If you want to move RD Licensing from an existing Remote Desktop license server to another computer, follow these general steps:
- Document the configuration of your existing license server and
your RD Licensing environment, including such information
as:
- The number and type of Remote Desktop
Services client access licenses (RDS CALs) that are installed
on the license server.
- Which Remote Desktop Session Host
(RD Session Host) servers are configured to use the license
server.
- RDS CAL purchase agreement
documentation.
- The number and type of Remote Desktop
Services client access licenses (RDS CALs) that are installed
on the license server.
- Determine the new computer on which you want to install the
RD Licensing role service. For more information, see Checklist: Remote
Desktop Licensing Installation Prerequisites.
- Install the RD Licensing role service on the new computer.
For more information, see Install the Remote
Desktop Licensing Role Service.
- Activate the new license server. For more information, see
Activate a
Remote Desktop License Server.
- Migrate the RDS CALs from the existing license server to
the new license server by using the Manage RDS CALs Wizard in
Remote Desktop Licensing Manager. For more information, see
Migrate Remote
Desktop Services Client Access Licenses (RDS CALs).
- Configure the RD Session Host servers to use the new
license server. For more information, see Specify a License Server
for an RD Session Host Server to Use.
Note A client that received an RDS CAL from the previous license server continues to operate as normal until its RDS CAL expires. When the previously issued RDS CAL expires, the RD Session Host server requests a new RDS CAL from the new license server on behalf of the client.
- After you have confirmed that the RD Session Host servers
in your environment are configured to use the new license server,
deactivate the previous license server. For more information, see
Deactivate a
Remote Desktop License Server.
- Uninstall (remove) the RD Licensing role service from the
previous license server. For more information, see Uninstall the Remote
Desktop Licensing Role Service.