2008 and 2012 Remote Desktop Service

I have a Windows 2012 R2 with License Manager and RD Session configured but the RD Licensing Diagnoser says that the Licensing mode is not configured and RD Session Host Server is within its grace period.

Hi Joseph,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
Please clarify the question of TP’s first. In addition, I would like you to recheck the configuration related to RD Licensing on server 2012.
RD Licensing Configuration on Windows Server 2012
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2013/09/20/rd-licensing-configuration-on-windows-server-2012.aspx
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki
TechNet Community Support

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    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff710446(v=ws.10).aspx
    Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Quick Start Deployment for RemoteApp, Windows Server 2012 Style
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/yungchou/archive/2013/02/07/remote-desktop-services-rds-quick-start-deployment-for-remoteapp-windows-server-2012-style.aspx
    Best Regards,
    Amy
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