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Problem with configuring a secondary RDS server to the primary license server

I have already setup a Windows Server 2016 STD with RDS on our domain. SFP7 is the name of the server. It is licensed and working fine. I working on setting up the secondary RDS (Terminal server) called SFP8 that needs to point to the SFP7 server as the licensed server. I tried it yesterday and then no one could log in at all on either server. I had to shut the SFP8 down for users to be able to log into the SFP7 server. What is the proper way to configure / install the RDS service on the secondary server and point it to the primary license server SFP7.

David Johnson, CD

use licensing server group policy

Create a GPO and link to the desired containers
Navigate to Computer Configuration - Policies - Administrative Templates - Windows Components - Remote Desktop Services - Remote Desktop Session Host - Licensing
Double click Use the specified Remote Desktop license servers, set to Enabled and enter the names of the license servers then click OK
Double click Set the Remote Desktop licensing mode. Click Enabled and set the licensing mode then click OK
Close the GPO

Patrick Miller

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This policy setting allows you to specify the RD Session Host servers to which a Remote Desktop license server will offer Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs).

I see this in the group policy for the RD Licensing and Licensing security group.
Do I have to go back to the Licensing server (SFP7) and add SFP8 server to member of the RDS Endpoint Servers group on the license server SFP7.

You can use this policy setting to control which RD Session Host servers are issued RDS CALs by the Remote Desktop license server. By default, a license server issues an RDS CAL to any RD Session Host server that requests one.

If you enable this policy setting and this policy setting is applied to a Remote Desktop license server, the license server will only respond to RDS CAL requests from RD Session Host servers whose computer accounts are a member of the RDS Endpoint Servers group on the license server.