Multiple Terminal services Servers Licencing split

[astronomer2002]

I have two Terminal Servers (Windows 2003) one of them controlling the
licences. The second server has just been added to run a specific application.

I want each server to have its own licence pool as each caters for a
different set of remote users within the same active directory. I cannot see
how to do this.

I have a 25 pack of licences for one server and a new 10 pack for the other.
I do not want to simply top-up the 25 as this will inevitably lead to one
group of users hogging the licences. The licencing mode is per user and one
server has been in operation for 3 years.

Can anyone suggest a way to ration ts cals in this way?

 

[jolteroli]

Re: Multiple Terminal services Servers Licencing split

I assume you have TS/LS on the old server and just only TS on the new
server!?

What you can do, were to install a license server on the second TS too. Then
you force each terminal server, to use 127.0.0.1 -- it self -- as the only
LS to query for. Now you can split up your license packs on the both
servers.

Therefor, create the key
"HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Parameters\LicenseServers\127.0.0.1"
on each TS.

After a reboot, each terminal server will contact only itself for licenses
and pull them from there.

-jolt

"astronomer2002" <astronomer2002@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im
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>I have two Terminal Servers (Windows 2003) one of them controlling the
> licences. The second server has just been added to run a specific
> application.
>
> I want each server to have its own licence pool as each caters for a
> different set of remote users within the same active directory. I cannot
> see
> how to do this.
>
> I have a 25 pack of licences for one server and a new 10 pack for the
> other.
> I do not want to simply top-up the 25 as this will inevitably lead to one
> group of users hogging the licences. The licencing mode is per user and
> one
> server has been in operation for 3 years.
>
> Can anyone suggest a way to ration ts cals in this way?
>
>
>

 

[astronomer2002]

Re: Multiple Terminal services Servers Licencing split

Jolt,

Many thanks

Will try that - didn't think you could have two licencing servers in one
Active Directory.

"jolteroli" wrote:

> I assume you have TS/LS on the old server and just only TS on the new
> server!?
>
> What you can do, were to install a license server on the second TS too. Then
> you force each terminal server, to use 127.0.0.1 -- it self -- as the only
> LS to query for. Now you can split up your license packs on the both
> servers.
>
> Therefor, create the key
> "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Parameters\LicenseServers\127.0.0.1"
> on each TS.
>
> After a reboot, each terminal server will contact only itself for licenses
> and pull them from there.
>
> -jolt
>
> "astronomer2002" <astronomer2002@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im
> Newsbeitrag news:3356344D-781C-4464-8E44-6FC706C50DC2@microsoft.com...
> >I have two Terminal Servers (Windows 2003) one of them controlling the
> > licences. The second server has just been added to run a specific
> > application.
> >
> > I want each server to have its own licence pool as each caters for a
> > different set of remote users within the same active directory. I cannot
> > see
> > how to do this.
> >
> > I have a 25 pack of licences for one server and a new 10 pack for the
> > other.
> > I do not want to simply top-up the 25 as this will inevitably lead to one
> > group of users hogging the licences. The licencing mode is per user and
> > one
> > server has been in operation for 3 years.
> >
> > Can anyone suggest a way to ration ts cals in this way?
> >
> >
> >
>
>

 

[jolteroli]

Re: Multiple Terminal services Servers Licencing split

You can have as many LS as you want. Check this link:

http://www.msterminalservices.org/articles/Terminal-Server-License-Service-Discovery-Part1.html

-jolt

"astronomer2002" <astronomer2002@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im
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> Jolt,
>
> Many thanks
>
> Will try that - didn't think you could have two licencing servers in one
> Active Directory.
>
> "jolteroli" wrote:
>
>> I assume you have TS/LS on the old server and just only TS on the new
>> server!?
>>
>> What you can do, were to install a license server on the second TS too.
>> Then
>> you force each terminal server, to use 127.0.0.1 -- it self -- as the
>> only
>> LS to query for. Now you can split up your license packs on the both
>> servers.
>>
>> Therefor, create the key
>> "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Parameters\LicenseServers\127.0.0.1"
>> on each TS.
>>
>> After a reboot, each terminal server will contact only itself for
>> licenses
>> and pull them from there.
>>
>> -jolt
>>
>> "astronomer2002" <astronomer2002@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im
>> Newsbeitrag news:3356344D-781C-4464-8E44-6FC706C50DC2@microsoft.com...
>> >I have two Terminal Servers (Windows 2003) one of them controlling the
>> > licences. The second server has just been added to run a specific
>> > application.
>> >
>> > I want each server to have its own licence pool as each caters for a
>> > different set of remote users within the same active directory. I
>> > cannot
>> > see
>> > how to do this.
>> >
>> > I have a 25 pack of licences for one server and a new 10 pack for the
>> > other.
>> > I do not want to simply top-up the 25 as this will inevitably lead to
>> > one
>> > group of users hogging the licences. The licencing mode is per user and
>> > one
>> > server has been in operation for 3 years.
>> >
>> > Can anyone suggest a way to ration ts cals in this way?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>