Using 2008 CALs on 2003 terminal server

[Guest Rob S]

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)]

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]]

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)]

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]]

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)]

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]

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