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Articles and Tutorials about Licensing models for Microsoft Terminal Services and Citrix.

Articles & Tutorials / Licensing

Changes to Windows Server 2008 Terminal Server Licensing (Part 2): Date - Jan 02, 2008; Author - Michael Burke; Some interesting changes in per-user licensing, CAL reporting, revocation and improvements in the management interface.
Changes to Windows Server 2008 Terminal Server Licensing (Part 1): Date - Dec 12, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; This series will explore the changes in terminal services licensing in Windows Server 2008, including functional changes and management improvements.
Troubleshooting Terminal Server Licensing Issues (Part 4): Date - Oct 31, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; Taking a look at some common client-related problems and solutions.
How to: Create a Redundant Citrix License Server: Date - Oct 10, 2007; Author - Wilco van Bragt; Why you need a redundant Citrix License Server and how this can be accomplished.
Troubleshooting Terminal Server Licensing Issues (Part 3): Date - Sep 26, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; Some of the more less-common issues with Terminal Server licensing, including: corrupt license databases, activation issues, and problems adding CALs.
Troubleshooting Terminal Server Licensing Issues (Part 2): Date - Sep 11, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; Some additional common server-related issues.
Troubleshooting Terminal Server Licensing Issues (Part 1): Date - Aug 15, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; Looking at the most popular licensing related issues and how to deal with them.
Terminal Services License Server High-Availability and Recovery (Part 2): Date - Jul 18, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; License server recoverability and the role it plays in ensuring that license servers are always available.
Terminal Services License Server High-Availability and Recovery (Part 1): Date - Jun 06, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; How to provide resiliency to your terminal services licensing infrastructure, focusing on high availability.
Terminal Server License Service Discovery Part 2: Date - Apr 18, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; How to better control the discovery process and how to troubleshoot discovery when it fails.
Terminal Server License Service Discovery – Part 1: This Discovery Process: Date - Mar 28, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; The License Server discovery process used by Terminal Servers to locate license servers on the network.
Terminal Server CAL Allocation Process - Part 2: CAL Allocation Process: Date - Mar 07, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; Step-by-step walkthroughs of various scenarios, including detailed flowcharts of the process.
Terminal Services CAL Allocation Process (Part 1): Date - Jan 10, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; A step-by-step look at the Terminal Services CAL allocation process in a Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server environment.
Understanding Terminal Server/Citrix Licensing Models: Date - Mar 14, 2006; Author - Stefan Vermeulen; A lot has been said in the past about the licensing models of Terminal Server and Citrix. Interpreting the exact results of certain choices may not always be fully clear beforehand. This article will help you understand and give you some tips along the way.