Terminal Services License Server

[mquinn0908]

I have a domain controller which is setup as a terminal server licencing server with 5 client access licenses installed. My question is I am setting up a new server that has an accounting package that will be accessed through terminal services and I need to know about licensing. I have setup terminal services on the new server but do I have to setup this server with terminal services licensing as well or will it pull its necessary licenses from the domain controller?

 

[Davetoo]

It will pull from your existing license server.

I'm Certifiable, not certified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[mquinn0908]

How does the new server know which server to get the licenses from? I have two license servers on our network.

 

[Davetoo]

When you added the second license server, how did new clients know which server to pull a license from?

I'm Certifiable, not certified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[mquinn0908]

That is what I want to know. How does the client know which server to pull licences from? When I look at the terminal services licensing for each server I can see where each one has handed out licenses and the clients that have been issued them but how does the client know which server to go to. I have 5 CAL's installed on one server and none on the other so for any none XP or 2000 machines the server wtih the 5 CAL's has issued 4 and on the server with no CAL's installed it shows where it has issued 2 temporary licenses.