How to enable the Windows 2008 R2 guest operating systems on Windows 2008 R2 Datacenter edition host

Sorry, I realize it is there much written and blogged about activation and license but I still cannot grasp exactly what to do, please can you help me.

I have a host running windows 2008 R2, datacenter edition.  The 2008 datacenter edition license allows any number of windows OS to run on this host (will run for most 2008R3 standard edition) so I guess (I hope correctly) that I don't need to buy more licenses.

So my question is, when these comments of the virtual machines are created, how can I activate them?  What product key should be used?   I have a product key for data center edition, but it does not work "the product key you entered will not work with this edition of windows server 2008 R2.

Thank you if you can let me know if there is a way (or ways) for the operating systems Windows Server activated running on datacenter edition.

Best regards

Jules

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