Windows 2008 Terminal Server query

Could you please clarify me the following queries:

1. How many default terminal lincenses come along with Windows 2008?

2. If I want to use Windows 2008 Terminal Services for evaluation purpose (without activating the TS Server), how many clients concurrently can access the TS server for that evaluation period (I think the evaluation

There are no Terminal Services CALs bundled with any version of Windows Server. They are a separate purchase.

What does come with Windows Server is the ability to use Terminal Services in ‘Remote Administration’ mode. This supports 2 remote sessions maximum, and is intended for users to remotely connect to and administer the server.

The Evaluation Period on a Terminal Server allows an unlimited number of clients to connect to the server during both the ‘Grade Period’ and the ‘Temporary token’ period. After that time, you MUST deploy a TS Licensing server, and install the appropriate number of TS CALs, if you wish to continue using the Terminal Server. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813052 for more information.

-Matt
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Hidden Programs in Server 2008? Can’t uninstall

I have this certain program that seems to not show up under my domain admin account however it does show up in add/remove programs when logged on locally.

Now that the server is a domain controller I obviously can’t log on locally. Did I mention I hate server 2008 and all it’s little security by obscurity features? This is my five 2008 post in the last couple hours.

If anybody has any ideas please let me know.

Did you install the app before or after promoting the server to a domain controller? Have you tried reinstalling it?

SBS 2008 rebuild, re-joining old clients - quick pointers

hi all

we put out our 1st SBS 2008 network last wekend, joining the existing old XP clients to the new domain. Clients were set up at client’s request with Outook 2003 pulling in new mail by POP3 at the clients, then synching with Exchange. Clients are using OST cached Exchange.

Long story short, whilst the network itself completed and worked fine, with the XP clients all set up fine and old mail imported, Trend WFBS 5.1 has screwed the server, and I’m currently rebuilding it as we speak.

Unfortunately I didn’t take a snapshot or export the exchange or AD data, but once the server is up, I do have access to:

A. a native SBS 2008 full backup of the server, with all exchange dat within it.

B. the old clients all sat on the network with the OST files in their local profiles.

Once the server is up, what ’s quickest/easiest way for me to join them all to the domain WITHOUT having to rebuild and recreate/import everything all over again, if there is one? Not really been in this situation before…

I probably should have been asking this before the rebuild, but TBH i was about to chuck it though the window before putting the discs in lol.

Thanks

I had to rebuild a friends SBS 2008 server 2 weeks ago after he played I.T. Guy on it…..heh… and I had to rejoin his client PC’s to the new domain eventhough it was named the same thing. This is because the SID’s are different. If you have a few days you might as well convert the ost’s to pst’s and not worry about the backup if it might be a little shakey especially for four users.

The security database on the server does not have a computer account for this workstation

I built a new Windows 2008 server (domain controller) a couple of weeks ago and everything seemed to go okay. Today I went to reboot it and when I try and login I get this error:

“The security database on the server does not have a computer account for this workstation”

Since it’s a DC I can’t log on locally, what can I do to fix this?? Help!

Hello

Did you see this:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itprovistasp/thread/31905c1a-5c25-4426-ac8d-677004c21f5d/

Dan
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WDS (2008) Deployment Error communicating with the Windows Deployment Server

This worked just *fine* yesterday…

Today, while attempting to deploy a WinXP image from my (WinSvr 2008) Windows Deployment Server, I am getting the following error message which occurs (in the GUI) after WindowsPE has loaded:

“WdsClient: An error occured while communicating with the Windows Deployment Services Server”

I found another article which references the same error message (article ID 24086631) and have performed some of the same troubleshooting steps listed therein as follows:

- I have turned on WDS logging and see messages in the WDS Diagnostics Operational log which indicate that the client successfully downloads boot.sdi, boot.wim, and wgl4_boot.ttf (located in the boot\fonts folder). the wgl4_boot.ttf file is the last one listed.

- I ran netstat and don’t see a active RCP connection

- After the process errors out, I run IPCONFIG to see what the IP address is and it’s looks like an APIPA address (169.254.x.x). This is strange since I know that earlier in the process (from looking at the WDS logs), the client machine had a 192.168.x.x IP address and now it doesn’t…?!?

- I turn off the Windows Firewall on the WDS server but the problem persists.

- Lastly, I look at the Panther setuperr and setupact logs and they are blank.

Does anyone out there have any ideas what could be causing this? As I mentioned, this worked yesterday and *nothing* has changed within my environment. I am about ready to call Microsoft PSS about this.

THANKS in advance for any help you can provide!

issue seems to have resolved itself…?!