The Windows VDA license (or through Windows Client SA) is the license required to access a Windows desktop OS VM from a server. The Windows VDA/SA license is not available under SPLA (as to provide a Windows desktop OS VM from a sever as a service). However, you can provide a Windows Server VM as a server to a customer through RDS. Apr 17, 2013 - A fully functional and activated 2012 Remote Desktop Session Host server. To specify a license server for the Remote Desktop Session Host.

• Windows 2012 Remote Desktop Licensing
• Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Licenses

Hello Everyone, I spent a lot of time trying to find a resolution to this issue and could use some help. My Environment: I setup a 2012 Domain controller (DC01) and a 2012 RDS server (TS01). The domain controller has the RD Licensing Manager and RD Licensing Diagnoser installed.

The TS01 server has all the other RDS roles installed. I Installed the licenses on DC01 and they show 0 Available and 5 issues even though nobody has logged into the server I also pointed the TS01 server to the license server (DC01) but I get this error when adding it: The license server specified is not valid. Verify the server name and specify a valid server name before saving the settings. When I run the RD License Diagnoser from either server, I get the below error. Does anyone know what I'm missing? Is the 2012 server really looking for 2008 RDS CALs??? I didn't think that was possible.

The Remote Desktop Session Host Server is in Per User licensing mode and No Redirector Mode, but the license server dc01 does not any installed licenses with the following attributes: Proiduct Version: Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Licensing mode: Per User License type: RDS CALs - Any help would be greatly appreciated. I think we have 2 weeks left on our grace period. Thanks in advance! I'm not sure I'm understanding your setup. You say you have a 2012 RDS server. What RDS roles do you have setup? RDS in 2012 is not for the faint of heart, it's not straight forward and the documentation is lacking severely.

I do not believe your 2008 RDS CAL's Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 will work for 2012 Remote Desktop Sessions. You will need Windows Server 2012 - Installed RDS Per User CAL. The Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 CALS, from my understanding, will only work for the VDI connections. To be honest, I have not had any luck installing all roles on one machine. But with that said, have you edited your deployment properties and specified the RD license server and selected per user mode?

Windows 2012 Remote Desktop Licensing

You not only have to configure the license server on the overview page but in the deployment properties as well. Have you setup a RD Session host collection yet? I've been working on this for several weeks now, so I'm sure we can work it out. Hello ChefRicher, Thanks for your response. Your right, setting up a 2012 Session based RDS server is a lot more difficult than 2008 was.

I installed all the roles for session based RDS services (except for the License manager) on my TS01 and installed the RD License manager on the Domain controller (DC01). I also edited the Deployment Properties to point the RD License to DC01. I get the below error when I do so.

It's like it thinks I installed Windows 2008 RDS Cals. But, when I run the RD License Diagnostics, I get the below. Hi Guys, The common solution is to delete the “grace period” key from the registry which is essentially a crack to allow the server to have unlimited licensing. What we found to be a working solution to the below error is the following: The Remote Desktop Session Host server is in Per User licensing mode and No Redirector Mode, but license server ServerName.domain.com does not have any installed licenses with the following attributes: Product version: Windows Server 2012 Licensing mode: Per User License type: RDS CALs The fix: Inside of RDS licensing manager right click the server and select the manage licenses option. Select the rebuilt the licensing server option and hit next. It will ask you to confirm that you wish to delete all licenses on the server so make sure you have the info needed to reinstall the RDS CALs. Once done you will have the option to reinstall the CALs, proceed as you would normally.

Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Licenses

Finally restart the “remote desktop licensing” service and head back to the RD licensing Diagnoser. You should now see that there are licenses available.