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Only Displays Temporary Device Cal Token in Terminal services license's in the license server.

HI All

I Have Windows 2003 Active Directory Domain i have two Domain Controllers and one file server all servers are Win2k3 SP 2 the file server doubles up as an exchange server. I currently have windows 2003 terminal server running on one of the domain controllers in application mode, the application is sage. The license server is also running on this box as well.

Now it has been working fine for the best part of 3 months then all of a sudden users report that they are getting messages stating that there license is about to expire.

So i checked on the server and have disscovered that the Licenses are all Tempoary Device Cal Token Arrrgh nightmare, so i look online and various articals mention that I have to activate Terminal services but i am sure i did this so i did it again. Still the same!!!! entered the License Codes in total 2 license codes giving me 10 Device license click activate and it reports that the server is activated.

Now i open the LIcense server console and check what is displayed under the server

      Type       Total       Available      Issued
Exsiting Windows 2000 server -terminal services CAL token (per device)      Builtin      Unlimited      Unlimited      0
Temporary Licenses for Windows Server 2003 - Terminal Server Per Device Cal Token       Temporary            11
Windows Server 2003 - Terminal Server Per User CAL Token       Retail Purchase      10      10      Not Applicable
Windows Server 2003 - Terminal Server Per User CAL Token       Retail Purchase      5      5      Not Applicable

Now I have only used Terminal services once and that was to install it, am i missing somthing simple or do i need to phone microsoft. any ideas ?

Thanks for your time

Shiny

Mike Kline

Hi ShinyApples,

How many users do you have using SAGE on this box? It looks like 11 temporary licenses have been issued. Temporary licenses are granted to client devices by an activated license server when it has exhausted its inventory of TS CALs.

How long until the licenses expire? Is it telling them 30 days?

Thanks

Mike

ShinyApples

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No, most get 3 months for example one user is currently from the 6th june to the 4th September. have about 5 users using sage but one user, my MD can no longer access sage via TS as it says the license has expired, but he did get a warning for a while but he can not remember if it was 30 days?

thanks

Shiny

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