Re: Licensing
- From: Marc S <MarcS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:55:02 -0700
The strange thing is if I add a user to only the manual Security Group, and
not the built-in, the user can still access the TS.
I notice that most users are in both groups.
My confusion is that I don't see where the manual Security Group it being
used. Is the Built-in Remote Desktop Group automatically configured so that
if a user is part of that Built-in Remote Desktop group they can access a TS.
Is there a place on the TS where either of these Security Groups is added to
allow for access. Or is it just inherited as part of being in that group.
"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
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=?Utf-8?B?TWFyYyBT?= <MarcS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 27
mar 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
(1) Wow. Thanks for all that info. Where did you find all that
information?
I've worked with TS for many years. You can test this scenario by
simply taking your LS offline and try to connect with a couple of
clients with and without licenses. Microsoft also has a huge amount
of information. See my website for links.
(2) If I have (as an emergency measure) to install and activate
a 2nd LS on another server, and then my primary license server
comes back online, is there a problem if there are "two"
licensing servers running at the same time (on two separate
servers). Or can there only be one LS? If the Primary comes
back online, do I need to de-activate the 2nd LS.
No, you can have multiple activated Licensing Servers. It's
actually recommended, for redundancy reasons.
(3) Do I install the LS from Add/Remove Windows Components?
This was previously installed by consultants. Or is there a
download?
No download, just install from Add Windows components.
(4) Does the LS have to be on a DC? From my reading, it seems
to be the preferred way.
It doesn't have to be on a DC (assuming we are talking about
Windows 2003 or 2008). The LS role doesn't take much resources, so
you can put it on any server you like, unless you have thousands of
clients, in which case a dedicated LS could be wise.
(5) Once installed a LS, does Microsoft have to be called to
activate, if only using temporary licenses in the beginning.
No, you can activate the LS over the Internet.
Thanks.
You're welcome!
"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:_________________________________________________________
When your LS is offline, this is what will happen:
a. clients with an existing permanent TS CAL will be able to
connect until their license expires
b. clients with an existing temporary TS CAL will be able to
connect until their license expires
c. clients without any TS CAL will not be able to connect
d. clients with an expired TS CAL (permanent or temporary) will
not be able to connect
Permanent TS CALs expire after 52-89 days, and the clients
attempts to renew it 7 days prior to expiration. So if most of
your clients connect every day, you have 7 days to get your LS
online again. Temporary licenses expire after 90 days. A client
can never get a second temporary TS CAL.
If your only LS goes offline, you can (as an emergency measure)
install and activate a LS on another server. Even if you don't
install any TS CALs on it, it will issue a temporary license to
new clients (see group c. above). That leaves only group d. as
an immediate problem, but they should be few.
No, when you enable Terminal Services, you loose the 2 free
connections.
You have still one free connection left, though, by connecting
to the console of the server, with mstsc /console, or mstsc
/admin from a Vista SP1 or XP SP3 client.
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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=?Utf-8?B?TWFyYyBT?= <MarcS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on
26 mar 2008 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
If I have two Terminal Servers. Both Windows 2003 Standard.
The Licensing Server is on a separate 3rd Server that is one
of our Domain Controllers.
If that Licensing Server is shut down for a while, and
someone tries to log onto either of the Terminal Servers,
what happens?
1. Are they temporarily issued a temporarily TS license?
How long does that license last?
2. Even if the TS is set for "per Device" mode, can it allow
2 simultaneous connections like the Remote Desktop for
Administrators...or are the two simultaneous ONLY for Remote
Desktop for Administrators.
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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