Release of old licenses in TS

[Guest Enfield]

It looks like that there are several devices which show as expired with the

old date and a new license has been re-issued to the same device, but the old

one has not been refreshed or released for others to use.

 

I checked couple of settings on License Manager to release it but was

unsuccessful as there is no option to either right click on that device and

say release or disconnect.

 

Any ideas guys! Thanks in advance!

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Release of old licenses in TS

 

I assume that you are running Windows 2003 on your TS and TS

Licensing Server?

And that you are using Per Device licenses? If so, check if this

solves the problem:

 

Expired TS CALs are not returned to the pool of available licenses

http://ts.veranoest.net/ts_faq_licensing.htm#release_expired_TSCALs

 

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Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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=?Utf-8?B?RW5maWVsZA==?= <Enfield@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

on 01 jul 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> It looks like that there are several devices which show as

> expired with the

> old date and a new license has been re-issued to the same

> device, but the old one has not been refreshed or released for

> others to use.

>

> I checked couple of settings on License Manager to release it

> but was unsuccessful as there is no option to either right click

> on that device and say release or disconnect.

>

> Any ideas guys! Thanks in advance!

[Guest Enfield]

Re: Release of old licenses in TS

 

Hi Vera,

 

Thanks for the reply and the post. Well that was some news for me for the

first time and it was really helpful. Unfortunately, I do not have VSS

running on this server, but there are several other servers that it might be

running which I am not aware of, but I am sure it should be running somewhere

I know in few locations which I can find out.

 

So, do you think running VSS on any other server would cause this problem in

not releasing the expired licenses?

 

thanks again will wait for your reply.

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> I assume that you are running Windows 2003 on your TS and TS

> Licensing Server?

> And that you are using Per Device licenses? If so, check if this

> solves the problem:

>

> Expired TS CALs are not returned to the pool of available licenses

> http://ts.veranoest.net/ts_faq_licensing.htm#release_expired_TSCALs

>

> _________________________________________________________

> 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?RW5maWVsZA==?= <Enfield@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

> on 01 jul 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> > It looks like that there are several devices which show as

> > expired with the

> > old date and a new license has been re-issued to the same

> > device, but the old one has not been refreshed or released for

> > others to use.

> >

> > I checked couple of settings on License Manager to release it

> > but was unsuccessful as there is no option to either right click

> > on that device and say release or disconnect.

> >

> > Any ideas guys! Thanks in advance!

>

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Release of old licenses in TS

 

No, only if VSS is running on the Licensing Server can it have this

effect.

Have you stopped and restarted the TS Licensing Service on the

Licensing Server? maybe the recovery thread stoped for some other

reason?

If that doesn't solve it, are there any warnings or errors in the

EventLog on the LS? Can you post the result of the lsreport tool

here (it's part of the Windows 2003 resource Kit)

 

317592 - HOW TO: Use the Terminal Services Licensing Reporter Tool

(Lsreport.exe)

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=317592

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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=?Utf-8?B?RW5maWVsZA==?= <Enfield@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

on 02 jul 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hi Vera,

>

> Thanks for the reply and the post. Well that was some news for

> me for the first time and it was really helpful. Unfortunately,

> I do not have VSS running on this server, but there are several

> other servers that it might be running which I am not aware of,

> but I am sure it should be running somewhere I know in few

> locations which I can find out.

>

> So, do you think running VSS on any other server would cause

> this problem in not releasing the expired licenses?

>

> thanks again will wait for your reply.

>

> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

>

>> I assume that you are running Windows 2003 on your TS and TS

>> Licensing Server?

>> And that you are using Per Device licenses? If so, check if

>> this solves the problem:

>>

>> Expired TS CALs are not returned to the pool of available

>> licenses

>> http://ts.veranoest.net/ts_faq_licensing.htm#release_expired_TSC

>> ALs

>>

>> _________________________________________________________

>> 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?RW5maWVsZA==?= <Enfield@discussions.microsoft.com>

>> wrote on 01 jul 2008 in

>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>>

>> > It looks like that there are several devices which show as

>> > expired with the

>> > old date and a new license has been re-issued to the same

>> > device, but the old one has not been refreshed or released

>> > for others to use.

>> >

>> > I checked couple of settings on License Manager to release it

>> > but was unsuccessful as there is no option to either right

>> > click on that device and say release or disconnect.

>> >

>> > Any ideas guys! Thanks in advance!