Re: Licensing Question
You're talking about TS CALs, I assume?
Yes, as TP wrote, as long as your Terminal Server runs W2K and you
only upgrade the DC, then your XP Pro and W2K Pro clients will still
receive a free TS CAL from the TS Licensing Server (note that the
clients themselves do *not* come with a built-in license, they get
one from the built-in pool of "Existing Windows 2000 TS CALs on the
LS).
I only wanted to point out that you need a 2003 server CAL for each
client, since you are upgrading the DC and your clients will contact
the DC for authentication.
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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting:
http://ts.veranoest.net
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=?Utf-8?B?dGFyYXNhbg==?= <tarasan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
on 14 nov 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
> I checked today with Microsoft and they said that the licensing
> would still be the same even with the 2003 upgrade in that
> Windows XP Pro and W2K Professional would include a license. Can
> someone confirm? Thanks.
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> You will need 2003 server CALs for every client or user (not TS
>> CALs), since you are going to be authenticated by a 2003 DC.
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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>>
>> "TP" <tperson.knowspamn@mailandnews.com> wrote on 13 nov 2007
>> in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>
>> > Licensing will work the same. On your new 2003 DC
>> > install TS Licensing server and activate it. It will issue
>> > TS CALs from the free pool to the w2k and XP Pro
>> > machines that connect to your 2000 TS.
>> >
>> > -TP
>> >
>> > tarasan wrote:
>> >> We are currently running Windows TS 2000 on a Windows 2000
>> >> DC. From my understanding as long as you have a W2K or XP
>> >> Pro machine you have a license. My question is if we upgrade
>> >> our DC to a Windows 2003 but still run a Windows TS 2000 how
>> >> does that affect licensing? 