Using 2008 CALs on 2003 terminal server

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Can you do it? My experience is that 2008 retail CALs won't work on a 2003
terminal server, despite several people stating that it will.

Can anyone shed some light on this (I get "license code not recognized" trying
to enter a valid CAL)

thanks

-Rob
robatwork at mail dot com
 
Re: Using 2008 CALs on 2003 terminal server

Rob S wrote:
> Can you do it? My experience is that 2008 retail CALs won't work on a 2003
> terminal server, despite several people stating that it will.
>
> Can anyone shed some light on this (I get "license code not recognized" trying
> to enter a valid CAL)
>
> thanks
>
> -Rob
> robatwork at mail dot com

You can "downgrade" the CALs to work on a 2003 TS server. You won't,
AFAIK, be able to reverse it later, though....

--

Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
 
Re: Using 2008 CALs on 2003 terminal server

"Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasilon@aol.com> wrote on 16 jul 2008 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Rob S wrote:
>> Can you do it? My experience is that 2008 retail CALs won't
>> work on a 2003 terminal server, despite several people stating
>> that it will.
>>
>> Can anyone shed some light on this (I get "license code not
>> recognized" trying to enter a valid CAL)
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> -Rob
>> robatwork at mail dot com
>
> You can "downgrade" the CALs to work on a 2003 TS server. You
> won't, AFAIK, be able to reverse it later, though....

It's certainly allowed, as documented here:

Windows Server 2008 Downgrade Rights
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/downgrade-
rights.aspx

The best thing you can do is to use the "telephone method" when you
install the TS CALs on the Licensing Server, i.e. phone the
Clearinghouse.
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
 
Re: Using 2008 CALs on 2003 terminal server

Vera Noest [MVP] wrote:
> "Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasilon@aol.com> wrote on 16 jul 2008 in
> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
>> Rob S wrote:
>>> Can you do it? My experience is that 2008 retail CALs won't
>>> work on a 2003 terminal server, despite several people stating
>>> that it will.
>>>
>>> Can anyone shed some light on this (I get "license code not
>>> recognized" trying to enter a valid CAL)
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> -Rob
>>> robatwork at mail dot com
>> You can "downgrade" the CALs to work on a 2003 TS server. You
>> won't, AFAIK, be able to reverse it later, though....
>
> It's certainly allowed, as documented here:
>
> Windows Server 2008 Downgrade Rights
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/downgrade-
> rights.aspx
>
> The best thing you can do is to use the "telephone method" when you
> install the TS CALs on the Licensing Server, i.e. phone the
> Clearinghouse.
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

I'm a bit confused. Am I right about not being able to upgrade later?--

Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
 
Re: Using 2008 CALs on 2003 terminal server

"Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasilon@aol.com> wrote on 20 jul 2008 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Vera Noest [MVP] wrote:
>> "Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasilon@aol.com> wrote on 16 jul 2008 in
>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>
>>> Rob S wrote:
>>>> Can you do it? My experience is that 2008 retail CALs won't
>>>> work on a 2003 terminal server, despite several people
>>>> stating that it will.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone shed some light on this (I get "license code not
>>>> recognized" trying to enter a valid CAL)
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> -Rob
>>>> robatwork at mail dot com
>>> You can "downgrade" the CALs to work on a 2003 TS server. You
>>> won't, AFAIK, be able to reverse it later, though....
>>
>> It's certainly allowed, as documented here:
>>
>> Windows Server 2008 Downgrade Rights
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/downgrade-
>> rights.aspx
>>
>> The best thing you can do is to use the "telephone method" when
>> you install the TS CALs on the Licensing Server, i.e. phone the
>> Clearinghouse.
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
> I'm a bit confused. Am I right about not being able to upgrade
> later?--
>
> Regards,
> Hank Arnold
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Server - Directory Services

No, you can later upgrade your servers to 2008 and your 2008 TS
CALs will be valid. But for the 2003 TS CALs (used on a W2K
server), there was no automatic upgrade. It means that you have to
phone the Clearinghouse when you upgrade to get a new license pack.
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
 
Re: Using 2008 CALs on 2003 terminal server

Vera Noest [MVP] wrote:
> "Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasilon@aol.com> wrote on 20 jul 2008 in
> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
>> Vera Noest [MVP] wrote:
>>> "Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasilon@aol.com> wrote on 16 jul 2008 in
>>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>>
>>>> Rob S wrote:
>>>>> Can you do it? My experience is that 2008 retail CALs won't
>>>>> work on a 2003 terminal server, despite several people
>>>>> stating that it will.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone shed some light on this (I get "license code not
>>>>> recognized" trying to enter a valid CAL)
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> -Rob
>>>>> robatwork at mail dot com
>>>> You can "downgrade" the CALs to work on a 2003 TS server. You
>>>> won't, AFAIK, be able to reverse it later, though....
>>> It's certainly allowed, as documented here:
>>>
>>> Windows Server 2008 Downgrade Rights
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/downgrade-
>>> rights.aspx
>>>
>>> The best thing you can do is to use the "telephone method" when
>>> you install the TS CALs on the Licensing Server, i.e. phone the
>>> Clearinghouse.
>>> _________________________________________________________
>>> Vera Noest
>>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>> I'm a bit confused. Am I right about not being able to upgrade
>> later?--
>>
>> Regards,
>> Hank Arnold
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Server - Directory Services
>
> No, you can later upgrade your servers to 2008 and your 2008 TS
> CALs will be valid. But for the 2003 TS CALs (used on a W2K
> server), there was no automatic upgrade. It means that you have to
> phone the Clearinghouse when you upgrade to get a new license pack.
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

Thanks for clearing that up. Good info to have...

--

Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
 
Re: Using 2008 CALs on 2003 terminal server




Thanks Vera - very useful. I spent a happy 20 minutes repeating license codes to
the "offshore" call centre and another 10 listening to some 70s soul while he
went away to ask someone what I meant by "downgrade".

But it worked in the end!


On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:12:45 -0700, "Vera Noest [MVP]"
<vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:


-
-It's certainly allowed, as documented here:
-
-Windows Server 2008 Downgrade Rights
-http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/downgrade-
-rights.aspx
-
-The best thing you can do is to use the "telephone method" when you
-install the TS CALs on the Licensing Server, i.e. phone the
-Clearinghouse.
-_________________________________________________________
-Vera Noest
-MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
-TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
-___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
-Rob
robatwork at mail dot com
 
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