License server - can you help me understand this

[Guest Lynnex1138]

As a new network admin in our small organization I am trying to understand

the licensing and the license manager I have inherited. Now we are about to

add two new servers to the domain. From what I understand about licensing,

we shouldn't have to purchase any more if we make all of ours per server,

because we already have enough for each user that could connect

simultaneously.

 

Here's my confusion: I go into Admin Tools\licensing…server browser… SV3

(the PDC) says 50 per server CALs purchased. But in the main window under

product view it says the following:

 

licensing mode Per seat Per Seat Per Svr Per

Svr

(per server) purchased Allocated Purchased

Reached

SV3 win2k 50 1195 75 230

76

sp4

Why does it say 1195 per seat purchased, etc.; is this referring to all the

servers? If I look at each server in server browser at "per server for :XX

concurrent connections" these numbers do not add up to 1195 per seat, so

what gives here? Am I missing something?

 

On my Win 2003 R2 sp2 SV4 it says 45 per server CALs purchased in server

browser. In the main license window it says:

 

licensing mode Per seat Per Seat Per Svr

Per Svr

(per server) purchased Allocated Purchased

Reached

SV4 2003 45 0 0

45 -31

R2 SP2 Ent

 

Does this mean that this individual server is giving out more licenses than

it has, and if so, why aren't some licenses being taken from other servers?

 

 

 

They all point to the same license server, which is SV2. All servers are on

the same subnet except for SV5.

How can I get all these in synch? I want to make sure our two new servers

don't add to our confusion.

 

We are about to add two new servers to the domain. From what I understand

about licensing, we shouldn't have to purchase any more if we make all of

ours per server, because we already have enough for each user that could

connect simultaneously.

 

Thanks so much to anyone who can help me understand this.

[Guest Anthony [MVP]]

Re: License server - can you help me understand this

 

The OS Licensing Service does not work. You just need to make sure you have

enough licenses. You can use an inventory program to do that.

You probably want per user CALs, as one per-user CAL can be used against any

number of servers, but it is worth reading the documents to see what works

best for you.

Anthony,

http://www.airdesk.co.uk

 

 

 

"Lynnex1138" <Lynnex1138@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>

> As a new network admin in our small organization I am trying to understand

> the licensing and the license manager I have inherited. Now we are about

> to

> add two new servers to the domain. From what I understand about

> licensing,

> we shouldn't have to purchase any more if we make all of ours per server,

> because we already have enough for each user that could connect

> simultaneously.

>

> Here's my confusion: I go into Admin Tools\licensing.server browser. SV3

> (the PDC) says 50 per server CALs purchased. But in the main window

> under

> product view it says the following:

>

> licensing mode Per seat Per Seat Per Svr Per

> Svr

> (per server) purchased Allocated Purchased

> Reached

> SV3 win2k 50 1195 75

> 230

> 76

> sp4

> Why does it say 1195 per seat purchased, etc.; is this referring to all

> the

> servers? If I look at each server in server browser at "per server for

> :XX

> concurrent connections" these numbers do not add up to 1195 per seat, so

> what gives here? Am I missing something?

>

> On my Win 2003 R2 sp2 SV4 it says 45 per server CALs purchased in server

> browser. In the main license window it says:

>

> licensing mode Per seat Per Seat Per Svr

> Per Svr

> (per server) purchased Allocated Purchased

> Reached

> SV4 2003 45 0 0

> 45 -31

> R2 SP2 Ent

>

> Does this mean that this individual server is giving out more licenses

> than

> it has, and if so, why aren't some licenses being taken from other

> servers?

>

>

>

> They all point to the same license server, which is SV2. All servers are

> on

> the same subnet except for SV5.

> How can I get all these in synch? I want to make sure our two new servers

> don't add to our confusion.

>

> We are about to add two new servers to the domain. From what I understand

> about licensing, we shouldn't have to purchase any more if we make all of

> ours per server, because we already have enough for each user that could

> connect simultaneously.

>

> Thanks so much to anyone who can help me understand this.

>

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: License server - can you help me understand this

 

Hello Lynnex1138,

 

The licensing service never works as expected. So just ignore it and make

sure that you have all licenses you need. The only license service that works

is the Terminal server licensing, where you control the licenses for Terminal

server access.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> As a new network admin in our small organization I am trying to

> understand the licensing and the license manager I have inherited.

> Now we are about to add two new servers to the domain. From what I

> understand about licensing, we shouldn't have to purchase any more if

> we make all of ours per server, because we already have enough for

> each user that could connect simultaneously.

>

> Here's my confusion: I go into Admin Tools\licensing.server browser.

> SV3 (the PDC) says 50 per server CALs purchased. But in the main

> window under product view it says the following:

>

> licensing mode Per seat Per Seat Per Svr

> Per

> Svr

> (per server) purchased Allocated

> Purchased

> Reached

> SV3 win2k 50 1195 75

> 230

> 76

> sp4

> Why does it say 1195 per seat purchased, etc.; is this referring to

> all the

> servers? If I look at each server in server browser at "per server

> for :XX concurrent connections" these numbers do not add up to 1195

> per seat, so what gives here? Am I missing something?

>

> On my Win 2003 R2 sp2 SV4 it says 45 per server CALs purchased in

> server browser. In the main license window it says:

>

> licensing mode Per seat Per Seat Per Svr

> Per Svr

> (per server) purchased Allocated

> Purchased

> Reached

> SV4 2003 45 0 0

> 45 -31

> R2 SP2 Ent

> Does this mean that this individual server is giving out more licenses

> than it has, and if so, why aren't some licenses being taken from

> other servers?

>

> They all point to the same license server, which is SV2. All servers

> are on

> the same subnet except for SV5.

> How can I get all these in synch? I want to make sure our two new

> servers

> don't add to our confusion.

> We are about to add two new servers to the domain. From what I

> understand about licensing, we shouldn't have to purchase any more if

> we make all of ours per server, because we already have enough for

> each user that could connect simultaneously.

>

> Thanks so much to anyone who can help me understand this.

>

[Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Re: License server - can you help me understand this

 

Anthony [MVP] wrote:

> The OS Licensing Service does not work. You just need to make sure you have

> enough licenses. You can use an inventory program to do that.

> You probably want per user CALs, as one per-user CAL can be used against any

> number of servers, but it is worth reading the documents to see what works

> best for you.

> Anthony,

> http://www.airdesk.co.uk

>

>

 

Per device CALs work, also....

 

--

 

Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services

[Guest Lynnex1138]

RE: License server - can you help me understand this

 

Thanks everyone for your responses and advice. It confirms other things I've

read about the license manager. Actually, I'm glad to hear this because it

has been so confusing dealing with the license manager that I'm glad to

ignore it.