Windows Server 2019 evaluation Key.

Hi everyone. 

As a helpful tip to save your frustration.

I bought a Dell T430 Server, well spec'd from EOL corporate disposal, Jan 2023. No top cover of feet. For a Windows Server certification. I tried Windows Server 2012 R2: no driver support, so Don't waste your time.

For Windows Server 2019 Eval: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/download-windows-server-2019

After trial and error I found the matching activation key, nowhere was the exact OS version specified:

Windows Server 2019 Essentials WVDHN-86M7X-466P6-VHXV7-YY726.

Two days wasted, the solution appearing in a technical thread, thanks to: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/ryanl-3550/

 

Hope this helps others using the above products. 

Tony X.