Windows Event Log

Table 11 lists the events that KMS logs in the Windows event log. The following describe common data for each event:

  • Log file name for all except 12290: Windows Logs\Application

  • Log file name 12290: Applications and Services Logs\Key Management Service

  • Event provider name: Microsoft-Windows-Security-Licensing-SLC

  • Source name: Software Protection Service

Table 11. KMS Events Logged in the Windows Event Log

EventID

Logged by

Description

Message

Parameters

Fields included in comma-delimited string

Examples

 

 

 

 

Name

Description

 

12288

Client

Request generation failure or after RPC submit (client)

The client has sent an activation request to the Key Management Service computer.%nInfo:%n%1

HRESULT

Return code

0x0

 

Status

Flags (note 1)

0x8

Server:Port

Name:port

kms01.contoso.com:1688

CMID

Client Machine ID

08c3bda0-c556-4b61-9e4e-7bf6d4df80be,

Client Time

Request timestamp

2006/1/14 2:30,

VM Info

Unused

1

Licensing Status

License status

0 - Unlicensed

1 - Licensed (Activated)

2 - OOB grace

3 - OOT grace

4 – NonGenuineGrace

5 – Notifications

6 – Extended Grace

2

 

Time to Expiration

Time remaining (minutes)

40123

ActID

Activation ID - identifies the license

cf67834d-db4a-402c-ab1f-2c134f02b700,

N-Policy

Minimum count client needs to activate

25

12289

Client

After KMS response validation (client)

The client has processed an activation response from the key management service computer.%nInfo:%n%1

HRESULT

Return code

0x0

 

Status

Flags (note 1)

0x4000008

fBound

Activated flag

0

Unused

Unused - ignore

0

Count

KMS current count

4

Activation Interval

Request interval when not activated (minutes)

120

Renewal Interval

Request interval when activated (minutes)

10080

Client Time

Request timestamp

1/14/2006 2:30

12290

KMS

KMS server side log for each request

An activation request has been processed.%nInfo:%n%1

HRESULT

Return code

0x0

 

N-Policy

Client product minimum count needed to activate

25

Machine

Client computer name

kms03.site5.contoso.com

CMID

Client Machine ID

e5c98033-aab6-4d0b-9af9-1d399597dd56

 

Client Time

Request timestamp

2006/1/14 22:36

VM Info

Client OS is running in a virtual machine

1

Licensing Status

License status

0 - Unlicensed

1 - Licensed (Activated)

2 - OOB grace

3 - OOT grace,

4 - NonGenuineGrace

5 – Notifications

6 – Extended Grace

2

Time to Expiration

Time remaining (minutes)

40123

ActID

Activation ID - identifies the license

cf67834d-db4a-402c-ab1f-2c134f02b700

12291

KMS

KMS initialization failure

Volume-licensed client was unable to initialize the Key Management Service renewal timer.%nInfo:%n%1

HRESULT

Return code

 

12292

KMS

Renewal timer initialization failure

Key Management Service (KMS) failed to initialize renewal timer.%nInfo:%n%1

HRESULT

Return code

 

12293

KMS

DNS RR publishing failure

Publishing the Key Management Service (KMS) to DNS in the '%2' domain failed.%nInfo:%n%1

P1: HRESULT

P2: DNS domain

P1: Return code

P2: DNS domain name

12294

KMS

DNS RR publishing success

Publishing the Key Management Service (KMS) to DNS in the '%1' domain is successful.%n

DNS domain

DNS domain name