Error connecting to License Server

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When I launch my Terminal Services Licensing MMC, and it goes about searching
for my license server, I get the following error:

"No Terminal Server License server is availalbe in the current domain or
workgroup. To connect to another license server, click Action, click Connect,
and then type the server name."

When I type the name in, it finds it just fine and the MMC opens and I can
view my issued licenses, etc. I'm not sure why this started happening.
It was opening fine before and I have not made any changes to this server.

I've tried launching the MMC on the actual terminal licensing server, as
well as from my XP workstation. Both cause the same message.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Sara
 
Re: Error connecting to License Server

Order in which TS License Server Manager discovers License Server is,
- Searches all License Servers published in Catalog Server
- Checks if Domain Controller is License Server
- Self discover

There can be many reasons why License Server is not getting discovered now;
Even when you did not make any changes in server
- Your License Server might have been published in Catalog Server and
now that entry is removed.
- You are trying to run License Server Manager on the box which is not
in same domain as License Server Machine


"Sara L" <saral6978@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:28ab41d1321c88ca79bc02327c7b@msnews.microsoft.com...
> When I launch my Terminal Services Licensing MMC, and it goes about
> searching for my license server, I get the following error:
>
> "No Terminal Server License server is availalbe in the current domain or
> workgroup. To connect to another license server, click Action, click
> Connect, and then type the server name."
>
> When I type the name in, it finds it just fine and the MMC opens and I can
> view my issued licenses, etc. I'm not sure why this started happening.
> It was opening fine before and I have not made any changes to this server.
> I've tried launching the MMC on the actual terminal licensing server, as
> well as from my XP workstation. Both cause the same message.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sara
>
>
 
Re: Error connecting to License Server

Well, my license server is also a domain controller (recently newly implemented).
I originally had my license server on another DC, which after the install
of this new one, was demoted and removed from the domain entirely. Even
after that, I was able to open my Terminal Services Licensing MMC and my
server would come right up. This new DC is also a Catalog server. I only
have 1 domain, and all servers are part of that domain. If I didn't mention
it, I'm running Windows 2003 R2 on this new server.


> Order in which TS License Server Manager discovers License Server is,
> - Searches all License Servers published in Catalog Server
> - Checks if Domain Controller is License Server
> - Self discover
> There can be many reasons why License Server is not getting discovered
> now;
> Even when you did not make any changes in server
> - Your License Server might have been published in Catalog Server
> and
> now that entry is removed.
> - You are trying to run License Server Manager on the box which is
> not
> in same domain as License Server Machine
> "Sara L" <saral6978@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:28ab41d1321c88ca79bc02327c7b@msnews.microsoft.com...
>
>> When I launch my Terminal Services Licensing MMC, and it goes about
>> searching for my license server, I get the following error:
>>
>> "No Terminal Server License server is availalbe in the current domain
>> or workgroup. To connect to another license server, click Action,
>> click Connect, and then type the server name."
>>
>> When I type the name in, it finds it just fine and the MMC opens and
>> I can
>> view my issued licenses, etc. I'm not sure why this started
>> happening.
>> It was opening fine before and I have not made any changes to this
>> server.
>> I've tried launching the MMC on the actual terminal licensing server,
>> as
>> well as from my XP workstation. Both cause the same message.
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Sara
>>
 
Re: Error connecting to License Server

Sounds like the new LS wasn't properly published in AD. Maybe you
installed it under an account which didn't belong to Enterprise
Administrators? Check if this helps:

Manually Publishing and Un-publishing Terminal Server License
Servers
http://blogs.msdn.com/ts/archive/2007/02/27/manually-publishing-
and-un-publishing-terminal-server-license-servers.aspx
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MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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Sara L <saral6978@gmail.com> wrote on 02 maj 2008 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Well, my license server is also a domain controller (recently
> newly implemented).
> I originally had my license server on another DC, which after
> the install
> of this new one, was demoted and removed from the domain
> entirely. Even after that, I was able to open my Terminal
> Services Licensing MMC and my server would come right up. This
> new DC is also a Catalog server. I only have 1 domain, and all
> servers are part of that domain. If I didn't mention it, I'm
> running Windows 2003 R2 on this new server.
>
>
>> Order in which TS License Server Manager discovers License
>> Server is, - Searches all License Servers published in Catalog
>> Server - Checks if Domain Controller is License Server
>> - Self discover
>> There can be many reasons why License Server is not getting
>> discovered now;
>> Even when you did not make any changes in server
>> - Your License Server might have been published in Catalog
>> Server and
>> now that entry is removed.
>> - You are trying to run License Server Manager on the box which
>> is not
>> in same domain as License Server Machine
>> "Sara L" <saral6978@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:28ab41d1321c88ca79bc02327c7b@msnews.microsoft.com...
>>
>>> When I launch my Terminal Services Licensing MMC, and it goes
>>> about searching for my license server, I get the following
>>> error:
>>>
>>> "No Terminal Server License server is availalbe in the current
>>> domain or workgroup. To connect to another license server,
>>> click Action, click Connect, and then type the server name."
>>>
>>> When I type the name in, it finds it just fine and the MMC
>>> opens and I can
>>> view my issued licenses, etc. I'm not sure why this started
>>> happening.
>>> It was opening fine before and I have not made any changes to
>>> this server.
>>> I've tried launching the MMC on the actual terminal licensing
>>> server, as
>>> well as from my XP workstation. Both cause the same message.
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Sara
 
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