From 71dc7e54f3eea2a462d040add904f8241733e23c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karl Wester-Ebbinghaus <45657752+Karl-WE@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:13:06 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Update install-vamt.md missed to align the information in requirements section with merged PR #9009 --- windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md b/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md index 38d957f492..12284d8025 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md +++ b/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ You install VAMT as part of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for ### Requirements - [Windows Server with Desktop Experience](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-server/get-started/getting-started-with-server-with-desktop-experience), with internet access (for the main VAMT console) and all updates applied -- [Windows 10, version 1903 ADK](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2086042) +- the latest version of [Windows 10 ADK](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install - Any supported [SQL Server Express](https://www.microsoft.com/sql-server/sql-server-editions-express) version, the latest is recommended - Alternatively, any supported **full** SQL instance From 0282a5fd0c3f2f727a344dec9fcd286f46054ae0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karl Wester-Ebbinghaus <45657752+Karl-WE@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:35:26 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Update windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md Co-authored-by: Trond B. Krokli <38162891+illfated@users.noreply.github.com> --- windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md b/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md index 12284d8025..5d49cc632f 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md +++ b/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ You install VAMT as part of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for ### Requirements - [Windows Server with Desktop Experience](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-server/get-started/getting-started-with-server-with-desktop-experience), with internet access (for the main VAMT console) and all updates applied -- the latest version of [Windows 10 ADK](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install +- Latest version of the [Windows 10 ADK](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install) - Any supported [SQL Server Express](https://www.microsoft.com/sql-server/sql-server-editions-express) version, the latest is recommended - Alternatively, any supported **full** SQL instance From 45bbec6a6a8942f55fc7df0f2d0f9f2530de0e44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gary Moore Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:50:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Corrected lines that looked like an unintentional fragment Commit https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-docs-pr/commit/d8ab722b14415fa741561f6269cff80f5def67af#diff-510612e6dbbd7d3c801f53cc5b4347d92933eba943db95605299be392769a879 added the following, unindented, following an image at the end of a procedure: ``` for remote SQL Server use servername.yourdomain.com ``` --- .../volume-activation/install-vamt.md | 18 +++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md b/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md index 5d49cc632f..3d79a4ff9b 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md +++ b/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md @@ -40,9 +40,13 @@ You install VAMT as part of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for ### Install SQL Server Express / alternatively use any full SQL instance 1. Download and open the [SQL Server Express](https://www.microsoft.com/sql-server/sql-server-editions-express) package. + 2. Select **Basic**. + 3. Accept the license terms. + 4. Enter an install location or use the default path, and then select **Install**. + 5. On the completion page, note the instance name for your installation, select **Close**, and then select **Yes**. ![In this example, the instance name is SQLEXPRESS01](images/sql-instance.png) @@ -50,29 +54,37 @@ You install VAMT as part of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for ### Install VAMT using the ADK 1. Download the latest version of [Windows 10 ADK](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install). + If an older version is already installed, it is recommended to uninstall the older ADK and install the latest version. Existing VAMT data is maintained in the VAMT database. + 2. Enter an install location or use the default path, and then select **Next**. + 3. Select a privacy setting, and then select **Next**. + 4. Accept the license terms. + 5. On the **Select the features you want to install** page, select **Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT)**, and then select **Install**. (You can select additional features to install as well.) + 6. On the completion page, select **Close**. ### Configure VAMT to connect to SQL Server Express or full SQL Server 1. Open **Volume Active Management Tool 3.1** from the Start menu. + 2. Enter the server instance name (for a remote SQL use the FQDN) and a name for the database, select **Connect**, and then select **Yes** to create the database. See the following image for an example for SQL. - ![Server name is .\SQLEXPRESS and database name is VAMT](images/vamt-db.png) + ![Server name is .\SQLEXPRESS and database name is VAMT](images/vamt-db.png) -for remote SQL Server use -servername.yourdomain.com + For remote SQL Server use `servername.yourdomain.com`. ## Uninstall VAMT To uninstall VAMT using the **Programs and Features** Control Panel: + 1. Open **Control Panel** and select **Programs and Features**. + 2. Select **Assessment and Deployment Kit** from the list of installed programs and click **Change**. Follow the instructions in the Windows ADK installer to remove VAMT. From 0ca5e2d747843b6e98c63057d4d0c796d7bb1438 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gary Moore Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:56:50 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Added missing comma; fixed awkward phrasing --- windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md b/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md index 3d79a4ff9b..a525cff518 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md +++ b/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ This topic describes how to install the Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) You install VAMT as part of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 10. >[!IMPORTANT] ->VAMT requires local administrator privileges on all managed computers in order to deposit confirmation IDs (CIDs), get the client products’ license status, and install product keys. If VAMT is being used to manage products and product keys on the local host computer and you do not have administrator privileges, start VAMT with elevated privileges. For Active Directory-Based Activation use, for best results we recommend running VAMT while logged on as a domain administrator.  +>VAMT requires local administrator privileges on all managed computers in order to deposit confirmation IDs (CIDs), get the client products’ license status, and install product keys. If VAMT is being used to manage products and product keys on the local host computer and you do not have administrator privileges, start VAMT with elevated privileges. For best results when using Active Directory-based activation, we recommend running VAMT while logged on as a domain administrator.  >[!NOTE] >The VAMT Microsoft Management Console snap-in ships as an x86 package. @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ You install VAMT as part of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for ![Server name is .\SQLEXPRESS and database name is VAMT](images/vamt-db.png) - For remote SQL Server use `servername.yourdomain.com`. + For remote SQL Server, use `servername.yourdomain.com`.