TS licensing on Windows 2003 R2

[Mike]

Hi

As there is now a requirement to have a license server running on the
network, was wondering how licensing works now.

I am in the process of buying 2x5 licenses, which I was initially intending
to deploy 5 licenses on 2 separate machines.

Was wondering if this changed with the server model, would this mean that
these licenses would allow access to any machine with TS installed up to the
limit of the 10 I will own?

Hoping that someone can clarify this for me.

Many Thanks in advance.

Mike

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Note that TS CALs are issued to clients (or users), not to Terminal
Servers.
So if both your Terminal Servers are used by the same group of
clients or users, there is no problem at all.

If you install all 10 licenses on the TS Licensing Server, and both
of your Terminal Servers use this LS as their TS Licensing Server,
then your 10 TS CALs will be issued to the first 10 clients that
connect, irrespective of which TS they connect to.

If you need to separate licensing, with a license to 5 clients of
each TS, then you will need to install 2 separate TS Licensing
Servers. You will also need to define 2 TS Licensing Security
groups, because by default all Terminal Servers can use all TS
Licensing Servers which they can locate.

_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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=?Utf-8?B?TWlrZQ==?= <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 27
jul 2007:

> Hi
>
> As there is now a requirement to have a license server running
> on the network, was wondering how licensing works now.
>
> I am in the process of buying 2x5 licenses, which I was
> initially intending to deploy 5 licenses on 2 separate machines.
>
> Was wondering if this changed with the server model, would this
> mean that these licenses would allow access to any machine with
> TS installed up to the limit of the 10 I will own?
>
> Hoping that someone can clarify this for me.
>
> Many Thanks in advance.
>
> Mike

 

[Mike]

Hi Vera

I have only just started using TS again after a long time and after
discovering your website, thankyou very very much for your time and
willingness to share your knowledge and experience.



"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> Note that TS CALs are issued to clients (or users), not to Terminal
> Servers.
> So if both your Terminal Servers are used by the same group of
> clients or users, there is no problem at all.
>
> If you install all 10 licenses on the TS Licensing Server, and both
> of your Terminal Servers use this LS as their TS Licensing Server,
> then your 10 TS CALs will be issued to the first 10 clients that
> connect, irrespective of which TS they connect to.
>
> If you need to separate licensing, with a license to 5 clients of
> each TS, then you will need to install 2 separate TS Licensing
> Servers. You will also need to define 2 TS Licensing Security
> groups, because by default all Terminal Servers can use all TS
> Licensing Servers which they can locate.
>
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> *----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*
>
> =?Utf-8?B?TWlrZQ==?= <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 27
> jul 2007:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > As there is now a requirement to have a license server running
> > on the network, was wondering how licensing works now.
> >
> > I am in the process of buying 2x5 licenses, which I was
> > initially intending to deploy 5 licenses on 2 separate machines.
> >
> > Was wondering if this changed with the server model, would this
> > mean that these licenses would allow access to any machine with
> > TS installed up to the limit of the 10 I will own?
> >
> > Hoping that someone can clarify this for me.
> >
> > Many Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Mike
>

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

You're welcome, Mike! I'm glad that my website is useful to you.

_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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=?Utf-8?B?TWlrZQ==?= <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 27
jul 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hi Vera
>
> I have only just started using TS again after a long time and
> after discovering your website, thankyou very very much for your
> time and willingness to share your knowledge and experience.
>
>
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Note that TS CALs are issued to clients (or users), not to
>> Terminal Servers.
>> So if both your Terminal Servers are used by the same group of
>> clients or users, there is no problem at all.
>>
>> If you install all 10 licenses on the TS Licensing Server, and
>> both of your Terminal Servers use this LS as their TS Licensing
>> Server, then your 10 TS CALs will be issued to the first 10
>> clients that connect, irrespective of which TS they connect to.
>>
>> If you need to separate licensing, with a license to 5 clients
>> of each TS, then you will need to install 2 separate TS
>> Licensing Servers. You will also need to define 2 TS Licensing
>> Security groups, because by default all Terminal Servers can
>> use all TS Licensing Servers which they can locate.
>>
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>> *----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*
>>
>> =?Utf-8?B?TWlrZQ==?= <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on
>> 27 jul 2007:
>>
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > As there is now a requirement to have a license server
>> > running on the network, was wondering how licensing works
>> > now.
>> >
>> > I am in the process of buying 2x5 licenses, which I was
>> > initially intending to deploy 5 licenses on 2 separate
>> > machines.
>> >
>> > Was wondering if this changed with the server model, would
>> > this mean that these licenses would allow access to any
>> > machine with TS installed up to the limit of the 10 I will
>> > own?
>> >
>> > Hoping that someone can clarify this for me.
>> >
>> > Many Thanks in advance.
>> >
>> > Mike