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From: Hank Arnold (MVP) on 21 Jul 2008 06:23
Vera Noest [MVP] wrote:
> "Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasilon(a)aol.com> wrote on 20 jul 2008 in
> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
>> Vera Noest [MVP] wrote:
>>> "Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasilon(a)aol.com> wrote on 16 jul 2008 in
>>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>>
>>>> Rob S wrote:
>>>>> Can you do it? My experience is that 2008 retail CALs won't
>>>>> work on a 2003 terminal server, despite several people
>>>>> stating that it will.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone shed some light on this (I get "license code not
>>>>> recognized" trying to enter a valid CAL)
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> -Rob
>>>>> robatwork at mail dot com
>>>> You can "downgrade" the CALs to work on a 2003 TS server. You
>>>> won't, AFAIK, be able to reverse it later, though....
>>> It's certainly allowed, as documented here:
>>>
>>> Windows Server 2008 Downgrade Rights
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/downgrade-
>>> rights.aspx
>>>
>>> The best thing you can do is to use the "telephone method" when
>>> you install the TS CALs on the Licensing Server, i.e. phone the
>>> Clearinghouse.
>>> _________________________________________________________
>>> Vera Noest
>>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>> I'm a bit confused. Am I right about not being able to upgrade
>> later?--
>>
>> Regards,
>> Hank Arnold
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Server - Directory Services
>
> No, you can later upgrade your servers to 2008 and your 2008 TS
> CALs will be valid. But for the 2003 TS CALs (used on a W2K
> server), there was no automatic upgrade. It means that you have to
> phone the Clearinghouse when you upgrade to get a new license pack.
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

Thanks for clearing that up. Good info to have...

--

Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
From: Rob S on 30 Jul 2008 08:48



Thanks Vera - very useful. I spent a happy 20 minutes repeating license codes to
the "offshore" call centre and another 10 listening to some 70s soul while he
went away to ask someone what I meant by "downgrade".

But it worked in the end!


On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:12:45 -0700, "Vera Noest [MVP]"
<vera.noest(a)remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:


-
-It's certainly allowed, as documented here:
-
-Windows Server 2008 Downgrade Rights
-http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/downgrade-
-rights.aspx
-
-The best thing you can do is to use the "telephone method" when you
-install the TS CALs on the Licensing Server, i.e. phone the
-Clearinghouse.
-_________________________________________________________
-Vera Noest
-MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
-TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
-___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
-Rob
robatwork at mail dot com
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