[THIN] Re: Terminal Server License question - Domain function level impact

Chris,

 

I’ve been sniffing http://www.petri.co.il/understanding_function_levels_in_windows_2003_ad.htm

and as I expected no changes of the DFL nor FFL pertain to TS license servers.

If you have a workgroup license server, then your TS2003 server need an hardcoded entry in the registry to point to your License Server

Otherwise LDAP is used and the DS is queried for your license server.

 

As of the handbook of Brian Madden (Terminal Services for micorosoft windows server 2003)

If you enable a license policy setting on the license server namely Computer settings | adm templates | Windows Components | Terminal Services | Licensing

a local group (called Terminal Server computers) will be created on your SAM, if the License server is on an DC , the group will be created as an DLG (domain local group).

Only members of this group will be granted the option to hand out licenses on behalf of their connecting clients.

 

Regards,

 

 

Stefa Timmermans

 

 

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From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of christopher.walter@cgi.com
Sent: donderdag 5 februari 2009 19:54
To: thin@freelists.org
Subject: [THIN] Re: Terminal Server License question - Domain function level impact

 

If you are deploying Windows 2003 Terminal servers then you can have any Windows 2003 server run your license server.  Just point your Terminal servers to the Windows 2003 server for their licenses, then it doesn't matter what DFL you are at.

 

Chris

 

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From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Chris Strug
Sent: February 5, 2009 11:45 AM
To: thin@freelists.org
Subject: [THIN] Terminal Server License question - Domain function level impact

Hi guys,

First post to the thin lists so go easy on me! :)

Have a question regards issuing TS licenses and the impact of the DFL of the domain.

Currently our domain functional level is at Windows 2000 Native. All our TS servers are 2000 and clients are a mix of 2000 and XP.

It's looks as though we're going to be forced to deploy some 2003 TS servers in the near future so I'm looking at what we'll need to do in order to issue 2003 TSCALs? I'm assuming that the TS License server will have to be server 2003 but I'm not sure if the fact that we run a 2000 native DFL will make any difference?

In short, can we issue Server 2003 TSCALs from a domain with a functional level of Windows 2000 Native or would be have to deploy a 2003 DC and upgrade it to 2003 interim DFL first?

Many thanks

Chris.


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