License

[Chad]

How do the TS license work. I noticed on our server it
says that 3 were issued out of our license pack of 5 and
they all have expiration dates, I though only the temp
licenses had expiration dates. Do they expire and then
get re-issued?

Thanks

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Yes, this is by design. All TS CALs have expiration dates, also
"permanent" TS CALs. They expire after 52-89 days.

The reason behind this is to make sure that licenses don't get
"lost" forever, when you discard a client device.
After the expiration date, if the client does not connect anymore
(client is discarded), the license is automatically returned to
the Licensing Server and becomes available again for a new client.

If the client still uses the TS, then it automatically tries to
renew the license 7 days before the expiration date.

 

[Chad]

That makes sense..Thanks for the reply.

-----Original Message-----
Yes, this is by design. All TS CALs have expiration dates, also
"permanent" TS CALs. They expire after 52-89 days.

The reason behind this is to make sure that licenses don't get
"lost" forever, when you discard a client device.
After the expiration date, if the client does not connect anymore
(client is discarded), the license is automatically returned to
the Licensing Server and becomes available again for a new client.

If the client still uses the TS, then it automatically tries to
renew the license 7 days before the expiration date.

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Vera Noest
MCSE,CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
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[Chad]

Is there a way to force the expiration date. i.e. if
someone leaves how can I get the license back before 52-
89 days.

 

[Wayne]

No, you would have to uninstall/reinstall TSL.

You can try setting your clock ahead on the server but
that will probably break kerberos causing you much more
problems then just waiting it out.

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

No, you can't. And if you find yourself in a situation where you
want or need to do this, it means that you have used, at least
during a time period, more clients than you have TS CALs.

Since the expiration time is 89 days at the maximum, and a
temporary license lasts 90 days, you can always replace one client
with another without needing more than a single TS CAL.