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Microsoft 2008 r2 Remote Desktop Licensing Question

We have a Microsoft 2008 r2 server running the trial Remote Desktop Services that is about to expire. A software developer told us that a specific application they are providing us would run in this environment, but so far has not been able to make it work. Understandably, management does not want to purchases licensing for the server if we cannot get the application to run reliably.

We have a 2008 server that has not had Remote Desktop Services enabled on it. Can we enable the trial on it and us it as a licensing server? If so, are there any things I need to watch out for or suggestions to make the transition go smoothly?
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motnahp00

Yes, you will have a unique trial period on that server.

dwar08

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Thanks for your quick response... Just to be clear, I need to leave the problematic application on the server that it is on now (the one that the license is expiring on). Can I leave the application where it is and use the new 2008 server trial period to run the licensing for it....

motnahp00

My instincts say no but I cannot give you a definitive answer without testing it myself.

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Just to add my 5c, even if your RDS trial expires you are allowed to use RDS for administration purposes, it will allow 2 simultaneous connections for users in administrator group only.

dwar08

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OK... Thanks..... Not the answer I was hoping for, but it was what I needed to know....
Thanks for your help....