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Managing Windows Small Business Server 2011 : Adding a Terminal Server (part 3) - Configuring RD Licensing

3/9/2013 11:44:49 AM

4. Configuring RD Licensing

Windows Server 2008 R2 requires that at least one Remote Desktop Licensing (RD Licensing) server be installed and running on any network that has an RD Session Host. If a license server is not installed within 120 days, all RD Session Host connections will be disabled. Remote Desktop Services requires a separate Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services CAL or Windows Server 2008 Terminal Service CAL for each user or device in addition to any Windows Server CALs you might need. The RD Licensing server does not enforce per-user licensing, but it does track usage in Active Directory against the installed per-user licenses. Per-device licenses are enforced by the RD Licensing server.

4.1. Installing Remote Desktop Licensing

In SBS, installing the RD Licensing role service on the same server that is running RD Session Host is the preferred choice, but you can also install it on the main SBS server, though it isn’t recommended. If you’re going to have more than a single RD Session Host, you can install it on any of the RD Session Host servers. To install RD Licensing on the computer running Remote Desktop Services, follow these steps:

  1. Open Server Manager on the server running Remote Desktop Services if it isn’t already open.

  2. Select Roles, select Remote Desktop Services in the left pane, and then select Add Role Services from the action menu.

  3. On the Select Role Services page, select Remote Desktop Licensing.

  4. Click Next to open the Configure Discovery Scope For RD Licensing page, shown in Figure 16. Leave the Configure A Discovery Scope For This License Server box cleared.

    Figure 16. The RD Licensing Configuration page of the Add Role Services Wizard

  5. Click Next to open the Confirm Installation Selections page. If everything looks correct, click Install to begin the installation.

  6. Click Close when the installation completes.

After the RD Licensing role service is added, you need to activate the server before it will actually do anything. To activate the license server, follow these steps:

  1. Open the RD Licensing Manager (licmgr.exe).

  2. Select the RD Licensing server in the left pane, and select Activate Server from the Action menu.

  3. The Activate Server Wizard opens. Click Next to open the Connection Method page shown in Figure 17.

    Figure 17. The Connection Method page of the Activate Server Wizard

  4. Select a connection method from the drop-down list. The choices are Automatic Connection (Recommended), Web Browser, or Telephone. Automatic Connection requires an Internet connection from the server you are activating. Web Browser also requires an Internet connection, but it can be run from any workstation. Click Next.

  5. If you’ve chosen Automatic Connection, the connection will be made, and then the first Company Information page is displayed, as shown in Figure 18. Fill in all the fields on this page—they are required. Click Next.

    Figure 18. The required fields on the Company Information page of the Activate Server Wizard

  6. The second page of company information is displayed. All information on this page is optional—fill it in only if you want to. Click Next, and if your connection is good, your server will activate and you’ll be presented with the completion page. You can continue to add CALs by selecting the Start Install Licenses Wizard Now box.

  7. Click Next until you get to the License Program page of the Activate Server Wizard, as shown in Figure 19.

    Figure 19. Choose the type of RDS CALs you’ve purchased

  8. Select the type of license you’re entering from the License Program drop-down list.

  9. Click Next and fill in the license code. Click Next again, and the activation will complete.


Note:

Additional steps are required for either web browser or telephone methods. If you need to reactivate your server and reinstall licenses, you’ll be required to use the telephone method.


4.2. Assigning the Licensing Server and Licensing Mode

Prior to Windows Server 2008 R2, the recommended method for terminal servers to identify and connect to a licensing server was by discovery. This ended up being one of the most frequent causes of Customer Support Services (CSS) cases for Terminal Services, and with the introduction of Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2008 R2 the entire licensing server process has been significantly improved.

In Windows Server 2008 R2, the recommended method for assigning a license server is to explicitly assign one (or more) servers. This gets around many of the issues that the discovery process caused. To further improve the process, you can now move licenses from one server to another without having to call in to the Microsoft Clearinghouse, even if the server they are currently assigned to is offline. These changes should reduce the majority of the frustration and support calls that terminal server licensing caused.

The one source of licensing frustration that hasn’t changed is that an RD Session Host must choose between per-user or per-device licenses and can’t have both types enabled on the same server. This isn’t a big deal in a larger enterprise where there are multiple RD Session Hosts, but on an SBS network, you’ll need to make a decision about which type to use because most SBS networks will have at most a single RD Session Host.

To assign a specific licensing server for an RD Session Host and set the licensing mode for that server, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration console (tsconfig.msc) if it isn’t already open.

  2. Double-click Remote Desktop Licensing Mode in the Licensing section of the center pane to open the Properties dialog box with the Licensing tab active, as shown in Figure 20.

    Figure 20. The RD Session Host Properties dialog box

  3. Select Per Device or Per User, and then click Add to open the Add License Server dialog box shown in Figure 21.

    Figure 21. The Add License Server dialog box

  4. Select the local RD Session Host in the left pane, and click Add to move it to the Specified License Servers pane. If you have a secondary license server (unlikely in an SBS environment), you can specify it here.

  5. Click OK and then OK again to assign the licensing mode and server. (If you have open Remote Desktop sessions on the server, you’ll see a warning that the changes won’t affect the active sessions.)

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