

After this you will need to either activate or reinstall the evaluation. This resets the activation period to 10 days, and can be used up to five times. To reset the activation period, type slmgr.vbs –rearm, and then press ENTER. Type slmgr.vbs -dli, and then press ENTER to check the current status of your activation period. Click Start, and then click Command Prompt. When the initial 10-day activation period nears its end, you can run the Slmgr.vbs script to reset it back to 10 days. How to manually rearm the 10 day activation grace period Please refer to the documents below for further information To start this download via the Download Manager, please click here. This will ensure 100% completion rate, and accelerate download times on slower links. This download is also available through our new Download Manager. After this time, you will need to uninstall the evaluation software and reinstall a fully-licensed version of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 for Itanium-Based Systems. Once activated, the evaluation will run for 180 days. See below for further information on activation rearm).

Failing to activate the evaluation will cause the licensing service to shut the machine down every hour (The 10 day activation period can be reset five (5) times by using the rearm command. Evaluating any version of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 software does not require entering a product key, however will require activation within 10 days. The evaluation is available in ISO format. This software is for evaluation and testing purposes. All documentation referenced in this download applies to both Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 unless otherwise noted. Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) includes previously released updates for Windows Server 2008 R2. For further information please visit the Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems page. Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 and the Microsoft iSCSI Software Target 3.Note: Windows Server 2008 R2 will be the last major iteration to support the Intel Itanium processor and associated OEM server platforms. There is a picture in this article which provided the different of the 4 versions of Windows Storage 2008 R2:Īnnouncing Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentialsįor more information about Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials please refer to this page:įor question about the license, please also refer to the Q&A in this article:
