Re: TS CAL on thin client device
- From: "Mike" <test@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 16:02:05 +0100
Javier,
Thanks, that clarifies things.
Much clearer than mud - nice to know it's not going to be a problem.
Mike.
"Javier Gomez [SBS MVP]" <javier_gomez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:OkJ$Mt6hFHA.708@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Mike,
>
> This is actually an interesting question... and the bottom line is that
> you don't need to do anything for licenses to get transferred in your
> situation (replacing a broken device). Let me explain what happens:
>
> 1) When you connect a Thin Client to a Terminal Server it will request a
> "permanent" license. But this license has to be renewed a random day
> between 45 to 89 days. If the device doesn't renew the license it goes to
> the "free" pool again.
>
> 2) If you try to connect to a Terminal Server and there are no CALs
> available then the server will issue a temporary CAL (that cannot be
> renewed, except converted to a permanent one) for exactly 90 days.
>
> Since the new device will get a Temp CAL for 90 days and the old one will
> loose it in or before 89 days then the old license its always released
> *before* its needed. Hence its automatically tranferred.
>
> Clearer than mud? :-)
>
> --
> Javier [SBS MVP]
> www.msmvps.com/javier
> << SBS ROCKS !!! >>
>
> "Mike" <test@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ORpvUO5hFHA.1048@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> We have a number of systems out running thin client devices such as the
>> Wyse Winterm product or similar. Although I was able to find an MS
>> technical article about how to transfer the TS device CAL from one thin
>> client PC to another (in the event of hardware failure) as this entails
>> editing the registry on the client PC to remove the license, it obviously
>> won't work on a thin client, as it only has Windows CE and no 'regedit'
>> command.
>>
>> So in the event of a Winterm failing and being replaced by the hardware
>> maintenance company, how would we get over the fact that Windows TS
>> Licensing would now consider this to be an extra user? So if the customer
>> had 10 TS device CALs, and ten thin clients, how do we swap one thin
>> client and not need to ugprade with extra TS CALs?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike.
>>
>>
>
>
.
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