Terminal Server Licensing issue

[Guest Tony]

We have Terminal Servers running Windows Server 2003. The server was setup as

the Terminal Server licensing server (Server 1). Within the Terminal Server X

licensing window it lists three (3) entries:

1) Existing Windows 2000 Server - Terminal Services CAL Token (per device)

Type: Built-in

Total: Unlimited

Available: Unlimited

Issued: 0

2) Temporary Licenses for windows server 2003 - Terminal server per device

taken

Type: Temporary

Total: -

Available: -

Issued: 2

3) Windows Server 2003 - Terminal Server Per User CAL Token

Type: Open

Total: 20

Available: 20

Issued: Not Applicable

 

And I double checked Terminal Services configuration\server settings:

Licensing: Per user

License server discovery mode: Automatic

I'm really unsure if this is configured correctly, why Terminal server per

user is not applicable and any help would be appreciated.

 

Tony

[Guest Ratnesh Yadav [MSFT]]

Re: Terminal Server Licensing issue

 

Windows Server 2003 License Server does not have support for tracking of Per

User License, hence you see "Not Applicable"

In Windows Server 2008 License Server there will be support for tracking and

monitoring the Per User Licenses.

 

Ratnesh

[Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Re: Terminal Server Licensing issue

 

Tony wrote:

> We have Terminal Servers running Windows Server 2003. The server was setup as

> the Terminal Server licensing server (Server 1). Within the Terminal Server X

> licensing window it lists three (3) entries:

> 1) Existing Windows 2000 Server - Terminal Services CAL Token (per device)

> Type: Built-in

> Total: Unlimited

> Available: Unlimited

> Issued: 0

> 2) Temporary Licenses for windows server 2003 - Terminal server per device

> taken

> Type: Temporary

> Total: -

> Available: -

> Issued: 2

> 3) Windows Server 2003 - Terminal Server Per User CAL Token

> Type: Open

> Total: 20

> Available: 20

> Issued: Not Applicable

>

> And I double checked Terminal Services configuration\server settings:

> Licensing: Per user

> License server discovery mode: Automatic

> I'm really unsure if this is configured correctly, why Terminal server per

> user is not applicable and any help would be appreciated.

>

> Tony

 

MS never implemented tracking of "Per User" licenses. One of the

mysteries of the universe. If I want to pirate licenses, I just had to

buy 5 TSCALS and tell 2003 that I had 150 of them...

 

Word is that 2008 will track them...

 

--

 

Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services

[Guest Tony]

Re: Terminal Server Licensing issue

 

Thanks.

 

I'm a little worry about is what's will happen and can I still use TS after

120 days, because MS server 2003 still issue me temporary licenses and it

will expired after 120 days.

 

"Hank Arnold (MVP)" wrote:

> Tony wrote:

> > We have Terminal Servers running Windows Server 2003. The server was setup as

> > the Terminal Server licensing server (Server 1). Within the Terminal Server X

> > licensing window it lists three (3) entries:

> > 1) Existing Windows 2000 Server - Terminal Services CAL Token (per device)

> > Type: Built-in

> > Total: Unlimited

> > Available: Unlimited

> > Issued: 0

> > 2) Temporary Licenses for windows server 2003 - Terminal server per device

> > taken

> > Type: Temporary

> > Total: -

> > Available: -

> > Issued: 2

> > 3) Windows Server 2003 - Terminal Server Per User CAL Token

> > Type: Open

> > Total: 20

> > Available: 20

> > Issued: Not Applicable

> >

> > And I double checked Terminal Services configuration\server settings:

> > Licensing: Per user

> > License server discovery mode: Automatic

> > I'm really unsure if this is configured correctly, why Terminal server per

> > user is not applicable and any help would be appreciated.

> >

> > Tony

>

> MS never implemented tracking of "Per User" licenses. One of the

> mysteries of the universe. If I want to pirate licenses, I just had to

> buy 5 TSCALS and tell 2003 that I had 150 of them...

>

> Word is that 2008 will track them...

>

> --

>

> Regards,

> Hank Arnold

> Microsoft MVP

> Windows Server - Directory Services

>

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Terminal Server Licensing issue

 

Are you sure that when you connect with a *new* client, which has

never connected before, that you are still issued a temporary Per

Device TS CAL? If so, you are correct to worry, because then

something is wrong.

But maybe the temporary licenses that you see have been issued

before you installed the Per user licenses or switched the TS to

the Per user licnesing mode?

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

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=?Utf-8?B?VG9ueQ==?= <Tony@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 21

nov 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Thanks.

>

> I'm a little worry about is what's will happen and can I still

> use TS after 120 days, because MS server 2003 still issue me

> temporary licenses and it will expired after 120 days.

>

> "Hank Arnold (MVP)" wrote:

>

>> Tony wrote:

>> > We have Terminal Servers running Windows Server 2003. The

>> > server was setup as the Terminal Server licensing server

>> > (Server 1). Within the Terminal Server X licensing window it

>> > lists three (3) entries: 1) Existing Windows 2000 Server -

>> > Terminal Services CAL Token (per device) Type: Built-in

>> > Total: Unlimited

>> > Available: Unlimited

>> > Issued: 0

>> > 2) Temporary Licenses for windows server 2003 - Terminal

>> > server per device taken

>> > Type: Temporary

>> > Total: -

>> > Available: -

>> > Issued: 2

>> > 3) Windows Server 2003 - Terminal Server Per User CAL Token

>> > Type: Open

>> > Total: 20

>> > Available: 20

>> > Issued: Not Applicable

>> >

>> > And I double checked Terminal Services configuration\server

>> > settings: Licensing: Per user

>> > License server discovery mode: Automatic

>> > I'm really unsure if this is configured correctly, why

>> > Terminal server per user is not applicable and any help would

>> > be appreciated.

>> >

>> > Tony

>>

>> MS never implemented tracking of "Per User" licenses. One of

>> the mysteries of the universe. If I want to pirate licenses, I

>> just had to buy 5 TSCALS and tell 2003 that I had 150 of

>> them...

>>

>> Word is that 2008 will track them...

>>

>> --

>>

>> Regards,

>> Hank Arnold

>> Microsoft MVP

>> Windows Server - Directory Services

[Guest Tony]

Re: Terminal Server Licensing issue

 

Hi Vera,

You are right, I double checked and I found the temporary licenses have been

issued before I changed Group Policy to Per user licenses. Thanks, I really

appreciated.

 

 

 

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> Are you sure that when you connect with a *new* client, which has

> never connected before, that you are still issued a temporary Per

> Device TS CAL? If so, you are correct to worry, because then

> something is wrong.

> But maybe the temporary licenses that you see have been issued

> before you installed the Per user licenses or switched the TS to

> the Per user licnesing mode?

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

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

>

> =?Utf-8?B?VG9ueQ==?= <Tony@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 21

> nov 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Terminal Server Licensing issue

 

OK, good to hear that everthing is as it should!

Those temporary licenses will eventually disappear from the License

manager, 30 days after they have expired.

 

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

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=?Utf-8?B?VG9ueQ==?= <Tony@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 21

nov 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hi Vera,

> You are right, I double checked and I found the temporary

> licenses have been issued before I changed Group Policy to Per

> user licenses. Thanks, I really appreciated.

>

>

>

>

> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

>

>> Are you sure that when you connect with a *new* client, which

>> has never connected before, that you are still issued a

>> temporary Per Device TS CAL? If so, you are correct to worry,

>> because then something is wrong.

>> But maybe the temporary licenses that you see have been issued

>> before you installed the Per user licenses or switched the TS

>> to the Per user licnesing mode?

>> _________________________________________________________

>> Vera Noest

>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

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

>>

>> =?Utf-8?B?VG9ueQ==?= <Tony@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on

>> 21 nov 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services: