[THIN] Re: Concerns

  • From: Jeff Pitsch <jepitsch@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:02:04 -0500

i didn't contradict myself.  Well maybe slightly.

but now I've gone and learned something.  I didn't know about the -nodc
switch.  Cool.  I can go home now :)

Jeff


On 2/10/06, Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  You just contradicted your earlier post.   A W2k License server can run
> on a member server box in W2k domain and all the servers running w2k.  It
> does not have to be on w2k dc.  Granted,  you do have to modify the registry
> and add the –nodc switch to the licenses service on the license server.
>
>
>
> Joe
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>
>  ------------------------------
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> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Jeff Pitsch
> *Sent:* Friday, February 10, 2006 5:36 AM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Concerns
>
>
>
> Correct, if you have a windows 2003 server up and running, that can be
> license server for a windows 2000 terminal server, as well if the DC's are
> windows 2003 or if the domain is an NT4 domain.  The only time that  a DC
> must be a license server is if the domain is windows 2000, the TS boxes are
> windows 2000 and there is no windows 2003 server in place.
>
>
>
> Hope that makes sense.
>
>
>
> Jeff
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>
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> On 2/10/06, *Michel Roth* <mrdizzz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Jeff,
>
> [As well, windows 2000 terminal services does NOT require a TS license
> server to be on a domain.]
>
> Do you mean that the TS License server doensn't have to be a member of the
> domain or that a TS License server does not have to be installed on a DC?
>
> Regards,
> Michel.
>
> 2006/2/9, Jeff Pitsch <jepitsch@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
>  You can have multiple license servers in a windows 2000 domain as well.
> You need to use the regkey for pointing the servers to a specific license
> server, that's all.  It's no big deal.  As well, windows 2000 terminal
> services does NOT require a TS license server to be on a domain.
>
>
>
> Jeff
>
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> On 2/9/06, *bbeckett2000@xxxxxxxxxxx* < bbeckett2000@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> So with 2003 this is no longer an issue? (having a dc be the license
> server)
>
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Mike Semon" < msemon@xxxxxxx>
>
> Oops. thought you had Windows 2003. Should have read entire post.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]*On
> Behalf Of *Mike Semon
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 09, 2006 9:20 AM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Concerns
>
> I think you can have both farms in the same Domain and remain separate. If
> I am reading the Terminal Server Licensing doc correctly you can have
> multiple license servers in the same domain. They no longer must be
> installed on Domain Controllers. The Citrix License server I believe can
> support multiple farms.
>
>
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]*On
> Behalf Of *Bill Beckett
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 09, 2006 8:40 AM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Concerns
>
> We have a PS 4.0 farm, small 3 server in our domain, abc. Corporate wants
> us to abandon our doman and become an OU in their domain (both domains are
> 2k). However, we want to keep our farms separate (they also have a PS 
> 4.0farm) for reasons that would be long to list here.
>
>
>
> So, we give up our domain, hence we give up our DC's. Off the bat, I see
> licensing problems since licensing has to be on a DC and ours get put to
> bed. What other potential issues can you guys see here?
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