Re: Licensing Confusion
- From: "Vera Noest [MVP]" <Vera.Noest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 02:14:43 -0700
The behaviour you see is by design. Per User licensing is
currently unmanaged. This is expected to change with the next
release of Windows TS.
But that does not mean that you are allowed to run with less Per
User licenses as you have connecting users. If you do, you are
violating the EULA.
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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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<SamCasperson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 26 okt 2005:
> Im having a little trouble understanding microsoft terminal
> server licensing.
>
> First of all, our terminal servers are running under the per
> device model. This was good in the beginning because we only had
> a few devices and plenty of licenses. But then people started
> logging in from home. Bam! No licenses left. Now were telling
> people to wait until some licenses become free before they can
> log in.
>
> Just today i was talking to some citrix fella's because we want
> to improve our remote access, and they were telling us that a
> per user model would have been better. I'd guess there right
> about that as ill explain later. Now my understanding was that
> when we install TS under the per user model that we would have
> to purchase a license for each user. I also assumed that it did
> the calculation of how many licenses needed through the active
> directory. Seeing as how we had more users that licenses when we
> first bought the system, we opted for the per device model.
>
> This is the confusing part. I just setup a new test server and
> set it up for the per user model and installed 5 licenses. I
> connected a user. No license was issued. I connected 6 users.
> Windows didn't complain or issue any licenses. Now i uninstalled
> the license server, installed it again and just activated it.
> Now with out any licenses, it still let me in with out issuing
> any temp licenses or anything. Reinstalled it again and
> installed 5 per device licenses. Back to its old game of giving
> out licenses for its 58-89 day period without the option to
> revoke them.
>
> I read an article on TS licensing and it mentioned that you
> didnt even have to install licenses to use TS. Just activate the
> license server.
>
> Why would microsoft screw you over the per device model yet let
> you screw them over with the per user model? Sounds like they
> left a gaping hole in there licensing model allowing people to
> rip them off.
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