Multiple Terminal services Servers Licencing split

[Guest astronomer2002]

I have two Terminal Servers (Windows 2003) one of them controlling the

licences. The second server has just been added to run a specific application.

 

I want each server to have its own licence pool as each caters for a

different set of remote users within the same active directory. I cannot see

how to do this.

 

I have a 25 pack of licences for one server and a new 10 pack for the other.

I do not want to simply top-up the 25 as this will inevitably lead to one

group of users hogging the licences. The licencing mode is per user and one

server has been in operation for 3 years.

 

Can anyone suggest a way to ration ts cals in this way?

[Guest jolteroli]

Re: Multiple Terminal services Servers Licencing split

 

I assume you have TS/LS on the old server and just only TS on the new

server!?

 

What you can do, were to install a license server on the second TS too. Then

you force each terminal server, to use 127.0.0.1 -- it self -- as the only

LS to query for. Now you can split up your license packs on the both

servers.

 

Therefor, create the key

"HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Parameters\LicenseServers\127.0.0.1"

on each TS.

 

After a reboot, each terminal server will contact only itself for licenses

and pull them from there.

 

-jolt

 

"astronomer2002" <astronomer2002@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im

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>I have two Terminal Servers (Windows 2003) one of them controlling the

> licences. The second server has just been added to run a specific

> application.

>

> I want each server to have its own licence pool as each caters for a

> different set of remote users within the same active directory. I cannot

> see

> how to do this.

>

> I have a 25 pack of licences for one server and a new 10 pack for the

> other.

> I do not want to simply top-up the 25 as this will inevitably lead to one

> group of users hogging the licences. The licencing mode is per user and

> one

> server has been in operation for 3 years.

>

> Can anyone suggest a way to ration ts cals in this way?

>

>

>

[Guest astronomer2002]

Re: Multiple Terminal services Servers Licencing split

 

Jolt,

 

Many thanks

 

Will try that - didn't think you could have two licencing servers in one

Active Directory.

 

"jolteroli" wrote:

> I assume you have TS/LS on the old server and just only TS on the new

> server!?

>

> What you can do, were to install a license server on the second TS too. Then

> you force each terminal server, to use 127.0.0.1 -- it self -- as the only

> LS to query for. Now you can split up your license packs on the both

> servers.

>

> Therefor, create the key

> "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Parameters\LicenseServers\127.0.0.1"

> on each TS.

>

> After a reboot, each terminal server will contact only itself for licenses

> and pull them from there.

>

> -jolt

>

> "astronomer2002" <astronomer2002@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im

> Newsbeitrag news:3356344D-781C-4464-8E44-6FC706C50DC2@microsoft.com...

> >I have two Terminal Servers (Windows 2003) one of them controlling the

> > licences. The second server has just been added to run a specific

> > application.

> >

> > I want each server to have its own licence pool as each caters for a

> > different set of remote users within the same active directory. I cannot

> > see

> > how to do this.

> >

> > I have a 25 pack of licences for one server and a new 10 pack for the

> > other.

> > I do not want to simply top-up the 25 as this will inevitably lead to one

> > group of users hogging the licences. The licencing mode is per user and

> > one

> > server has been in operation for 3 years.

> >

> > Can anyone suggest a way to ration ts cals in this way?

> >

> >

> >

>

>

[Guest jolteroli]

Re: Multiple Terminal services Servers Licencing split

 

You can have as many LS as you want. Check this link:

 

http://www.msterminalservices.org/articles/Terminal-Server-License-Service-Discovery-Part1.html

 

-jolt

 

"astronomer2002" <astronomer2002@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im

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> Jolt,

>

> Many thanks

>

> Will try that - didn't think you could have two licencing servers in one

> Active Directory.

>

> "jolteroli" wrote:

>

>> I assume you have TS/LS on the old server and just only TS on the new

>> server!?

>>

>> What you can do, were to install a license server on the second TS too.

>> Then

>> you force each terminal server, to use 127.0.0.1 -- it self -- as the

>> only

>> LS to query for. Now you can split up your license packs on the both

>> servers.

>>

>> Therefor, create the key

>> "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Parameters\LicenseServers\127.0.0.1"

>> on each TS.

>>

>> After a reboot, each terminal server will contact only itself for

>> licenses

>> and pull them from there.

>>

>> -jolt

>>

>> "astronomer2002" <astronomer2002@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im

>> Newsbeitrag news:3356344D-781C-4464-8E44-6FC706C50DC2@microsoft.com...

>> >I have two Terminal Servers (Windows 2003) one of them controlling the

>> > licences. The second server has just been added to run a specific

>> > application.

>> >

>> > I want each server to have its own licence pool as each caters for a

>> > different set of remote users within the same active directory. I

>> > cannot

>> > see

>> > how to do this.

>> >

>> > I have a 25 pack of licences for one server and a new 10 pack for the

>> > other.

>> > I do not want to simply top-up the 25 as this will inevitably lead to

>> > one

>> > group of users hogging the licences. The licencing mode is per user and

>> > one

>> > server has been in operation for 3 years.

>> >

>> > Can anyone suggest a way to ration ts cals in this way?

>> >

>> >

>> >

>>

>>