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Deploying Remote Desktop Licensing Step-by-Step Guide

Microsoft Corporation

Published: April 2009

Updated: February 2011

Abstract

Remote Desktop Licensing (RD Licensing), formerly Terminal Services Licensing (TS Licensing),

manages the Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs) that are required for

each device or user to connect to a Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) server. In

this guide, you will set up a Remote Desktop license server to install, issue, and track the

availability of RDS CALs.

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Contents

Deploying Remote Desktop Licensing Step-by-Step Guide ............................................................ 4

About this guide............................................................................................................................ 4

What this guide does not provide ............................................................................................. 5

Technology review ....................................................................................................................... 5

Scenario: Deploying Remote Desktop Licensing ......................................................................... 6

Step 1: Setting Up the Contoso Domain ......................................................................................... 8

Configure the Remote Desktop license server (RDL-SRV) .................................................... 10

Step 2: Activating the Remote Desktop License Server ............................................................... 12

Step 3: Installing Remote Desktop Services Client Access Licenses (RDS CALs) on the Remote

Desktop License Server ............................................................................................................. 13

Step 4: Configuring the RD Session Host Server to Support RD Licensing ................................. 15

Step 5: Configuring the RD Connection Broker Server to Support RD Licensing ......................... 16

Step 6: Verifying RD Licensing Functionality ................................................................................ 16

Appendix A: Rebuild the RD Licensing Database ......................................................................... 18

Related topics ............................................................................................................................. 20

Deploying Remote Desktop Licensing Step-by-Step Guide

About this guide This step-by-step guide walks you through the process of setting up a Remote Desktop license

server for a Remote Desktop Services infrastructure in a test environment. During this process,

you will create a test deployment that includes the following components:

A Remote Desktop license server

An RD Session Host server

A Remote Desktop Connection client computer

This guide assumes that you previously completed the steps in one of the following step-by-step

guides:

Installing Remote Desktop Session Host Step-by-Step Guide

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=147292),

Deploying Personal Virtual Desktops by Using Remote Desktop Web Access Step-by-Step

Guide (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=147909)

Deploying Virtual Desktop Pools by Using Remote Desktop Web Access Step-by-Step


Deploying Personal Virtual Desktops by Using RemoteApp and Desktop Connection Step-by-

Step Guide (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=154801)

Deploying Virtual Desktop Pools by Using Remote Desktop Web Access Step-by-Step


Deploying Virtual Desktop Pools by Using RemoteApp and Desktop Connection Step-by-Step


Deploying RemoteFX for Personal Virtual Desktops Step-by-Step Guide

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=192429)

Deploying RemoteFX for Virtual Desktop Pools Step-by-Step Guide

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=192433)

This guide includes the following topics:

Step 1: Setting Up the Contoso Domain

Step 2: Activating the Remote Desktop License Server

Step 3: Installing Remote Desktop Services Client Access Licenses (RDS CALs) on the

Remote Desktop License Server (Optional if you do not have valid licenses)

Note

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=147292













If you do not have RDS CALs, or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure client licenses, the

license server will issue a temporary license valid for 90 days.

Step 4: Configuring the RD Session Host Server to Support RD Licensing

Step 5: Configuring the RD Connection Broker Server to Support RD Licensing

Step 6: Verifying RD Licensing Functionality

Appendix A: Rebuild the RD Licensing Database

The goal of RD Licensing is to manage the Remote Desktop Services client access licenses

(RDS CALs) that are required for each device or user to connect to an RD Session Host server.

You use RD Licensing to install, issue, and track the availability of RDS CALs on a Remote

Desktop license server.

What this guide does not provide

This guide does not provide the following:

An overview of Remote Desktop Services.

An overview of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).

Guidance for setting up Active Directory Domain Services or an RD Session Host server.

This information can be found in the Installing Remote Desktop Session Host Step-by-Step

Guide (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=147292). For a downloadable version of this

document, see the Installing Remote Desktop Session Host Step-by-Step Guide

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=147293) in the Microsoft Download Center.

If you have previously configured the computers in the Installing Remote Desktop

Session Host Step-by-Step Guide, you should repeat the steps in that guide with new

installations.

Complete technical reference for Remote Desktop Services.

Technology review When a client, either a user or a device, requests a connection from an RD Session Host server,

the RD Session Host server determines if a license is needed. The RD Session Host server then

requests an RDS CAL or VDI Suite license from a Remote Desktop license server on behalf of

the client. If an appropriate license is available from a license server, the RDS CAL or VDI Suite

license is issued to the client, and the client is able to connect to a session-based desktop,

RemoteApp program, or virtual desktop.

Although there is a licensing grace period during which no license server is required, after the

grace period ends, clients must have a valid license issued by a license server before they can

connect to a session-based desktop, RemoteApp program, or virtual desktop.

Important

Important




Remote Desktop supports two concurrent connections to remotely administer a

computer. You do not need a license server for these connections.

To use Remote Desktop Services, you must also have at least one license server deployed in

your environment. For small deployments, you can install both the RD Session Host role service

and the RD Licensing role service on the same computer. For larger deployments, it is

recommended that the RD Licensing role service be installed on a separate computer from the

RD Session Host role service.

You must configure the Remote Desktop license server correctly in order for your session-based

desktop, RemoteApp program, or virtual desktop to accept connections from clients. To allow

ample time for you to deploy a license server, Remote Desktop Services provides a licensing

grace period for the RD Session Host server during which no license server is required. During

this grace period, connections can be accepted from unlicensed clients without contacting a

license server. The grace period begins after installation of the RD Session Host server. The

grace period ends after whichever of the following occurs first:

A permanent RDS CAL is issued by a license server to a client connecting to the RD Session

Host server.

The grace period of 120 days is exceeded.

Scenario: Deploying Remote Desktop Licensing We recommend that you first use the steps provided in this guide in a test lab environment. Step-

by-step guides are not necessarily meant to be used to deploy Windows Server® features without

additional deployment documentation and should be used with discretion as a stand-alone

document.

Upon completion of this step-by-step guide, you will have a Remote Desktop license server

managing the Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs) that are required for

each device or user to connect to the RD Session Host server. You can then test and verify this

functionality by connecting to the RD Session Host server from the Remote Desktop client as an

authorized remote user, and reviewing license usage.

The test environment described in this guide includes four to nine computers connected to a

private network using the following operating systems, applications, and services, depending on

the environment licensing is supporting.

Computer name Operating system Applications and services

CONTOSO-DC Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory Domain

Services (AD DS), DNS

RDSH-SRV Windows Server 2008 R2 RD Session Host

CONTOSO-CLNT Windows 7 Remote Desktop Connection

RDVH-SRV Windows Server 2008 R2 RD Virtualization Host, Hyper-

Computer name Operating system Applications and services

V – (VDI environment)

RDCB-SRV Windows Server 2008 R2 RD Connection Broker – (VDI

environment)

RDWA-SRV Windows Server 2008 R2 RD Web Access – (VDI

environment)

VDP1-CLNT

VDP2-CLNT

Windows 7 Virtual machines – (VDI

environment)

RDL-SRV Windows Server 2008 R2

Important

To configure licensing

using the new VDI

licenses, you must use

Windows Server 2008 R2

with Service Pack 1 (SP1)

RD Licensing

The automatic activation method used by this scenario requires Internet connectivity from

the license server (RDL-SRV).

The computers form a private network and are connected through a common hub or Layer 2

switch. This step-by-step exercise uses private addresses throughout the test lab configuration.

The private network ID 10.0.0.0/24 is used for the network. The domain controller is named

CONTOSO-DC for the domain named contoso.com. The following figure shows the configuration

of the test environment.

Important

Step 1: Setting Up the Contoso Domain

To prepare your Remote Desktop Licensing (RD Licensing) test environment in the CONTOSO

domain, you must complete the following tasks:

Configure the Remote Desktop license server (RDL-SRV)

Configure the server to license

Configure the RD Session Host server (RDSH-SRV)

Configure the RD Connection Broker server (RDCB-SRV)

An RD Licensing server running the Beta version of Windows Server 2008 R2 with

Service Pack 1 will only install, issue, and track the availability of licenses for a

deployment that contains Remote Desktop Services roles running on the Beta version of

Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1. An RD Licensing server running Windows

Server 2008 R2 will only install, issue, and track the availability of licenses for a

deployment that contains Remote Desktop Services roles running Windows

Server 2008 R2. Deploying the Beta and released versions of Remote Desktop Services

roles in the same environment, will result in connections being denied, and a licensing

protocol error will be displayed.

Use the following table as a reference when setting up the appropriate computer names,

operating systems, and network settings that are required to complete the steps in this guide.

Before you configure your computers with static Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, we

recommend that you first complete Windows product activation while each of your

Warning

Important

computers still has Internet connectivity. You should also install any available critical

security updates from Windows Update (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=47370).

Computer name Operating system requirement IP settings DNS settings

CONTOSO-DC Windows Server® 2008 R2 IP address:

10.0.0.1

Subnet mask:

255.255.255.0

Default gateway:

10.0.0.1

Configured by DNS

server role.

RDSH-SRV Windows Server 2008 R2 IP address:

10.0.0.2

Subnet mask:

255.255.255.0

Default gateway:

10.0.0.1

Preferred:

10.0.0.1

CONTOSO-CLNT Windows® 7 IP address:

10.0.0.3

Subnet mask:

255.255.255.0

Default gateway:

10.0.0.1

Preferred:

10.0.0.1

RDVH-SRV Windows Server 2008 R2 IP address:

10.0.0.4

Subnet mask:

255.255.255.0

Default gateway:

10.0.0.1

Preferred:

10.0.0.1

RDCB-SRV Windows Server 2008 R2 IP address:

10.0.0.5

Subnet mask:

255.255.255.0

Default gateway:

10.0.0.1

Preferred:

10.0.0.1

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=47370

Computer name Operating system requirement IP settings DNS settings

RDWA-SRV Windows Server 2008 R2 IP address:

10.0.0.6

Subnet mask:

255.255.255.0

Default gateway:

10.0.0.1

Preferred:

10.0.0.1

RDL-SRV Windows Server 2008 R2

Important

To configure

licensing using the

new VDI licenses,

you must use

Windows

Server 2008 R2 with

Service Pack 1

(SP1)

IP address:

10.0.0.12

Subnet mask:

255.255.255.0

Default gateway:

10.0.0.1

Preferred:

10.0.0.1

Configure the Remote Desktop license server (RDL-SRV)

To configure the Remote Desktop license server, you must:

Install Windows Server 2008 R2.

To configure licensing using the new VDI licenses, you must use Windows

Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Configure TCP/IP properties.

Join RDL-SRV to the contoso.com domain.

Install the RD Licensing role service.

First, install Windows Server 2008 R2 on a stand-alone server.

1. Start your computer by using the Windows Server 2008 R2 product CD.

Important

To configure licensing using the new VDI licenses, you must use Windows

Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Important

To install Windows Server 2008 R2

2. When prompted for a computer name, type RDL-SRV.

3. Follow the rest of the instructions that appear on your screen to finish the installation.

Next, configure TCP/IP properties so that RDL-SRV has an IPv4 static IP address of 10.0.0.12.

1. Log on to RDL-SRV with the RDL-SRV\Administrator account.

2. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet, click Network and Sharing

Center, click Change adapter settings, right-click Local Area Connection, and then

click Properties.

3. On the Networking tab, click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then click

Properties.

4. Click Use the following IP address. In the IP address box, type 10.0.0.12. In the

Subnet mask box, type 255.255.255.0. In the Default gateway box, type 10.0.0.1.

5. Click Use the following DNS server addresses. In the Preferred DNS server box, type

10.0.0.1.

6. Click OK, and then close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.

Next, join RDL-SRV to the contoso.com domain.

1. Click Start, right-click Computer, and then click Properties.

2. Under Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings, click Change settings.

3. On the Computer Name tab, click Change.

4. In the Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box, under Member of, click Domain,

and then type contoso.com.

5. Click More, and in the Primary DNS suffix of this computer box, type contoso.com.

6. Click OK, and then click OK again.

7. When a Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box appears prompting you for

administrative credentials, provide the credentials for CONTOSO\Administrator, and then

click OK.

8. When a Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box appears welcoming you to the

contoso.com domain, click OK.

9. When a Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box appears telling you that the

computer must be restarted, click OK, and then click Close.

10. Click Restart Now.

To install and configure a Remote Desktop license server, you must add the RD Licensing role

service. Windows Server 2008 R2 includes the option to install the RD Licensing role service by

using Server Manager. This topic covers the installation and configuration of the RD Licensing

role service on the RDL-SRV computer in the CONTOSO domain.

To configure TCP/IP properties

To join RDL-SRV to the contoso.com domain

Finally, install the RD Licensing role service by using Server Manager.

1. Log on to RDL-SRV as CONTOSO\Administrator.

2. On the server on which you want to install the RD Licensing role service, open Server

Manager. To open Server Manager, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then

click Server Manager.

3. Under Roles Summary, click Add Roles.

4. On the Before You Begin page of the Add Roles Wizard, click Next.

5. On the Select Server Roles page, select the Remote Desktop Services check box, and

then click Next.

6. On the Remote Desktop Services page, click Next.

7. On the Select Role Services page, select the Remote Desktop Licensing check box,

and then click Next.

8. On the Configure Discovery Scope for RD Licensing page, select the Configure a

discovery scope for this license server check box, click This domain, and then click

Next.

9. On the Confirm Installation Selections page, verify that the RD Licensing role service

will be installed, and then click Install.

10. On the Installation Progress page, installation progress is noted.

11. On the Installation Results page, confirm that installation of the RD Licensing role

service was successful, and then click Close.

You have prepared your test environment. Now you can proceed to Step 2: Activating the

Remote Desktop License Server.


In this step, you will activate the Remote Desktop license server. A license server must be

activated to certify the license server and allow the license server to issue Remote Desktop

Services client access licenses (RDS CALs), or VDI Suite licenses. You can activate a license

server by using the Activate Server Wizard in the Remote Desktop Licensing Manager tool.

1. On the license server, open Remote Desktop Licensing Manager. To open Remote

Desktop Licensing Manager, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, point to Remote

Desktop Services, and then click Remote Desktop Licensing Manager.

2. Right-click the license server RDL-SRV, and then click Activate Server. The Activate

To install the RD Licensing role service

To activate a Remote Desktop license server automatically

Server Wizard starts.

3. In the Activate Server Wizard, on the Welcome to the Activate Server Wizard page,

click Next.

4. On the Connection Method page, in the Connection method list, select Automatic

connection (recommended), and then click Next.

5. On the Company Information page, type your name and company, select your country

or region, and then click Next.

6. On the Company Information optional information page, specify any other information

that you want to provide, such as e-mail and company address, and then click Next to

activate your license server.

7. On the Completing the Activate Server Wizard page, ensure that the Start Install

Licenses Wizard now check box is cleared, and then click Next.

You have activated the Remote Desktop license server. Now you can proceed to Step 3:

Installing Remote Desktop Services Client Access Licenses (RDS CALs) on the Remote Desktop

License Server.

Step 3: Installing Remote Desktop Services Client Access Licenses (RDS CALs) on the Remote Desktop License Server

In this step, you will install Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs), or VDI

Suite licenses on the Remote Desktop license server.

You must have a valid license agreement to install licenses. Do not install licenses if you

do not have a valid license agreement. The license server will issue a temporary license

that is valid for 90 days.

The automatic installation method requires Internet connectivity from the computer running the

Remote Desktop Licensing Manager tool. Internet connectivity is not required from the license

server itself.

If you are installing licenses for a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure environment on an

existing RD Licensing server, see Appendix A: Rebuild the RD Licensing Database.




Important

Warning

To install Remote Desktop Services client access licenses automatically

2. Right-click the license server RDL-SRV, and then click Install Licenses.

3. In the Install Licenses Wizard, on the Welcome to the Install Licenses Wizard page,

click Next.

4. On the License Program page, select the appropriate program through which you

purchased your RDS CALs, and then click Next.

Important

If you are installing licenses for a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure environment,

select Select License for License program.

5. The License Program that you selected on the previous page in the wizard determines

what information you need to provide on this page. In most cases, you must provide

either a license code or an agreement number. Consult the documentation provided

when you purchased your licenses.

Important


enter your enterprise Volume Agreement number for the Agreement number.

6. After you enter the required information, click Next.

7. On the Product Version and License Type page, select the appropriate product

version, license type, and quantity of licenses for your environment based on your license

purchase agreement, and then click Next.

Important


select Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 for the Product

version, and then select VDI Premium Suite Per Device subscription license,

or VDI Standard Suite Per Device subscription license for the License type.

Select the quantity of licenses for your environment based on your license

purchase agreement.

The Microsoft Clearinghouse is automatically contacted and processes your request. The

RDS CALs are then automatically installed onto the license server.

8. To complete the process, click Finish. The license server can now issue RDS CALs to

clients that connect to an RD Session Host server.

You have installed Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs), or VDI Suite

licenses on the Remote Desktop license server. Now you can proceed to Step 4: Configuring the

RD Session Host Server to Support RD Licensing.

If you are installing licenses for a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure environment, skip Step 4:

Configuring the RD Session Host Server to Support RD Licensing and proceed to Step 5:

Configuring the RD Connection Broker Server to Support RD Licensing.

Important


After you have installed and configured the license server, you need to do the following on your

RD Session Host server to ensure that the RD Session Host server can contact the license server

to request RDS CALs for clients:

Specify the Remote Desktop licensing mode on an RD Session Host server.

Specify a license server for an RD Session Host server to use.

1. On the RD Session Host server, open Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration. To

open Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration, click Start, point to Administrative

Tools, point to Remote Desktop Services, and then click Remote Desktop Session

Host Configuration.

2. If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is

what you want, and then click Continue.

3. In the Edit settings area, under Licensing, double-click Remote Desktop licensing

mode.

4. On the Licensing tab of the Properties dialog box, click either Per Device or Per User,

depending on which is most appropriate for your environment.

5. Click OK to save your changes to the licensing settings.

After you have specified a Remote Desktop licensing mode, you must specify a license server for

the RD Session Host server to use.

1. On the RD Session Host server, open Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration. To

open Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration, click Start, point to Administrative

Tools, point to Remote Desktop Services, and then click Remote Desktop Session

Host Configuration.

2. If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is

what you want, and then click Continue.

3. In the Edit settings area, under Licensing, double-click Remote Desktop license

servers.

4. In the Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration window, click Close.

5. On the Licensing tab of the Properties dialog box, click Add.

6. In the Add License Server dialog box, select RDL-SRV from the list of known license

servers, and then click Add.

7. Click OK to close the Add License Server dialog box, and then click OK to save your

changes to the licensing settings.

To specify the Remote Desktop licensing mode

To specify a license server for the RD Session Host server to use

You have configured the RD Session Host Server to Support RD Licensing. Now you can

proceed to Step 6: Verifying RD Licensing Functionality.

If you are installing licenses for a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure environment, proceed to

Step 5: Configuring the RD Connection Broker Server to Support RD Licensing.


After you have installed and configured the license server, you need to do the following on your

RD Connection Broker server to ensure that the RD Connection Broker server can contact the

license server to request VDI Suite licenses for clients:

Specify the Remote Desktop licensing mode on an RD Connection Broker server.

Specify a license server for an RD Connection Broker server to use.

1. Log on to RDCB-SRV as CONTOSO\Administrator.

2. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, point to Remote Desktop Services, and then

click Remote Desktop Connection Manager.

3. In the Notification area, under Virtual Desktops: Resources and Configuration, for

RD Licensing click Specify.

4. On the Licensing Settings tab of the Properties dialog box, select Apply the following

settings to all servers, and then click Per Device.

5. In the Specify a new license server, and then click Add. box, type rdl-srv, and then

click Add.

6. Click OK to save your changes to the licensing settings.

You have configured the RD Connection Broker Server to Support RD Licensing. Now you can

proceed to Step 6: Verifying RD Licensing Functionality.


To verify the functionality of the RD Licensing deployment, log on to CONTOSO-CLNT as Morgan

Skinner and use Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) to connect to the remote host. The use of

the license will be verified on the Remote Desktop license server.

Verify client connectivity:

Important

To configure the RD Connection Broker server to support RD Licensing

To verify connectivity to the RD Session Host server (RDSH-SRV): Connect to RDSH-

SRV with RDC using a valid license

To verify client connectivity in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure environment: Establish a

client connection in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure environment using a valid license

Verify the RDS CAL by using Remote Desktop Licensing Manager

1. Log on to CONTOSO-CLNT as Morgan Skinner.

2. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Remote

Desktop Connection.

3. In the Remote Desktop Connection dialog box, click Options, and then click the

Advanced tab.

4. On the Advanced tab, click Settings.

5. On the RD Gateway Server Settings page, click Use these RD Gateway server

settings, enter the following settings, and then click OK.

Server name: RDG-SRV.contoso.com

Logon method: Allow me to select later

Bypass RD Gateway server for local addresses: Clear check box

6. On the General tab, in the Computer box, type rdsh-srv, and then click Connect.

7. In the Windows Security dialog box, type the password for contoso\mskinner, and then

click OK.

8. If the connection is successful, a Windows desktop will appear on the screen for RDSH-

SRV.

1. Use the appropriate deployment guide to verify client connectivity. After client

connectivity has been established, verify the RDS CAL by using Remote Desktop

Licensing Manager.

Deploying Personal Virtual Desktops by Using Remote Desktop Web Access Step-

by-Step Guide (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=147909)

Deploying Virtual Desktop Pools by Using Remote Desktop Web Access Step-by-


Deploying Personal Virtual Desktops by Using RemoteApp and Desktop Connection

Step-by-Step Guide (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=154801)

Deploying Virtual Desktop Pools by Using Remote Desktop Web Access Step-by-


Deploying Virtual Desktop Pools by Using RemoteApp and Desktop Connection

Step-by-Step Guide (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=154802)

To connect to RDSH-SRV with RDC using a valid license

Establish a client connection in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure environment using a valid license











1. On the license server RDL-SRV, open Remote Desktop Licensing Manager. To open

Remote Desktop Licensing Manager, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, point to

Remote Desktop Services, and then click Remote Desktop Licensing Manager.

2. In the console tree, expand All servers, and then click RDL-SRV.

3. In the results pane, verify that a license is used in the Issued column.

You have successfully deployed and demonstrated the functionality of RD Licensing on Remote

Desktop Services by using the simple scenario of connecting to a remote host with a licensed

remote user account by using Remote Desktop Connection. You can also use this deployment to

explore some of the additional capabilities of Remote Desktop Services through additional

configuration and testing.

You have completed all the steps. For more information, see Appendix A: Rebuild the RD

Licensing Database.

Appendix A: Rebuild the RD Licensing Database

You can use the Managing licenses Wizard in Remote Desktop Licensing Manager to rebuild the

RD Licensing database on a license server that is running Windows Server 2008 R2. The

automatic rebuilding method requires Internet connectivity from the computer running the Remote

Desktop Licensing Manager tool. Internet connectivity is not required from the license server

itself. This method uses TCP/IP (TCP port 443) to connect directly to the Microsoft

Clearinghouse.

Rebuilding the RD Licensing database deletes any RDS CALs that are currently installed

on the license server. After the RD Licensing database is rebuilt, you must reinstall your

licenses onto the license server. Therefore, before you rebuild the RD Licensing

database on a license server, ensure that you have your RDS CAL or VDI license

purchase agreement documentation available.

Membership in the local Administrators group, or equivalent, on the RD Licensing server that

you plan to configure, is the minimum required to complete this procedure. Review details about

using the appropriate accounts and group memberships at Local and Domain Default Groups

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83477).



To verify the RDS CAL by using Remote Desktop Licensing Manager

Caution

To rebuild the RD Licensing database automatically



2. Right-click the license server RDL-SRV, and then click Properties. On the Connection

Method tab verify that the connection method for the Remote Desktop license server is

set to Automatic connection (recommended), change the connection method if

necessary, and then click OK.

3. Select the license server RDL-SRV, and then on the Action menu, click Manage

Licenses.

4. On the Welcome to the Manage licenses Wizard page, click Next.

5. On the Action Selection page, click Rebuild the license server database.

6. Select The license server is being redeployed from the Select a reason for

rebuilding the RD Licensing database:, and then click Next.

7. On the Confirm Deletion of licenses page, select the Confirm deletion of licenses

currently installed on this license server check box, and then click Next.

8. After the contents of the RD Licensing database have been deleted, on the Reinstalling

licenses page, click Next.

Note

You can only reinstall one set (or pack) of licenses at a time. After you have

reinstalled the first set of licenses, the wizard asks you if you want to reinstall

another set of licenses. You are asked this after each set of licenses is

reinstalled.

9. On the License Program page, select the appropriate program through which you

purchased your RDS CALs, and then click Next.

Note


select Select License for License program.

10. The License Program that you selected on the previous page in the wizard determines

what information you need to provide on this page. In most cases, you must provide

either a license code or an agreement number. Consult the documentation provided

when you purchased your licenses.

Note


enter 67679281 for the Agreement number.

11. After you have entered the required information, click Next.

12. On the Product Version and License Type page, select the appropriate product

version, license type, and quantity of licenses for your environment based on your license

purchase agreement, and then click Next.

Note


select Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 for the Product

version, and then select VDI Premium Suite Per Device subscription license,

or VDI Standard Suite Per Device subscription license for the License type.

Select the quantity of licenses for your environment based on your license

purchase agreement.

The Microsoft Clearinghouse is automatically contacted and processes your request. The

RDS CALs are then automatically reinstalled onto the license server.

13. To reinstall another set of RDS CALs, on the Reinstalling Additional licenses page,

click Continue reinstalling additional licenses, and then click Next. Repeat steps 9

through 12.

To finish rebuilding the RD Licensing database, click Finish rebuilding the

RD Licensing database, click Next, and then click Finish.

Related topics Step 1: Setting Up the Contoso Domain


Step 3: Installing Remote Desktop Services Client Access Licenses (RDS CALs) on the

Remote Desktop License Server (Optional if you do not have valid licenses)

If you do not have RDS CALs, or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure client licenses, the

license server will issue a temporary license valid for 90 days.




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