Moving TS Licensing to new Server

[JimD]

I have recently replaced my domain controller and need to
move the terminal server licensing from the "old"
controller (now a member server) to the new one. I have
activated Terminal Server Licensing on the new server but
can't find instructions on how to do the actual move of
the licensing.

I have seen in AD Sites and Services, if I expand and then
select the "hub," in the right pane TS Licensing shows
up. By right clicking it and choosing properties,there is
an option to "change" the server, with the old server
being listed as "deleted" (renamed). Is it really as easy
as this? I can find no documentation...

Thanks for any help.

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

From Microsofts Terminal Services FAQ at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/centers/termi
nal/terminal_faq.asp

<quote>
Q. How do I move my licenses from one licensing server to
another?

A. You should back up your Terminal Services licensing server
regularly by using the Windows Backup tool or similar. This will
help protect your licensing data from accidental loss if your
system experiences hardware or storage failure.

When backing up a Terminal Server License Server, back up both the
System State data and the folder in which the Terminal Server
License Server is installed. This ensures that data in both the
registry and the Terminal Services licensing server database is
backed up.

If you restore the System State data and the database to the
original Terminal Services licensing server computer, any unissued
licenses are restored correctly as long as you have not replaced
the operating system on the computer. Otherwise any unissued
licenses are not restored and an event will appear in the system
log providing the unissued count. You can still restore the
unissued licenses by using the TS License Manager tool with the
Telephone activation mechanism, and requesting the licenses back.
You can switch to the Telephone mechanism by right clicking on the
server in TS License Manager, and selecting properties from the
menu.
</quote>