Guest Rob S Posted July 16, 2008 Posted July 16, 2008 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
Guest Hank Arnold (MVP) Posted July 16, 2008 Posted July 16, 2008 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
Guest Vera Noest [MVP] Posted July 16, 2008 Posted July 16, 2008 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 ___
Guest Hank Arnold (MVP) Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 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
Guest Vera Noest [MVP] Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 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 ___
Guest Hank Arnold (MVP) Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 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
Guest Rob S Posted July 30, 2008 Posted July 30, 2008 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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