


Put in the source license server’s DNS name I’ll choose the first option because this a a migration and not a disaster recovery The wizard will try to contact the Microsoft Clearinghouse server Right click your new server and choose Manage Licenses Start the Remote Desktop Licensing ManagerĪdd your servers to the overview screen to the left by right clicking on All servers and choosing Connect You’ll also need a connection to the Internet so the wizard can contact the Microsoft Clearinghouse server to register your transfer. If you can’t find them anymore, you can ask Microsoft to send you a license report for your company. In both situations you’ll need the authorization and/or license codes, so keep them at hand. If you want to transfer your licenses to 2003 or 2008 server, you’ll have to get on the phone with Microsoft. Why 2008 R2? Because it has a kind of transfer wizard that isn’t present in 2008.

Restart the server.Here’s a step-by step guide to migrate your Terminal Server licenses from a Windows Server 2003 server to a Windows Server 2008 R2 server. Edit the setting Define Remote Desktop Services licensing mode by specifying the licensing mode 1.ĥ. Open the parameter Use the specified Remote Desktop license servers and enter your license server 1.Ĥ. – 2 Define How Remote Desktop Services Licensingģ. – 1 Use the specified Remote Desktop license servers The following parameters must be modified: Go to: Local Computer Policy / Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / Remote Desktop Services / Remote Desktop Session Host / License Manager. Have a server with the Remote Desktop Services License Manager role. You installed the Remote Desktop Session Host role on a Windows server (2012 / 2012R2 / 2016) without going through the Remote Desktop Services deployment wizard and the following error is displayed on connection: ” the RD Session Host server is not configured with any license server “.
