Will TS connections stop in this scenario ?

[Xavier]

Hello,

I have performed an audit for a potential customer. This is a small shop
with 6 people and for some (unknown) reason, their current IT firm installed
a Windows 2003 Server (SP2) as TS. This server is the only server in the
house and acts as DC, file & print, etc... The company uses 2 laptops and 4
Wyse Winterminals.

I checked the TS licencing configuration and here is what I found:

1. TS Lincencing service is installed on the server
2. TS Licence server is unactivated
3. TS is in user mode

The current IT company that advised the customer might have wanted to save
some TS licencing dollars. I have no idea when the server was installed and
I would like to know if some grace delay might expire and prevent user
connections. I played with TS licencing in a previous life, and IIRC, in
this scenario, nothing should break. But I am only 99% sure...

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Xavier

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Will TS connections stop in this scenario ?

Since the TS is in Per User licensing mode and Per User TS CALs are
currently unmanaged, license usage is not tracked nor enforced.
But if the company didn't buy any TS CALs, they are violating the
EULA.

823313 - Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server licensing issues and
requirements for deployment
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823313
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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"Xavier" <xminet@remove-this.hotmail.com> wrote on 09 jul 2007 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hello,
>
> I have performed an audit for a potential customer. This is a
> small shop with 6 people and for some (unknown) reason, their
> current IT firm installed a Windows 2003 Server (SP2) as TS.
> This server is the only server in the house and acts as DC, file
> & print, etc... The company uses 2 laptops and 4 Wyse
> Winterminals.
>
> I checked the TS licencing configuration and here is what I
> found:
>
> 1. TS Lincencing service is installed on the server
> 2. TS Licence server is unactivated
> 3. TS is in user mode
>
> The current IT company that advised the customer might have
> wanted to save some TS licencing dollars. I have no idea when
> the server was installed and I would like to know if some grace
> delay might expire and prevent user connections. I played with
> TS licencing in a previous life, and IIRC, in this scenario,
> nothing should break. But I am only 99% sure...
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Xavier

 

[Xavier]

Re: Will TS connections stop in this scenario ?

Hi Vera,

Thanks for the confirmation. Apparently the previous IT person wasn't TS
aware and made my potential customer buy 2 times Windows Server CALs... I am
going to include a fix for this in my proposal.

Xavier

"Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message
news:Xns99691977B45Fveranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...
> Since the TS is in Per User licensing mode and Per User TS CALs are
> currently unmanaged, license usage is not tracked nor enforced.
> But if the company didn't buy any TS CALs, they are violating the
> EULA.
>
> 823313 - Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server licensing issues and
> requirements for deployment
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823313
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
> "Xavier" <xminet@remove-this.hotmail.com> wrote on 09 jul 2007 in
> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have performed an audit for a potential customer. This is a
>> small shop with 6 people and for some (unknown) reason, their
>> current IT firm installed a Windows 2003 Server (SP2) as TS.
>> This server is the only server in the house and acts as DC, file
>> & print, etc... The company uses 2 laptops and 4 Wyse
>> Winterminals.
>>
>> I checked the TS licencing configuration and here is what I
>> found:
>>
>> 1. TS Lincencing service is installed on the server
>> 2. TS Licence server is unactivated
>> 3. TS is in user mode
>>
>> The current IT company that advised the customer might have
>> wanted to save some TS licencing dollars. I have no idea when
>> the server was installed and I would like to know if some grace
>> delay might expire and prevent user connections. I played with
>> TS licencing in a previous life, and IIRC, in this scenario,
>> nothing should break. But I am only 99% sure...
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Xavier