Migrate Remote Desktop Services Client Access Licenses by Using the Telephone
Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2
The telephone migration method allows you to talk to a Microsoft customer service representative to complete the migration process. The appropriate telephone number is determined by the country/region that you chose in the Activate Server Wizard and is displayed in the Manage RDS CALs Wizard.
Membership in the local Administrators group, or equivalent, on the RD Licensing server that you plan to configure, is the minimum required to complete this procedure. Review details about using the appropriate accounts and group memberships at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83477.
To migrate RDS CALS by using the telephone
On the license server, open Remote Desktop Licensing Manager. To open Remote Desktop Licensing Manager, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, point to Remote Desktop Services, and then click Remote Desktop Licensing Manager.
Verify that the connection method for the Remote Desktop license server is set to Telephone by right-clicking the license server onto which you want to migrate the RDS CALs, and then clicking Properties. On the Connection Method tab, change the connection method if necessary, and then click OK.
Select the license server onto which you want to migrate the RDS CALs, and then on the Action menu, click Manage RDS CALs.
On the Welcome to the Manage RDS CALs Wizard page, click Next.
On the Action Selection page, click Migrate RDS CALs from another license server to this license server.
Select the reason for migrating the RDS CALs. You can select either of the following:
The source license server is being replaced by this license server.
The source license server is no longer functioning.
Click Next.
The page that appears in the wizard depends on the reason that you selected on the previous page.
If you selected The source license server is being replaced by this license server as the reason for migrating the RDS CALs, the Source License Server Information page appears.
On the Source License Server Information page, enter the name or IP address of the source license server.
If the source license server is available on the network, click Next. The wizard contacts the source license server. If the source license server is running an operating system earlier than Windows Server 2008 R2 or the source license server is deactivated, you are reminded that you must remove the RDS CALs manually from the source license server after the wizard has completed. After you confirm that you understand this requirement, the Obtain Client License Key Pack page appears.
If the source license server is not available on the network, select the The specified source license server is not available on the network check box. If the source license server is not available on the network, you need to specify the operating system that the source license server is running and provide the license server ID for the source license server. After you click Next, you are reminded that you must remove the RDS CALs manually from the source license server after the wizard has completed. After you confirm that you understand this requirement, the Obtain Client License Key Pack page appears.
If you selected The source license server is no longer functioning as the reason for migrating the RDS CALs, you are reminded that you must remove the RDS CALs manually from the source license server after the wizard has completed. After you confirm that you understand this requirement, the Obtain Client License Key Pack page appears.
On the Obtain Client License Key Pack page, use the telephone number that is displayed to call the Microsoft Clearinghouse, and give the representative your Remote Desktop license server ID and the required information for the licensing program through which you purchased your RDS CALs. The representative then processes your request to migrate the RDS CALs, and gives you a unique ID for the RDS CALs. This unique ID is referred to as the license key pack ID.
Important
Retain a copy of the license key pack ID. Having this information with you facilitates communications with the Microsoft Clearinghouse should you need assistance with recovering RDS CALs.
In the Manage RDS CALs Wizard, on the Obtain Client License Key Pack page, enter the license key pack ID in the boxes provided, and then click Next. The RDS CALs are migrated onto your license server.
On the Completing the Manage RDS CALs Wizard page, click Finish.