How to determine clients get licenses from?

[Guest John]

Hi all,

 

I have windows 2003 R2 terminal server. I did not activate the licensing

server yet as we are waiting for the license pack. But, users can connect to

the terminal server. Is there a way to determin how clients get licenses

from? How many days the temporary licenses have been used?

 

Thank you.

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: How to determine clients get licenses from?

 

The clients will be running on temporary licenses, issued by the

Licensing Server, provided that the TS can locate the LS. An LS which

isn't activated yet can still issue temporary licenses.

 

Start the TS Licensing Manager, and you'll see all temporary

licenses, including that expiration dates.

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

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=?Utf-8?B?Sm9obg==?= <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 18

jan 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hi all,

>

> I have windows 2003 R2 terminal server. I did not activate the

> licensing server yet as we are waiting for the license pack.

> But, users can connect to the terminal server. Is there a way

> to determin how clients get licenses from? How many days the

> temporary licenses have been used?

>

> Thank you.

[Guest John]

Re: How to determine clients get licenses from?

 

I did not see anything in the terminal licensing server. I think I did not

activate it. If I do not have licenses now, is it better to activate it now

or wait untill I receive the licenses?

 

Thank you.

 

 

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> The clients will be running on temporary licenses, issued by the

> Licensing Server, provided that the TS can locate the LS. An LS which

> isn't activated yet can still issue temporary licenses.

>

> Start the TS Licensing Manager, and you'll see all temporary

> licenses, including that expiration dates.

> _________________________________________________________

> 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?Sm9obg==?= <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 18

> jan 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I have windows 2003 R2 terminal server. I did not activate the

> > licensing server yet as we are waiting for the license pack.

> > But, users can connect to the terminal server. Is there a way

> > to determin how clients get licenses from? How many days the

> > temporary licenses have been used?

> >

> > Thank you.

>

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: How to determine clients get licenses from?

 

As I wrote, a license server which is not activated *does* issue

temporary licenses, provided that the TS can locate it.

Have you verified that?

You can configure the LS in Terminal Services Configuration -

Server settings.

 

And what is the licensing mode of the TS? I have been assuming that

it is in the default licensing mode of Per Device licensing. But if

you changed it to Per User licensing mode, then you will never see

any licenses being issued, neither temporary nor permanent ones.

 

_________________________________________________________

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?Sm9obg==?= <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 18

jan 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> I did not see anything in the terminal licensing server. I

> think I did not activate it. If I do not have licenses now, is

> it better to activate it now or wait untill I receive the

> licenses?

>

> Thank you.

>

>

>

> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

>

>> The clients will be running on temporary licenses, issued by

>> the Licensing Server, provided that the TS can locate the LS.

>> An LS which isn't activated yet can still issue temporary

>> licenses.

>>

>> Start the TS Licensing Manager, and you'll see all temporary

>> licenses, including that expiration dates.

>> _________________________________________________________

>> 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?Sm9obg==?= <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on

>> 18 jan 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>>

>> > Hi all,

>> >

>> > I have windows 2003 R2 terminal server. I did not activate

>> > the licensing server yet as we are waiting for the license

>> > pack. But, users can connect to the terminal server. Is

>> > there a way to determin how clients get licenses from? How

>> > many days the temporary licenses have been used?

>> >

>> > Thank you.

[Guest John]

Re: How to determine clients get licenses from?

 

that explained something. I changed to the per user mode and that's why I

did not see anything. If the temporary licenses expired, will users get

some warning?

 

Thanks again for your support as always.

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> As I wrote, a license server which is not activated *does* issue

> temporary licenses, provided that the TS can locate it.

> Have you verified that?

> You can configure the LS in Terminal Services Configuration -

> Server settings.

>

> And what is the licensing mode of the TS? I have been assuming that

> it is in the default licensing mode of Per Device licensing. But if

> you changed it to Per User licensing mode, then you will never see

> any licenses being issued, neither temporary nor permanent ones.

>

> _________________________________________________________

> 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?Sm9obg==?= <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 18

> jan 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> > I did not see anything in the terminal licensing server. I

> > think I did not activate it. If I do not have licenses now, is

> > it better to activate it now or wait untill I receive the

> > licenses?

> >

> > Thank you.

> >

> >

> >

> > "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> >

> >> The clients will be running on temporary licenses, issued by

> >> the Licensing Server, provided that the TS can locate the LS.

> >> An LS which isn't activated yet can still issue temporary

> >> licenses.

> >>

> >> Start the TS Licensing Manager, and you'll see all temporary

> >> licenses, including that expiration dates.

> >> _________________________________________________________

> >> 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?Sm9obg==?= <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on

> >> 18 jan 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> >>

> >> > Hi all,

> >> >

> >> > I have windows 2003 R2 terminal server. I did not activate

> >> > the licensing server yet as we are waiting for the license

> >> > pack. But, users can connect to the terminal server. Is

> >> > there a way to determin how clients get licenses from? How

> >> > many days the temporary licenses have been used?

> >> >

> >> > Thank you.

>

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: How to determine clients get licenses from?

 

As I wrote, no Per User licenses will ever be issued, neither

temporary nor permanent ones. Per user licenses are currently

unmanaged, so you must keep track of the number of conecting users

by hand.

Users will not get any warnings, for the same reason.

 

Documented here:

 

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 ___

 

=?Utf-8?B?Sm9obg==?= <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 19

jan 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> that explained something. I changed to the per user mode and

> that's why I did not see anything. If the temporary licenses

> expired, will users get some warning?

>

> Thanks again for your support as always.

>

> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

>

>> As I wrote, a license server which is not activated *does*

>> issue temporary licenses, provided that the TS can locate it.

>> Have you verified that?

>> You can configure the LS in Terminal Services Configuration -

>> Server settings.

>>

>> And what is the licensing mode of the TS? I have been assuming

>> that it is in the default licensing mode of Per Device

>> licensing. But if you changed it to Per User licensing mode,

>> then you will never see any licenses being issued, neither

>> temporary nor permanent ones.

>>

>> _________________________________________________________

>> 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?Sm9obg==?= <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on

>> 18 jan 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>>

>> > I did not see anything in the terminal licensing server. I

>> > think I did not activate it. If I do not have licenses now,

>> > is it better to activate it now or wait untill I receive the

>> > licenses?

>> >

>> > Thank you.

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> > "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

>> >

>> >> The clients will be running on temporary licenses, issued by

>> >> the Licensing Server, provided that the TS can locate the

>> >> LS. An LS which isn't activated yet can still issue

>> >> temporary licenses.

>> >>

>> >> Start the TS Licensing Manager, and you'll see all temporary

>> >> licenses, including that expiration dates.

>> >> _________________________________________________________

>> >> 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?Sm9obg==?= <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

>> >> on 18 jan 2008 in

>> >> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>> >>

>> >> > Hi all,

>> >> >

>> >> > I have windows 2003 R2 terminal server. I did not

>> >> > activate the licensing server yet as we are waiting for

>> >> > the license pack. But, users can connect to the terminal

>> >> > server. Is there a way to determin how clients get

>> >> > licenses from? How many days the temporary licenses have

>> >> > been used?

>> >> >

>> >> > Thank you.