To configure them you need to follow below steps.Ī. Once done, the Overview page will look like thisĪdding the License server to the deployment will not automatically configure the RD Session Host server or the RD Virtualization Host servers with the Licensing mode type or point them to the License server in the deployment that you just added. If the Licensing Role Service is not already installed, the Wizard will install the role, reboot the system if required and add it to the Deployment.Į. Click on Add on the Confirmation page and click Addĭ. In the ‘Add RD Licensing Servers’ applet choose the server that you want to add to the deployment from the Server Pool and click NextĬ. To add a License server which is already added to the domainī.

In the Server manager RDMS console Overview page, click on Make sure that the new License Server is already added to the Server Pool on the RD Connection Broker Server before you add it to the deployment.Ī. The Remote Desktop Session Host server is within its grace period, but the RD Session Host server has not been configured with any license server.Ĭonfiguring Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services Licensing involves 2 step process. The licensing mode for the Remote Desktop Session Host server is not configured.Ģ. In the RD Licensing Diagnoser Information section, it will throw 2 warning(s):ġ. The image below shows that the RD Session Host Server neither has a Licensing mode configured nor there is a License server configured for it. To open RD Licensing Diagnoser, Click Tools, go to Terminal Services and click RD Licensing Diagnoser. Now, you have introduced a new Server in the domain that will serve as a License Server for Remote Desktop Services.īefore you configure Licensing on any Remote Desktop Server Session Host or Virtualization Host server, the RD Licensing Diagnoser looks like below.

You have a Session Based Collection and a Virtual Desktop based collection as per your business requirement. Let us assume that you already have created a Remote Desktop Services Deployment. Good morning AskPerf! Today we are going to discuss the steps in installing/configuring Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services Licensing in your environment using various available options.Īdding a new License Server in a new Deployment First published on TECHNET on Sep 20, 2013

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