Windows Keys Management Plugin

[AlexPDX]

Re: Windows 10: Product keys and naming?

Hy guys.
I know this is an old post…but im just trying to understand and get help for this plugin, that, in my opinion, helps me a lot.

Ok so, right now, i have dev-branch version is 1.5.10
I have over 350 Windows hosts, but im not using Volume License Key
Each host has his own OEM/OEI Windows Key and i keep track of them by the unique MAC address.
Usually i use the “Product Key” inside the settings of a host to activate that Windows.

I must specify that the “default” Windows installation that i make and capture, are in a vSphere/VMware environment, so no Windows key installed for that default image.

…sometimes the Host Name changes
…sometimes the the Host name Remains the same, but the device changes, maybe because of imminent damage or just being upgraded (also the Windows Key changes)

So my question is :

Is there a way to “Link bidirectionally” the information in the Host and Windows Keys Management Plugin ?

Im interested to make a link between :

Windows Key Plugin <->Host

Windows Key Name <-> Host name
Windows Key Description <-> Host Primary MAC
Windows Key <-> Host Product Key

I think this would be a plugin thing to do…and if i change the information in the host, or, in the Windows Keys Management Plugin, the change to be also in that particularly Host

…i don’t know if it’s a bug or it’s just me…but sometimes , after i add the “Host Product Key” and click “Update” …then add something in the “Host Description” and click “Update” again …the information in the “Host Product Key” just vanishes
I’ve notice that i can not add the whole information and click update because somethings like “Host Location” or “Host Image” or “Host Bios Exit Type” …just don’t stay the way i set them…so that’s why i have to add the information and click Update after each information added .

[Sebastian Roth]

@AlexPDX said in Windows Keys Management Plugin:

Is there a way to “Link bidirectionally” the information in the Host and Windows Keys Management Plugin ?
Im interested to make a link between :
Windows Key Plugin <->Host

I am not sure this is what this plugin was intended to be used for. From the plugin description: “Windows keys is a plugin that associates product keys for Microsoft Windows to images. Those images should be activated with the associated key.”

But if I understand your post correctly you should not need to use the mentioned Windows Key plugin at all. Each Host object in the database has it’s own field for the Windows Product key (as seen in the web UI host settings page). This is stored in the same DB table and therefore directly connected: host <-> key

…i don’t know if it’s a bug or it’s just me…but sometimes , after i add the “Host Product Key” and click “Update” …then add something in the “Host Description” and click “Update” again …the information in the “Host Product Key” just vanishes

This is definitely not ok! We need to look into why this is happening.

1. Uninstall the Windows Key plugin because I am sure this is not gonna help in your case as stated above. The plugin code is being less well looked at and so chances are higher this has a bug and could even cause trouble.
2. Talk to your folks using the FOG web UI (everyone!) to see if others might be seeing the same issue when saving host information and as well if possibly people edit the same host object and overwrite each others settings.
3. Take a look at the apache error log (see my signature) and post errors found there in this forum topic.
4. Try to replicate the “lost settings” issue so we get some more grip on how to fix this - I have done some testing and it’s not happening for me.

[AlexPDX]

@Sebastian-Roth said in Windows Keys Management Plugin:

overwrite each others settings

Yess…this was the cause …i’ve uninstalled the plugin and now all seems ok
10x dude