Terminal Server with SBS - Setup & licenses

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Hi all! We have SBS 2003 R2 controlling a smaill domain and 10-15
users. We have some remote user who we would like to give access to an
SQL application that lives on the SBS box.

After various discussions on the SBS group we have pruchase an
additional box, plus WServer 2003 Std, plus 5 TS CALS.

I've setup WS2003 on the new box and have joined it to the SBS Domain
as a Server and for most of the setup I've followed the document
entitiled Deploying Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server to Host User
Desktops in a Windows Small Business Server 2003 Environment.

However, when I go to the stage entitled Configure Terminal Service
Licensing I remembered seeing something that said this was best done
on the SBServer. I sought advice and was told this was correct, so
that what I did.

I then activated the license server.

So far so good. I now want to add my 5 TS CALS and the install process
asks for the 25-char license number.

I've looked on eopen where our purchase of WS2003 Std and the 5 TS
Cals is shown and there seems to be only one license key that covers
this whole purchase (actually there are four, one for each of 32-bit,
32-bit R2, 64-bit and 64-bit R2).

Obviously I used this key when I installed the WS2003 software on the
TS box, but this key doesnt seem to work in Terminal Services
Licensing when it's activated on the SBServer.

Should I have another key? Have I installed this wrong? Or am I
missing something in the process?

(I'll confess now this is the first TS box I've done, having grown up
on SBS over the last couple of years!)

TIA,

JohnK
 
Re: Terminal Server with SBS - Setup & licenses

Hi John,

Open up Terminal Server Licensing on your SBS server,
right-click on the server name and choose Install Licenses.
Click Next and then choose your License Program from
the drop down. For example, if you purchased your TS
CALs via Open Business you would choose Open License.

With Open License you will need your Authorization Number
and your license number. These numbers are visible on the
License Detail page of the eOpen site.

The 25 character license code is only for a Retail License Pak.

-TP

John F Kappler wrote:
> Hi all! We have SBS 2003 R2 controlling a smaill domain and 10-15
> users. We have some remote user who we would like to give access to an
> SQL application that lives on the SBS box.
>
> After various discussions on the SBS group we have pruchase an
> additional box, plus WServer 2003 Std, plus 5 TS CALS.
>
> I've setup WS2003 on the new box and have joined it to the SBS Domain
> as a Server and for most of the setup I've followed the document
> entitiled Deploying Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server to Host User
> Desktops in a Windows Small Business Server 2003 Environment.
>
> However, when I go to the stage entitled Configure Terminal Service
> Licensing I remembered seeing something that said this was best done
> on the SBServer. I sought advice and was told this was correct, so
> that what I did.
>
> I then activated the license server.
>
> So far so good. I now want to add my 5 TS CALS and the install process
> asks for the 25-char license number.
>
> I've looked on eopen where our purchase of WS2003 Std and the 5 TS
> Cals is shown and there seems to be only one license key that covers
> this whole purchase (actually there are four, one for each of 32-bit,
> 32-bit R2, 64-bit and 64-bit R2).
>
> Obviously I used this key when I installed the WS2003 software on the
> TS box, but this key doesnt seem to work in Terminal Services
> Licensing when it's activated on the SBServer.
>
> Should I have another key? Have I installed this wrong? Or am I
> missing something in the process?
>
> (I'll confess now this is the first TS box I've done, having grown up
> on SBS over the last couple of years!)
>
> TIA,
>
> JohnK
 
Re: Terminal Server with SBS - Setup & licenses

Thanks TP - but I still have a problem!

After I choose Install Licenses, I no longer have the drop-down. It's
automatically defaulting to Retail Licenses (which I used on my first
attempt before I posted here!).

And despite it saying you can click on cancel and change the settings
using Properties, that parameter doesn't get listed under Properties
(or it it does I cant find it).

I've tried de-activating and r-eactivating, but I still get Retail
pre-completed and not editable.

Thanks,

JohnK

On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:39:16 -0400, "TP"
<tperson.knowspamn@mailandnews.com> wrote:

>Hi John,
>
>Open up Terminal Server Licensing on your SBS server,
>right-click on the server name and choose Install Licenses.
>Click Next and then choose your License Program from
>the drop down. For example, if you purchased your TS
>CALs via Open Business you would choose Open License.
>
>With Open License you will need your Authorization Number
>and your license number. These numbers are visible on the
>License Detail page of the eOpen site.
>
>The 25 character license code is only for a Retail License Pak.
>
>-TP
>
 
Re: Terminal Server with SBS - Setup & licenses

The first screen is not editable, you need to click Next
before the dropdown shows up. If you click Next
and it jumps to the enter License Code page click
the back button. Play with it a bit, if you don't enter
a license code it doesn't have any effect.

-TP

John F Kappler wrote:
> Thanks TP - but I still have a problem!
>
> After I choose Install Licenses, I no longer have the drop-down. It's
> automatically defaulting to Retail Licenses (which I used on my first
> attempt before I posted here!).
>
> And despite it saying you can click on cancel and change the settings
> using Properties, that parameter doesn't get listed under Properties
> (or it it does I cant find it).
>
> I've tried de-activating and r-eactivating, but I still get Retail
> pre-completed and not editable.
>
> Thanks,
>
> JohnK
 
Re: Terminal Server with SBS - Setup & licenses

Thanks again!

When I re-activated it the wizard led me thtough to a screen where I
could choose license type, so then followed your instructions and
licenses are installed.

Cheers!

JohnK


On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:19:05 -0400, "TP"
<tperson.knowspamn@mailandnews.com> wrote:

>The first screen is not editable, you need to click Next
>before the dropdown shows up. If you click Next
>and it jumps to the enter License Code page click
>the back button. Play with it a bit, if you don't enter
>a license code it doesn't have any effect.
>
>-TP
>
>John F Kappler wrote:
>> Thanks TP - but I still have a problem!
>>
>> After I choose Install Licenses, I no longer have the drop-down. It's
>> automatically defaulting to Retail Licenses (which I used on my first
>> attempt before I posted here!).
>>
>> And despite it saying you can click on cancel and change the settings
>> using Properties, that parameter doesn't get listed under Properties
>> (or it it does I cant find it).
>>
>> I've tried de-activating and r-eactivating, but I still get Retail
>> pre-completed and not editable.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> JohnK
 
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