2003 TS Licensing reinstall

[Guest rupert04@gmail.com]

Hello,

 

I have a Windows 2003 TS License server in place for my Citrix PS(Xen)

4.5 farm.

 

All my users login to the farm from WYSE 1125's and S10's.

 

I have a good number of licenses that are issued to devices that are

no longer around causing me to be currently out of TS CALS. I know

they will re-enter the available pool when they expire. The

expiration dates are spread out over the next 3 months. I would like

to get these licenses back know instead of waiting.

 

The only way I can do this is by resetting up my TS Lic server.

 

My main concern with this is what affect will that have on all my

currently valid issued licenses to my WYSE units? Will they still

function with their currently issued license and just grab a new one

from the reinstalled license server when it expires or will they have

problems immediately if I do the resinstall?

 

If I do this reinstall during working hours will that affect currently

logged in users?

 

Thanks.

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: 2003 TS Licensing reinstall

 

Why do you need them back now? The currect license server will hand out

temp licenses that will expire after the old licenses are put in the pool.

 

--

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

 

<rupert04@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:878397ac-f67c-4d76-996c-9664369d6111@l43g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...

> Hello,

>

> I have a Windows 2003 TS License server in place for my Citrix PS(Xen)

> 4.5 farm.

>

> All my users login to the farm from WYSE 1125's and S10's.

>

> I have a good number of licenses that are issued to devices that are

> no longer around causing me to be currently out of TS CALS. I know

> they will re-enter the available pool when they expire. The

> expiration dates are spread out over the next 3 months. I would like

> to get these licenses back know instead of waiting.

>

> The only way I can do this is by resetting up my TS Lic server.

>

> My main concern with this is what affect will that have on all my

> currently valid issued licenses to my WYSE units? Will they still

> function with their currently issued license and just grab a new one

> from the reinstalled license server when it expires or will they have

> problems immediately if I do the resinstall?

>

> If I do this reinstall during working hours will that affect currently

> logged in users?

>

> Thanks.

[Guest rupert04@gmail.com]

Re: 2003 TS Licensing reinstall

 

On 9 Sep, 11:31, "Jeff Pitsch" <j...@jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

> Why do you need them back now?  The currect license server will hand out

> temp licenses that will expire after the old licenses are put in the pool..

>

> --

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

>

> <ruper...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:878397ac-f67c-4d76-996c-9664369d6111@l43g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...

>

>

>

> > Hello,

>

> > I have a Windows 2003 TS License server in place for my Citrix PS(Xen)

> > 4.5 farm.

>

> > All my users login to the farm from WYSE 1125's and S10's.

>

> > I have a good number of licenses that are issued to devices that are

> > no longer around causing me to be currently out of TS CALS.  I know

> > they will re-enter the available pool when they expire.  The

> > expiration dates are spread out over the next 3 months.  I would like

> > to get these licenses back know instead of waiting.

>

> > The only way I can do this is by resetting up my TS Lic server.

>

> > My main concern with this is what affect will that have on all my

> > currently valid issued licenses to my WYSE units?  Will they still

> > function with their currently issued license and just grab a new one

> > from the reinstalled license server when it expires or will they have

> > problems immediately if I do the resinstall?

>

> > If I do this reinstall during working hours will that affect currently

> > logged in users?

>

> > Thanks.- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Jeff,

Thanks for the reply. I had a WYSE unit last week that could not

login, stating no licenses available. This prompted me to look into

the situation and during my investigation I found what I stated above.

Yes, I can wait until they expire to get them back but I was trying to

avoid this situation like I had last week.

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: 2003 TS Licensing reinstall

 

Sounds like you have too many devices for the licenses you have they are

being cannabilized from each other even witht he expiration. You would have

to call the clearinghouse to free up your licenses but I would highly

recommend doing a review of the number of workstations actually taking

licenses because my guess is you don't have enough licenses to begin with.

 

--

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

 

<rupert04@gmail.com> wrote in message

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On 9 Sep, 11:31, "Jeff Pitsch" <j...@jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

> Why do you need them back now? The currect license server will hand out

> temp licenses that will expire after the old licenses are put in the pool.

>

> --

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

>

> <ruper...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:878397ac-f67c-4d76-996c-9664369d6111@l43g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...

>

>

>

> > Hello,

>

> > I have a Windows 2003 TS License server in place for my Citrix PS(Xen)

> > 4.5 farm.

>

> > All my users login to the farm from WYSE 1125's and S10's.

>

> > I have a good number of licenses that are issued to devices that are

> > no longer around causing me to be currently out of TS CALS. I know

> > they will re-enter the available pool when they expire. The

> > expiration dates are spread out over the next 3 months. I would like

> > to get these licenses back know instead of waiting.

>

> > The only way I can do this is by resetting up my TS Lic server.

>

> > My main concern with this is what affect will that have on all my

> > currently valid issued licenses to my WYSE units? Will they still

> > function with their currently issued license and just grab a new one

> > from the reinstalled license server when it expires or will they have

> > problems immediately if I do the resinstall?

>

> > If I do this reinstall during working hours will that affect currently

> > logged in users?

>

> > Thanks.- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Jeff,

Thanks for the reply. I had a WYSE unit last week that could not

login, stating no licenses available. This prompted me to look into

the situation and during my investigation I found what I stated above.

Yes, I can wait until they expire to get them back but I was trying to

avoid this situation like I had last week.