Rename server name with TS Licensing installed

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Hi,

Is TS Licensing server tie to the host name? If I need to rename the
server, do I need to call clearing house to re-activate the licenses? We
have a TS Licensing server with 4000 XP complimentary CAL. I was going to
build a new server and transfer the CAL to the new server. When I called MS
clearing house, they said can't transfer comp CALs.

There are some data on the this server that I'm moving to a new hardware but
for those data to work, I need to keep the same host name for the server.
Since I can't move the CALs, I'm hoping I can just rename the license server
to release the host name for the new hardware. Will I break TS license
server if I rename it to something else?

Thanks.
 
Re: Rename server name with TS Licensing installed

Depends on the detection method used.
If your Terminal Servers currently autodetect your TS Licensing
Server, then renaming the LS shouldn't make a difference.
But if you hardcoded the name of the LS into the registry of the
TS, or configure the LS in Terminal Services Configuration, then
you have to change it.
_________________________________________________________
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?RHlsYW4=?= <Dylan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 07
mar 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hi,
>
> Is TS Licensing server tie to the host name? If I need to
> rename the server, do I need to call clearing house to
> re-activate the licenses? We have a TS Licensing server with
> 4000 XP complimentary CAL. I was going to build a new server
> and transfer the CAL to the new server. When I called MS
> clearing house, they said can't transfer comp CALs.
>
> There are some data on the this server that I'm moving to a new
> hardware but for those data to work, I need to keep the same
> host name for the server. Since I can't move the CALs, I'm
> hoping I can just rename the license server to release the host
> name for the new hardware. Will I break TS license server if I
> rename it to something else?
>
> Thanks.
 
Re: Rename server name with TS Licensing installed

So the licensing piece is not tie to the hostname in any other ways than what
you've described? I hard coded IP address of the licensing server on TS
servers so it should be fine to rename, yes?

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> Depends on the detection method used.
> If your Terminal Servers currently autodetect your TS Licensing
> Server, then renaming the LS shouldn't make a difference.
> But if you hardcoded the name of the LS into the registry of the
> TS, or configure the LS in Terminal Services Configuration, then
> you have to change it.
> _________________________________________________________
> 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?RHlsYW4=?= <Dylan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 07
> mar 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is TS Licensing server tie to the host name? If I need to
> > rename the server, do I need to call clearing house to
> > re-activate the licenses? We have a TS Licensing server with
> > 4000 XP complimentary CAL. I was going to build a new server
> > and transfer the CAL to the new server. When I called MS
> > clearing house, they said can't transfer comp CALs.
> >
> > There are some data on the this server that I'm moving to a new
> > hardware but for those data to work, I need to keep the same
> > host name for the server. Since I can't move the CALs, I'm
> > hoping I can just rename the license server to release the host
> > name for the new hardware. Will I break TS license server if I
> > rename it to something else?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
 
Re: Rename server name with TS Licensing installed

It should be, because that overrides al other discovery methods.

Documented here:

301932 - Terminal Services Licensing service discovery
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=301932
_________________________________________________________
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?RHlsYW4=?= <Dylan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 07
mar 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> So the licensing piece is not tie to the hostname in any other
> ways than what you've described? I hard coded IP address of the
> licensing server on TS servers so it should be fine to rename,
> yes?
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Depends on the detection method used.
>> If your Terminal Servers currently autodetect your TS Licensing
>> Server, then renaming the LS shouldn't make a difference.
>> But if you hardcoded the name of the LS into the registry of
>> the TS, or configure the LS in Terminal Services Configuration,
>> then you have to change it.
>> _________________________________________________________
>> 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?RHlsYW4=?= <Dylan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on
>> 07 mar 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Is TS Licensing server tie to the host name? If I need to
>> > rename the server, do I need to call clearing house to
>> > re-activate the licenses? We have a TS Licensing server with
>> > 4000 XP complimentary CAL. I was going to build a new server
>> > and transfer the CAL to the new server. When I called MS
>> > clearing house, they said can't transfer comp CALs.
>> >
>> > There are some data on the this server that I'm moving to a
>> > new hardware but for those data to work, I need to keep the
>> > same host name for the server. Since I can't move the CALs,
>> > I'm hoping I can just rename the license server to release
>> > the host name for the new hardware. Will I break TS license
>> > server if I rename it to something else?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
 
Re: Rename server name with TS Licensing installed

Yes, I've read that piece but my concern is if the activation of the license
server or the CAL has any tie-in with the hostname?

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> It should be, because that overrides al other discovery methods.
>
> Documented here:
>
> 301932 - Terminal Services Licensing service discovery
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=301932
> _________________________________________________________
> 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?RHlsYW4=?= <Dylan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 07
> mar 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
> > So the licensing piece is not tie to the hostname in any other
> > ways than what you've described? I hard coded IP address of the
> > licensing server on TS servers so it should be fine to rename,
> > yes?
> >
> > "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Depends on the detection method used.
> >> If your Terminal Servers currently autodetect your TS Licensing
> >> Server, then renaming the LS shouldn't make a difference.
> >> But if you hardcoded the name of the LS into the registry of
> >> the TS, or configure the LS in Terminal Services Configuration,
> >> then you have to change it.
> >> _________________________________________________________
> >> 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?RHlsYW4=?= <Dylan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on
> >> 07 mar 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
> >>
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > Is TS Licensing server tie to the host name? If I need to
> >> > rename the server, do I need to call clearing house to
> >> > re-activate the licenses? We have a TS Licensing server with
> >> > 4000 XP complimentary CAL. I was going to build a new server
> >> > and transfer the CAL to the new server. When I called MS
> >> > clearing house, they said can't transfer comp CALs.
> >> >
> >> > There are some data on the this server that I'm moving to a
> >> > new hardware but for those data to work, I need to keep the
> >> > same host name for the server. Since I can't move the CALs,
> >> > I'm hoping I can just rename the license server to release
> >> > the host name for the new hardware. Will I break TS license
> >> > server if I rename it to something else?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
>
 
Re: Rename server name with TS Licensing installed

To the best of my knowledge, there's nothing which ties the CALs to
a specific hostname of the LS, but I have never tested this
personally.
_________________________________________________________
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?RHlsYW4=?= <Dylan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 07
mar 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Yes, I've read that piece but my concern is if the activation of
> the license server or the CAL has any tie-in with the hostname?
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> It should be, because that overrides al other discovery
>> methods.
>>
>> Documented here:
>>
>> 301932 - Terminal Services Licensing service discovery
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=301932
>> _________________________________________________________
>> 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?RHlsYW4=?= <Dylan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on
>> 07 mar 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>
>> > So the licensing piece is not tie to the hostname in any
>> > other ways than what you've described? I hard coded IP
>> > address of the licensing server on TS servers so it should be
>> > fine to rename, yes?
>> >
>> > "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Depends on the detection method used.
>> >> If your Terminal Servers currently autodetect your TS
>> >> Licensing Server, then renaming the LS shouldn't make a
>> >> difference. But if you hardcoded the name of the LS into the
>> >> registry of the TS, or configure the LS in Terminal Services
>> >> Configuration, then you have to change it.
>> >> _________________________________________________________
>> >> 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?RHlsYW4=?= <Dylan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> >> on 07 mar 2008 in
>> >> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>> >>
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > Is TS Licensing server tie to the host name? If I need to
>> >> > rename the server, do I need to call clearing house to
>> >> > re-activate the licenses? We have a TS Licensing server
>> >> > with 4000 XP complimentary CAL. I was going to build a
>> >> > new server and transfer the CAL to the new server. When I
>> >> > called MS clearing house, they said can't transfer comp
>> >> > CALs.
>> >> >
>> >> > There are some data on the this server that I'm moving to
>> >> > a new hardware but for those data to work, I need to keep
>> >> > the same host name for the server. Since I can't move the
>> >> > CALs, I'm hoping I can just rename the license server to
>> >> > release the host name for the new hardware. Will I break
>> >> > TS license server if I rename it to something else?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks.
 
Re: Rename server name with TS Licensing installed

Dylan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is TS Licensing server tie to the host name? If I need to rename the
> server, do I need to call clearing house to re-activate the licenses? We
> have a TS Licensing server with 4000 XP complimentary CAL. I was going to
> build a new server and transfer the CAL to the new server. When I called MS
> clearing house, they said can't transfer comp CALs.
>
> There are some data on the this server that I'm moving to a new hardware but
> for those data to work, I need to keep the same host name for the server.
> Since I can't move the CALs, I'm hoping I can just rename the license server
> to release the host name for the new hardware. Will I break TS license
> server if I rename it to something else?
>
> Thanks.

I really don't think you have to worry about the "comp" licenses. Sounds
like the "free" licenses issued by TS 2000 license server. Are you
running TS 2000?

Once the new server is running and detected/used, it will start issuing
temporary (comp?) licenses to any and all XP workstations. No need to
transfer any licenses.

Of course, if you are talking about free CALs issued during the grace
period for transitioning to TS 2003, then you should ignore the previous
..... ;-)

--

Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
 
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