Implementing New Server to be TS License server

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I have an existing 2003 server that has been assigned as the TS license
server - However, there are no actual licenses installed beacuse the
application server the clients connect to via TS is a Windows 2000 server,
thus XP clients have the built-in license option. I will be putting in a new
server that I want to become the new TS License server because the existing
one is getting demoted to be used for something else. So, technically since
I don't really having any licenses installed on the existing server since
they are all using built-in licenses, once I activate the new server, will
those client start getting logged and recorded on the new server
automatically? Do I have to do anything to the clients? Do I have to
deactivate the current server before activating the new one? Is there a way
to transfer the "database" from one TS server to another?


I hope this makes some sense...thanks!

Sara
 
Re: Implementing New Server to be TS License server

The only thing that you will have to do is to make sure that the
W2K Terminal Server can locate the new TS Licensing Server.
Here's how to do that:

239107 - Establishing Preferred Windows 2000 Terminal Services
License Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=239107

You don't have to do anything on the clients.
You won't see any clients listed in the new TS Licensing Manager
immediately, because most clients will still hold a valid license.
But when their licenses expire and have to be renewed, you will see
them appear in the new LS, under the license type "Existing Windows
2000 Per Device TS CAL Token" - Built-in

If you don't want to wait for this to happen, you can delete the
existing license from one of your clients, to force it to grab a
new license from the new LS. That way, you get proof that
everything works.

187614 - Removing Terminal Server Licenses from an RDP Client
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=187614

Deactivate *and* uninstall the old LS after you have verified that
the new one is functioning as it should.

_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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=?Utf-8?B?U2FyYWw2OTc4?= <Saral6978@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote on 15 jan 2008 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> I have an existing 2003 server that has been assigned as the TS
> license server - However, there are no actual licenses installed
> beacuse the application server the clients connect to via TS is
> a Windows 2000 server, thus XP clients have the built-in license
> option. I will be putting in a new server that I want to become
> the new TS License server because the existing one is getting
> demoted to be used for something else. So, technically since
> I don't really having any licenses installed on the existing
> server since they are all using built-in licenses, once I
> activate the new server, will those client start getting logged
> and recorded on the new server automatically? Do I have to do
> anything to the clients? Do I have to deactivate the current
> server before activating the new one? Is there a way to
> transfer the "database" from one TS server to another?
>
>
> I hope this makes some sense...thanks!
>
> Sara
 
Re: Implementing New Server to be TS License server

Thank you so much, Vera!!! I really appreciate your help!

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> The only thing that you will have to do is to make sure that the
> W2K Terminal Server can locate the new TS Licensing Server.
> Here's how to do that:
>
> 239107 - Establishing Preferred Windows 2000 Terminal Services
> License Server
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=239107
>
> You don't have to do anything on the clients.
> You won't see any clients listed in the new TS Licensing Manager
> immediately, because most clients will still hold a valid license.
> But when their licenses expire and have to be renewed, you will see
> them appear in the new LS, under the license type "Existing Windows
> 2000 Per Device TS CAL Token" - Built-in
>
> If you don't want to wait for this to happen, you can delete the
> existing license from one of your clients, to force it to grab a
> new license from the new LS. That way, you get proof that
> everything works.
>
> 187614 - Removing Terminal Server Licenses from an RDP Client
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=187614
>
> Deactivate *and* uninstall the old LS after you have verified that
> the new one is functioning as it should.
>
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
> =?Utf-8?B?U2FyYWw2OTc4?= <Saral6978@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote on 15 jan 2008 in
> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
> > I have an existing 2003 server that has been assigned as the TS
> > license server - However, there are no actual licenses installed
> > beacuse the application server the clients connect to via TS is
> > a Windows 2000 server, thus XP clients have the built-in license
> > option. I will be putting in a new server that I want to become
> > the new TS License server because the existing one is getting
> > demoted to be used for something else. So, technically since
> > I don't really having any licenses installed on the existing
> > server since they are all using built-in licenses, once I
> > activate the new server, will those client start getting logged
> > and recorded on the new server automatically? Do I have to do
> > anything to the clients? Do I have to deactivate the current
> > server before activating the new one? Is there a way to
> > transfer the "database" from one TS server to another?
> >
> >
> > I hope this makes some sense...thanks!
> >
> > Sara
>
 
Re: Implementing New Server to be TS License server

You're welcome, Sara!
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

=?Utf-8?B?U2FyYWw2OTc4?= <Saral6978@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote on 15 jan 2008 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Thank you so much, Vera!!! I really appreciate your help!
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> The only thing that you will have to do is to make sure that
>> the W2K Terminal Server can locate the new TS Licensing Server.
>> Here's how to do that:
>>
>> 239107 - Establishing Preferred Windows 2000 Terminal Services
>> License Server
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=239107
>>
>> You don't have to do anything on the clients.
>> You won't see any clients listed in the new TS Licensing
>> Manager immediately, because most clients will still hold a
>> valid license. But when their licenses expire and have to be
>> renewed, you will see them appear in the new LS, under the
>> license type "Existing Windows 2000 Per Device TS CAL Token" -
>> Built-in
>>
>> If you don't want to wait for this to happen, you can delete
>> the existing license from one of your clients, to force it to
>> grab a new license from the new LS. That way, you get proof
>> that everything works.
>>
>> 187614 - Removing Terminal Server Licenses from an RDP Client
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=187614
>>
>> Deactivate *and* uninstall the old LS after you have verified
>> that the new one is functioning as it should.
>>
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>
>> =?Utf-8?B?U2FyYWw2OTc4?= <Saral6978@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote on 15 jan 2008 in
>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>
>> > I have an existing 2003 server that has been assigned as the
>> > TS license server - However, there are no actual licenses
>> > installed beacuse the application server the clients connect
>> > to via TS is a Windows 2000 server, thus XP clients have the
>> > built-in license option. I will be putting in a new server
>> > that I want to become the new TS License server because the
>> > existing one is getting demoted to be used for something
>> > else. So, technically since I don't really having any
>> > licenses installed on the existing server since they are all
>> > using built-in licenses, once I activate the new server, will
>> > those client start getting logged and recorded on the new
>> > server automatically? Do I have to do anything to the
>> > clients? Do I have to deactivate the current server before
>> > activating the new one? Is there a way to transfer the
>> > "database" from one TS server to another?
>> >
>> >
>> > I hope this makes some sense...thanks!
>> >
>> > Sara
 
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