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REmote Desktop Licensing - Not Seeing The Server
Hi,
I am building a new Remote Desktop server for a client. I have installed the RD Licensing Role on one of my DCs (a 2008 server) and I have activated it. I have loaded the license. All is reporting green and OK.
On the new RD server itself (also 2008), I run RD Session Host Configuration and click on "Licensing Diagnosis". It shows that it finds one licensing server but that it is not responding. That server (again, 2008), from what I can tell, is not actually serving licenses - even to the old terminal server (a 2003 server).
The old terminal also does not seem to see any active license servers - it just reports that it sees the same non-active one that the new RDP server sees.
What am I missing? How can I verify where/what my license servers are and how do I make the new RD server see it?
Thanks in advance!
I am building a new Remote Desktop server for a client. I have installed the RD Licensing Role on one of my DCs (a 2008 server) and I have activated it. I have loaded the license. All is reporting green and OK.
On the new RD server itself (also 2008), I run RD Session Host Configuration and click on "Licensing Diagnosis". It shows that it finds one licensing server but that it is not responding. That server (again, 2008), from what I can tell, is not actually serving licenses - even to the old terminal server (a 2003 server).
The old terminal also does not seem to see any active license servers - it just reports that it sees the same non-active one that the new RDP server sees.
What am I missing? How can I verify where/what my license servers are and how do I make the new RD server see it?
Thanks in advance!
ASKER
Correction from my first note. The server that is being reported as a license server by both the old and new RD servers does not even exist. It is referring to an old server that is no longer on the network.
So, how do i get it out of the AD and get the new license server in?
So, how do i get it out of the AD and get the new license server in?
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OK, I figured out why it was looking for a server that didn't exist (thanks ZabagaR - your note led me to it). It was defined in a GPO.
I updated the GPO and it is now finding the right license server. However, the licensing manager is still saying to "Generate Report" instead of giving me an actual count of the used licenses. And Issued shows "-" instead of a 0 or some other number. Is this normal?
FYI - I've included an expanded picture of the license manager as requested.
RD-License.png
I updated the GPO and it is now finding the right license server. However, the licensing manager is still saying to "Generate Report" instead of giving me an actual count of the used licenses. And Issued shows "-" instead of a 0 or some other number. Is this normal?
FYI - I've included an expanded picture of the license manager as requested.
RD-License.png
Yes, it's supposed to say "generate report". With per user licensing it can't calculate it.
With per 'device', it hands out license keys to workstations and tracks it....but with per user, it doesn't hand out anything...it's up to the system admin to make sure you purchased the # of licenses you're using - it won't actively track & deny connections if you go over. If you are in a domain, you can generate the report (I think), if you're in a workgroup, you can't....In TS License manager, if you right click on your server icon in the left pane, pick the item "create report".
With per 'device', it hands out license keys to workstations and tracks it....but with per user, it doesn't hand out anything...it's up to the system admin to make sure you purchased the # of licenses you're using - it won't actively track & deny connections if you go over. If you are in a domain, you can generate the report (I think), if you're in a workgroup, you can't....In TS License manager, if you right click on your server icon in the left pane, pick the item "create report".
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Now, it is listed as a Windows Server 2008 license but my Open License Order Confirmation is
WinRmtDsktpSrvcsCAL 2012 SNGL OLP NL UsrCAL
How does this affect things?
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