Re: Terminal Server License activation
From: Vera Noest [MVP] (vera.noest_at_remove-this.hem.utfors.se)
Date: 01/10/05
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 12:54:03 -0800
>From the Microsofts Terminal Services FAQ at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/centers/terminal
/terminal_faq.mspx
<quote>
Q. How do I configure Terminal Services Licensing (TSL) servers for
redundancy or high availability?
A. The recommended method to configure TSL servers for high
availability is to install at least two TSL servers with available
Terminal Services Client Access Licenses (CALs). Each server will
then advertise in Active Directory (AD) as enterprise license servers
with regard to the following Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP): //CN=TS-Enterprise-License-Server,CN=site
name,CN=sites,CN=configuration-container.
Each TSL server should contain 50% of your CALs for load balancing
within your environment. If a TSL server does not have valid CALs,
then that TSL server will attempt to refer to other TSLs with valid
CALs for license issuance. (This applies to both enterprise license
servers and domain license servers.)
Please review the License Issuance matrix to see all possible high-
availability scenarios concerning temporary and permanent license
issuance.
Each client will begin a license request and upgrade seven days prior
to the license expiration date. This should allow sufficient time to
address any issues with individual TSLs. If all TSL servers are down
at the same time, new clients or clients with expired licenses will
be denied access. In addition, TSL servers should be separated by
network subnets to ensure that a network outage does not prevent
users from connecting to a TSL Server.
Finally, administrators should use the Terminal Server Licensing Tool
to ensure that at least 10% of their CALs are available on each
licensing server. Conversely, if available licenses are limited to a
single licensing server that suffers an outage, clients with expired
licenses will be denied access immediately, and clients with licenses
expiring within 7 days will be denied access as they meet their
expiration dates.
</quote>
Since you have already installed all of your TS CALs on to the first
LS, you'll need to phone the Clearinhgouse. Explain the situation and
ask them to reissue your licenses in 2 separate license packs.
291795 - HOW TO: Locate a Phone Number for the Microsoft
Clearinghouse
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291795
--
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
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"=?Utf-8?B?TmVpbA==?=" <Neil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on
10 jan 2005 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
> Getting an error message that license will expire within 13
> days, so I went to Terminal Server license option. All servers
> and domain controllers are Win2K3. Have two domain controllers.
> So, when I opened the license option, I saw it said All servers
> and it showed me both my domain controllers.
>
> I went to the first domain controller and did all the process to
> activate the license. I added all the licenses to this one. Now,
> looking at the second domain controller the status shows “Not
> Activated”. Since, I have given all the quantity to the first
> domain controller what if the first domain controller goes down
> and the license server is installed on it. Cause, I read in the
> newsgroup that to have fault tolerance domain controller also to
> be activated, you need to split the licenses between the two
> servers. Is it correct?
>
> But, now in my case I have added all the licenses in my first
> DC. So, what should I do?
>
> thanks
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