Channels.WebRequestHttpOutput.GetOutputStream() +130
[EndpointNotFoundException: There was no endpoint listening at https://emailinterchangeapi.trafficmanager.net/TriggerRequestNotification.svc that could accept the message. This is often caused by an incorrect address or SOAP action. See InnerException, if present, for more details.]
System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg) [phone]
System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type) +539
MS.Marketing.RegSys.Proxy.EmailInterchangeApi.ITriggerRequestNotification.Send(RequestBase request) +0
MS.Marketing.RegSys.Proxy.WizardTrigger.Submit(TriggerData triggerData, SubscriberInfo info) +980
[TriggerException: The wizard contains trigger data, but the trigger could not be submitted]
MS.Marketing.RegSys.Proxy.WizardTrigger.Submit(TriggerData triggerData, SubscriberInfo info) +1357
RegSysServices.Clients.MsiMapper.SubmitTrigger(WizardResponse response, TriggerData triggerData, CustomerEmail profileEmail) +473
RegSysServices.Clients.MsiMapper.Write(WizardResponse response, TriggerData triggerData, Int32 localeId) +2460
RegSysServices.Clients.AuthenticatedProfileClient.Save(MicrosoftIdentity id, Int32 localeId, WizardResponse response, TriggerData triggerData) +41
MS.Marketing.RegSys.WebControls.<>c__DisplayClass48.<DoCompleted>b__40() +172
MS.Marketing.RegSys.WebControls.Wizard.TryAction(Action a) +162
MS.Marketing.RegSys.WebControls.Wizard.DoCompleted() +1509
MS.Marketing.RegSys.WebControls.Wizard.PageNext() +749
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +115
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +140
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +29
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +2981
Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.8009; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.8010

Answer 1

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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