To view the automation output, expand Outputs. Choose the running automation, and then review the Executed steps. To monitor the execution progress, open the Systems Manger console, and then choose Automation from the navigation pane. The public IP address changes if you aren’t using an Elastic IP address.Ĩ. Important: If you set AllowOffline to True, your EC2 instance stops and restarts. For InstanceID, enter the ID for your impaired EC2 instance. If you don't want to activate Systems Manager, or if the instance isn't available in Input parameters, then turn off Show interactive instance picker. Review the prerequisites for using Systems Manager to manage your Amazon EC2 instances. Note: If you don't see your instance in the list, then the instance isn't activated for Systems Manager. For Input parameters, turn on Show interactive instance picker. For Execute automation document, choose Simple execution.ĥ. Select the AWSSupport-ActivateWindowsWithAmazonLicense Automation document, and then choose Next.Ĥ. In the search field, enter ActivateWindowsWithAmazonLicense. Choose Automation from the navigation pane, and then choose Execute automation.ģ. Be sure to select the same Region as the EC2 Windows instance that requires Windows activation.Ģ.

To use your own license, see Microsoft licensing on AWS.ġ.

Note: This solution isn't applicable for Bring Your Own License (BYOL) Windows instances. The automation checks the current status of Windows for your instance, and then activates Windows if the status is inactive. The AWSSupport-ActivateWindowsWithAmazonLicense Automation document activates an Amazon EC2 Windows instance with a license provided by Amazon. Resolution Activate Windows using a Systems Manager Automation document You can either use an AWS Systems Manager Automation document or follow a manual process to activate Windows. Or, there might be an issue with the Microsoft KMS client configuration.

You might get a Windows activation error message if your instance can’t reach the Microsoft KMS server. Windows instances use Microsoft Key Management Service (Microsoft KMS) on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for activation.

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