asked on 1/8/2013

Finding Terminal Lincesing Server

Hi,
I have a Terminal Licensing Server "TS1" with Windows 2008 R2 on my network/domain.
I just setup another Terminal Server "TS3" with Windows 2008 R2 and like to know f I set it up correctly for TS3 to find the licencing server "TS1".
Here are the screenshots of server roles/role services installed and activated on TS3.
I have not installed Licensing Server on this TS3 and wonder:
(1) If temporary license will be expired after grace period or will find TS1 as Licesing Server. (2) If it has already found TS1 to be the licensing server, how do I know that it found?
FYI after setting up TS3, I logged into it successfully using one of the user accounts.

Thanks.

Windows Server 2008 Remote Access

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sglee

1/10/2013

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NisheshPrasad

1/9/2013

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sglee

1/9/2013

ASKER

1. We have one domain with about 10 PCs on the network in one office building.
2. TS1 is the first Terminal Server where I activated Licensing Server with 5 user CAL.
3. I have not created any Group Policy on the network as I do not know how.
4. I have TS2 (W2012 OS) and TS3 (W2008 OS) and both show no licensing server in LSViewer as seen above.

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DrDave242

1/9/2013

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sglee

1/10/2013

ASKER

As you see, no license server is specified. When I go to the properties of "Remote Desktop License Servers", I get an popup window "No License server is specified for this RD Session Host server. If an activated license server with RDS CALS installed is not specified, the RD Session Host server may stop accepting connections".

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1/10/2013

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sglee

1/10/2013

ASKER

That did the trick and it now shows (1) Licensing Server (2) Number of licenses.

DrDave242

1/10/2013

Does that mean it's good to go now?

sglee

1/10/2013

ASKER

Yes it is all good to do. Thank you for your help.

I have another question ... but if you want, I will open another case.

I installed Terminal Service in Windows 2012 Server seen in the screenshots above. But I can't seem to find Remote Desktop Host Configuration program from Administrative Tools/Remote Desktop Service. I only see RD Licensing Diag. But looking at Installed Services/Roles, I installed RD Host Configuration program as well. BTW this server is on the same network.

DrDave242

1/10/2013

The Remote Desktop Services configuration interface is completely different in Server 2012, and I'm still learning my way around it. It seems to me that the new interface may be more convenient for large deployments, but for a single-server deployment, it's simply more confusing. Maybe I'll feel differently when I get used to it.

Anyway, there's no RD Session Host Configuration tool anymore; all configuration is done in Server Manager. To configure a license server, open Server Manager and select the Remote Desktop node in the left pane. Then click Collections, click the Tasks menu, and click Edit Deployment Properties. In there you'll find the place to specify the license mode and license servers, as well as a number of other things (RD Gateway settings, RD Web Access settings, etc).

Hope that helps!

sglee

1/10/2013

ASKER

Yes Windows 2012 RD service is too complicated and it will take time to understand.
Thank you for your help and let me close this case.