2000 TS with 2003 license server

[brymcv]

Can a Windows 2003 TS license server support a 2000
Terminal Server and issue licenses in "per user" mode?

Thanks

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

A 2003 TS Licensing server can handle both W2K and 2003 TS CALs.
If you install 2003 TS CALs, you can use them to access a W2K TS,
but only as Per Device Ts CALs.

From Windows Server 2003 Pricing and Licensing FAQ
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/pric
licfaq.mspx

<quote>
Q. Can I downgrade a TS CAL for use on a Windows 2000 terminal
server?
A. Yes. You may downgrade Windows Server 2003 TS CALs. However,
both TS User and Device CALs will act as device-based CALs when
accessing a Windows 2000 terminal server, as TS User CALs are not
supported.


Q. How do I designate Windows Server 2003 TS User or Device CALs
or Windows 2000 TS CALs?
A. During set-up, the Terminal Server Licensing Management (TSLM)
will prompt you to choose.
</quote>

 

[brymcv]

Thank you for the great answer.

My next question is, If you set up a 2003 License server
and a 2003 TS with Citrix. If you set up the license to
use "per user" licensing, and are using Citrix anonomous
users... how does that work..

The same 15-20 user names get used, but multiple users are
connecting as those users.... Does this violate the
license agreement? This would make it easier to use with
Citrix as it kind of matches the concurrent licensing
Citrix uses.

Thanks

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

I don't really know.
Your use of Citrix is not really important in this question, the
same question could be asked if you had one generic user account
for multiple users, like a lot of schools have in a classroom
setup, or libraries with public-access computers.

What complicates the story is this:
Per User TS CALs were build-in to the OS in a very late stage.
The 2003 TS Licensing server cannot handle them correctly, so
currently Per User CALs are unmanaged.
This means that when a TS server is set to accept User CALs it
will look to the license server to make sure that one is available
but it will not be decremented from the database.
It is your responsibility to have a valid User CAL for every user
that uses the terminal server.

I have no idea *how* the LS will differentiate between users, when
this functionality is build into the next release (SP?) of the TS
Licensing service.

It sounds as if your setup might violate the EULA, but I'm unsure.

 

[brymcv]

We have a conference call with MS on Monday, so I will
bring this issue up there and see what they say and post
what they say.

Thanks for the reply.