Re: Significance of Site Licensing server



Thanks Herb.

The reason I want to replace the old PDC as the licensing server is because
it's running on an old machine, which I believe is going to die very soon.
But you answer my important question: is the license free?

I'll google around as per your recommendation. Thanks.
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Lito Kusnadi
Technical Consultant
React Solutions AU


"Herb Martin" wrote:

"Lito Kusnadi" <LitoKusnadi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Herb,

Thank you for your reply. Do I need to purchase additional license for the
licensing server? Especially when I try to do the following:

No, the licenses are for the clients (or particular services/per client)
for those services which use the Site License Server.

The Site License Server itself is free (you paid for it with Win2000+
server).

1. replacing licensing server from the old PDC to the new domain
controller

Why do you want to "replace" the current one?

You need at least one per site if you need them at all.

2. creating a new site and assigning the site's DC a licensing server

It does not have to be a DC.

You really should have read my previous message better.

And you might want to Google:

[ "Site License Server" site:microsoft.com ]

I am certain you will find many interesting articles on this,
and soon know far more than I do about it.


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Thank you.
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Lito Kusnadi
Technical Consultant
React Solutions AU


"Herb Martin" wrote:

"Lito Kusnadi" <LitoKusnadi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,

We are trying to build a new site for our Active Directory structure.
The
Active Directory is Windows 2000 server based and it was migrated from
Windows NT.
I notice in the First Default Site under Active Directory Site and
Services,
the site licensing server still points to the old NT PDC.

You get the first automatically (on the first DC.)

You 'should' have at least one License Server (not necessaryly a DC)
per site.

With the new site we recently build, we don't have any entry on the
site
licensing server.

What is the significance of the Site Licensing server? Is it a separate
license from CAL? I want to remove the old NT PDC from the site
licensing
server entry of the First Default Site, but don't know what is the
implication if I do that? Anyone can shed some light? Thank you.

It is a collection point for license information used by those
services which are contructed to check it -- such services may
not function correctly if the Site Licensing server is unavailable.


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Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
[phone number on web site]

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Lito Kusnadi
Technical Consultant
React Solutions AU






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