Will TS connections stop in this scenario ?

[Guest Xavier]

Hello,

 

I have performed an audit for a potential customer. This is a small shop

with 6 people and for some (unknown) reason, their current IT firm installed

a Windows 2003 Server (SP2) as TS. This server is the only server in the

house and acts as DC, file & print, etc... The company uses 2 laptops and 4

Wyse Winterminals.

 

I checked the TS licencing configuration and here is what I found:

 

1. TS Lincencing service is installed on the server

2. TS Licence server is unactivated

3. TS is in user mode

 

The current IT company that advised the customer might have wanted to save

some TS licencing dollars. I have no idea when the server was installed and

I would like to know if some grace delay might expire and prevent user

connections. I played with TS licencing in a previous life, and IIRC, in

this scenario, nothing should break. But I am only 99% sure...

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Xavier

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Will TS connections stop in this scenario ?

 

Since the TS is in Per User licensing mode and Per User TS CALs are

currently unmanaged, license usage is not tracked nor enforced.

But if the company didn't buy any TS CALs, they are violating the

EULA.

 

823313 - Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server licensing issues and

requirements for deployment

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823313

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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"Xavier" <xminet@remove-this.hotmail.com> wrote on 09 jul 2007 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hello,

>

> I have performed an audit for a potential customer. This is a

> small shop with 6 people and for some (unknown) reason, their

> current IT firm installed a Windows 2003 Server (SP2) as TS.

> This server is the only server in the house and acts as DC, file

> & print, etc... The company uses 2 laptops and 4 Wyse

> Winterminals.

>

> I checked the TS licencing configuration and here is what I

> found:

>

> 1. TS Lincencing service is installed on the server

> 2. TS Licence server is unactivated

> 3. TS is in user mode

>

> The current IT company that advised the customer might have

> wanted to save some TS licencing dollars. I have no idea when

> the server was installed and I would like to know if some grace

> delay might expire and prevent user connections. I played with

> TS licencing in a previous life, and IIRC, in this scenario,

> nothing should break. But I am only 99% sure...

>

> Any help would be appreciated.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Xavier

[Guest Xavier]

Re: Will TS connections stop in this scenario ?

 

Hi Vera,

 

Thanks for the confirmation. Apparently the previous IT person wasn't TS

aware and made my potential customer buy 2 times Windows Server CALs... I am

going to include a fix for this in my proposal.

 

Xavier

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message

news:Xns99691977B45Fveranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...

> Since the TS is in Per User licensing mode and Per User TS CALs are

> currently unmanaged, license usage is not tracked nor enforced.

> But if the company didn't buy any TS CALs, they are violating the

> EULA.

>

> 823313 - Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server licensing issues and

> requirements for deployment

> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823313

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> "Xavier" <xminet@remove-this.hotmail.com> wrote on 09 jul 2007 in

> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

>> Hello,

>>

>> I have performed an audit for a potential customer. This is a

>> small shop with 6 people and for some (unknown) reason, their

>> current IT firm installed a Windows 2003 Server (SP2) as TS.

>> This server is the only server in the house and acts as DC, file

>> & print, etc... The company uses 2 laptops and 4 Wyse

>> Winterminals.

>>

>> I checked the TS licencing configuration and here is what I

>> found:

>>

>> 1. TS Lincencing service is installed on the server

>> 2. TS Licence server is unactivated

>> 3. TS is in user mode

>>

>> The current IT company that advised the customer might have

>> wanted to save some TS licencing dollars. I have no idea when

>> the server was installed and I would like to know if some grace

>> delay might expire and prevent user connections. I played with

>> TS licencing in a previous life, and IIRC, in this scenario,

>> nothing should break. But I am only 99% sure...

>>

>> Any help would be appreciated.

>>

>> Thanks,

>>

>> Xavier