No Remote Desktop Licensing Service?

You are going to need ti give a bit more information here, there are many versions and each has it's own methods.
Which OS 2012R2 or?
Is the licensing server a dedicated VM or does it share functionality?
Where does it never appear?

I am trying to migrate my citrix server and when I install remote desktop licensing the service never appears. So When I go into licensing manager, it says there may be an issue with the service. Does anyone know how to fix this?
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Windows Server 2012 Used: Error Message from Windows 7 PC: Remote session was disconnected because there are no remote desktop license servers available to provide a license. Please contact the server administrator.

We are using Windows Server 2012 Standard installed in VMWare / Virtual machine and to access this we use vSphere client and Remote Desktop Connection / service was already enabled and was working fine with User PCs / laptops remote desktop into the server
2012, until it gave an error message of: Remote session was disconnected because there are no remote desktop license servers available to provide a license. Please contact the server administrator. whilst logging into the server.
We DON'T use Active Directory nor and we don't use domain and not looking to use it any-time soon.
I checked the RD Licensing Diagnoser and it says the grace period has expired and the licensing mode for the remote desktop session host server is not configured. I have checked the Remote Desktop Gateway has been stopped and I tried to start it and it
resumed to stop, here I assume its where the licensing part comes in to re-enabled this.
I have been trying to follow these articles online: http://ryanmangansitblog.com/2013/03/27/deploying-remote-desktop-gateway-rds-2012/ and http://www.concurrency.com/blog/rds8-add-a-licensing-server-2/#Install the overview part that I cannot get into,
because I think we have to be is AD DS for this which we don't. Is there a way around this for non domain / just standalone set-up? Is it a must / requirement we need to be in a domain in order for Remote Desktop Connection to work?
Also, we have a Windows Server 2012 RDS CALs - 10 (software and licence key), will the licence key work for the Windows 2012 Server Standard? We do not want to install the other Server mentioned which comes with CAL / licence key as its time consuming
to reinstall other programs. I have installed Server role service of Remote Desktop Licencing and automatically installed other associated services needed. in the RD Licencing Manager, the Server had a red cross and I "Activate Server"
where I followed: http://www.concurrency.com/blog/rds8-add-a-licensing-server-2/#Install in Install Licences section and I have used the licence key of CAL - 10 mentioned above; it stated I have successfully completed the install licences wizard and displayed:
10 Windows Server 2012 - RDS Per User CAL installed, and in the RD Licensing Manager the server turned into a green tick and added the licence.
I then tested the Remote desktop connection from my PC and the same error message was there and checked the RD Licensing Diagnoser and the same error messages was there. I haven't restart the services of Remote Gateway / the server itself; do I really
need to reboot server?
Any advice / guidance would be very much appreciated and this is a urgent matter.
Thank you for your time.

Hotfix Released here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2916846

Windows server 2012 Data Center with VDI configuration error message ( The remote session was disconnected because there are no remote desktop license servers available)

Dears,
I have two windows server 2012 Data Center and I configured (Virtual Desktop Interface)VDI on it's.
All my clients connected on both of servers by used Remote Desktop sessions ,5 months since.
Currently,when the clients is connected on the both of servers they received the following error:
"The remote session was disconnected because there are no remote desktop license servers available to provide license"
Kindly note, I installed windows Licenses Server Data Center on the both of servers.
Regards.

Hi,
Please let us know if you have purchased RDS CALs and install it in your RD licensing server.
Also, on RD Session host servers, please make sure that you have specified the license mode and point them to the RD licensing server.
Remote Desktop Services Client Access Licenses (RDS CALs)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753650.aspx
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 this helps.
Jeremy Wu
TechNet Community Support

Windows Server 2012 Standard - Remote Desktop Management service won't start

Dear colleges, I'm seeking your help in resolving a weird issue with Remote Desktop.
The Remote Desktop Management service gives the following error message any time it is attempted to start:
"The Remote Management Service on Local Computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they are not in use by other services or programs."
The Event Viewer error message is as follows:
"The Remote Desktop Management service failed to start. Error code: 0x88250001"
Whenever I connect to the server with RD I get error message that the Remote Desktop Licensing Server isn't configured and that the RD trill will expire in N-days. The server is up to date updates wise and has been licensed for 5 RD CALs. The server hosts DNS
server and has AD DS role installed, is virtualized to have one Hyper-V server.
I read some blogs about having both DNS and AD DS on one box is a bad sea and a root cause of the issue. Well, that very well may be, but for me that's an option as I'm not going to get a box to just host DNS. There should a solution to this as I shouldn't
only one suffering from this issue.
I also read about KB2871777 - Servicing stack update supposedly addressign this issue. Well, it's on my system and the issue is there too. :)
Will I loose ability to RD when the trial expires or it's just another misleading MS message that can be ignored?
How do I mend Remote Desktop Management service to start?
Appreciate your help!

Hi,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server forum.
Can administrators perfectly connect to RDS environment?
In meantime please check that you have properly configured and activated RD License role service and install RDS CAL on it. It might also possible that you have configured RD License server but it server can’t find it and giving you error due to certificate
also. Please check that you have properly configured certificate on your RDS Server. Try to install and update below hotfix for License related issue.
No RDS license when you connect to an RDS farm in Windows Server 2012
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2916846
If you have configured both RDS and AD DS on single server then also you may find some error reading this. If so please try to setup both roles on different server and check the result. In addition to this, please check below articles.
What's New in Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2012
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/hh831527.aspx
Install Remote Desktop Services Failed on Windows 2012 Server
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/bbf47aa2-8ae5-4f22-9827-afee5a11417a/install-remote-desktop-services-failed-on-windows-2012-server?forum=winserverTS
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki

What is required to install in remote desktop server services - windows server 2008R2 for VMs internet access ?

Hi!
I have a lab with a hyper-v host with windows server 2012 R2 (in workgroup).
I have many vms since Windows Server 2003 including WS 2012 R2.
My colleagues an I wan't to acess lab vms from desktop (windows 7 e 8) trought the internet.
My understanding this can be accomplished with remote desktop server services. What I need minimum
to install in version Windows Server 2008 R2 sp1 (enterprise edition) 64 Bits ? Best Regards
Best regards

you need a small VM, 2-4GB RAM that's internet facing in order to host RDWeb role which runs on IIS. users connect to the web page portal and login, and can launch an RDP session to whatever VMs you have. this requires you to obtain RD CALs.
you can also go with the RDGateway route but it's somewhat more complicated, requiring certificates.
in either case, you need a server with specific port forwarding to the internet through whatever firewall/proxy you have and licensing to go along with it.
it's much easier to just setup a VPN in my opinion.

Error in configuring remote desktop license

Hello --
I am going through the motions of configuring remote desktop licensing through the windows powershell. The commands that I have entered are the following:
$obj = gwmi –namespace “Root/CIMV2/TerminalServices” Win32_TerminalServiceSetting
$obj.ChangeMode(2)
The following command is what I have used on other Windows 2012 servers to have the system in question point to the license server that will be servicing it:
$obj.SetSpecifiedLicenseServerList(“PHSCTXLS03”)
However, the error message that I am encountering is as follows:
Exception calling “SetSpecifiedLicenseServerList” | “”
At Line:1 char:1
$obj,SetSpecifiedLicenseServerList(“PHSCTXLS03”)
CategoryInfo NotSpecified:
(:) [], MethodInvocationException
FullyQualifedErrorId “WMIMethodException
Can someone provide help on this?
Thanks.

Hi Kaplan71,
Any update on this issue? If there is anything else regardingthis issue, please feel free to post back.
In addition, to configure the License Sever Manually with Powershell, please also check these articles:
RD Licensing Configuration on Windows Server 2012
PowerShell and RD Session Host
If there is anything else regarding this issue, please feel free to post back.
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Anna Wang
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Can I build Azure RemoteApp template without Remote Desktop License ?

Can I build Azure RemoteApp template without Remote Desktop License ?
I want to build and update the Azure RemoteApp template by using same Hyper-V guest image continue.
Message:
"Remote Desktop licensing mode is not configured"
Environment 1: my on-premises Hyper-V guest.
Environment 2: my Azure Virtual Machine by "Windows Server Remote Desktop Session Host" image.
Regards,
Yoshihiro Kawabata

Hi Yoshihiro,
If you are referring to RDS CAL, the answer is yes, you can build a template
without having an RDS CAL. For on-premises you would still need rights to install Windows Server as a guest, but to build the template you do not need an RDS CAL because this use is for administrative purposes.
In the case of building the image on an Azure Virtual Machine you do not need Windows Server license since that is included in the pricing for the Virtual Machine. As mentioned above you do not need an RDS CAL since you are only building a template
image which is administrative use.
As always please review the appropriate documents that apply to your situation such as the Online Service Terms (OST), Product Use Rights (PUR), license agreement(s), etc. for precise details.
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How to uninstall ? Remote Desktop Licensing (RDS CALs)

Hi, Support
we need to help about how to uninstall Remote Desktop Licensing (RDS CALs) without re-install OS
we using windows server 2012 R2, we tried to removed role of Remote Desktop services and re-installed role again but the old RDS licensing still running and keep warning license will expire
tried to Deactivate Server and re-install license but got the error as the picture attached
Thank you for your try to help.
Puibds.

Hi,
I cannot see the screenshot, would you please upload it again? Also, more details about the error is appreciated.
Use SkyDrive to post screen shot/picture.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproui/thread/4fc10639-02db-4665-993a-08d865088d65
Regarding the issue, the Microsoft Remote Desktop Licensing website might help you.
https://activate.microsoft.com/
Move Remote Desktop Licensing to a New Server
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730776.aspx
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Jeremy Wu
TechNet Community Support

Remote session was disconnected because there are no remote desktop license servers available to provide a license. Please contact the server administrator."

I am the Server Administrator and have server 2012 Standard running on a single computer for our small (50 employee) company. It's primary role is to house one software application that manages our data. Our employees need to remotely access this
server to use this software program. For the last 4 months we have successfully done that using Remote Desktop.
Unfortunately our RDS trial period ran out on our Server, and so I have recently installed 21 RDS User CALs on to the server to still be able to access this server remotely. When I installed them, using the Install Wizard, I selected 'User CALs' as that
is what they are. However, when I try to use remote desktop and access the server remotely, I get the message: "remote session was disconnected because there are no remote desktop license servers available to provide a license"
Do I have to install the RDS User CALs as Device CALs instead even though they are USER CALs?? Did I forget to check a box or something? Please help! We are a Non-Profit and really can't afford Microsoft's $260 support fee when I have a feeling
this has got to be an easy solution.

Hi,
1. Did you create an RDS deployment or just install the RD Session Host and RD Licensing Role Services on your server?
2. If yes to #1, have you set the licensing mode and licensing server name in Server Manager -- RDS -- Overview -- Tasks -- Edit Deployment Properties -- RD Licensing tab? Did you make your RDSH server part of a collection? The RDSH server must
be part of a collection in order for the deployment settings to apply.
3. If no to #1, then please set the licensing mode/specify the licensing server name via group policy setting. For example, you could use gpedit.msc and configure the following settings:
Computer Configuration\ Administrative Templates\ Windows Components\ Remote Desktop Services\ Remote Desktop Session Host\ Licensing
Use the specified Remote Desktop licensing servers
Set the Remote Desktop licensing mode
Thanks.
-TP

Remote desktop licensing on separate server

I would like to deploy Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 2012 R2.
My idea is isolate the Remote Desktop Licensing role from other Remote Desktop Services roles and put Remote Desktop Licensing role to separate server which is also KMS host ?
Is that a good idea ?
Thanks !!

Hi,
Thanks for your comment. Sorry for late reply.
Yeah, you can put the RD License server on separate server and then use the other server to add roles when needed. But please see that, there must be one of the configuration for RD Licensing server.
For both Per Device and Per User CALs issuance to work, the RD Session Host and RD Licensing server in any one of the following three configurations:
• Both in the same workgroup
• Both in the same domain
• Both in the trusted (Two-way trust) Active Directory Domains or Forest
More information:
Best practices for setting up Remote Desktop Licensing (Terminal Server Licensing) across Active Directory Domains/Forests or Workgroup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2473823
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki

Remote desktop licensing mode is not configured

remote desktop service will stop working because this computer is past its licensing grace period. on the rd connection broker server, use server manager too specify the remote desktop licensing mode and the license server.

Hi,
You need to setup the mode of RD License Server and make sure that RDSH is pointing to RD License Server.
Here are detailed instructions for it.
Thanks
Silvia Doomra

Error "The remote connection was disconnected because there are no Remote Desktop License Servers available to provide a license. Please contact the server administrator"

Hi,
I have been using Windows server 2012 at my company and generally take a remote access to this server. However, since last few days, I have been receiving the Error "The remote connection was disconnected because there are no Remote Desktop License
Servers available to provide a license. Please contact the server administrator".
My entire work has come to a halt because of this error as all my applications are running this server and their remote access is needed for my regular requirements.
I had tried one of the solutions proposed at one of these forums especially using gpedit.msc but to no avail.
Regards,
Aditya

Hi Aditya,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
Agree with the words of armin, please verify that you have properly installed correctly. Verify RDS Licensing service running on License Server. Verify that the client, the RDS server, and the license server can communicate by ensuring that Domain Name System
(DNS) is configured correctly on each computer. You can run the ping command from each computer to each computer using the IP address, FQDN, and the NetBIOS name. If any of the ping commands fail, verify the DNS configuration on the network.
In addition, you can also try “GracePeriod” registry setting on this path (HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\RCM) from
this article.
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki

Remote Desktop Management service not starting. service-specific error: %%2284126209 - Event ID: 7024

Hi Forum members,
We have a client that has intermittent issues with RDS on a 2012 R2 server.
As an overview of the environment, the client has a single VMWare host support 2 x Windows 2012 R2 VMs one is the File/Print/Email server and the 2nd is the RDS server used to allow the client to run MYOB Enterprise. Both servers have the AD DS role and
DNS roles amongst others.
The 1st issue is that the RD Connection Broker shows the error: "The server pool does not match the RD Connection Brokers that are in it. and then "1. Cannot connect to any of the specified RD Connection Broker servers".
The above issue seems to be caused by the RDMS service not starting. When you attempt to start it, the service stops and the error in the title is logged in the "System" event log. Full transcript below:
Log Name:      System
Source:        Service Control Manager
Date:          21/01/2015 4:50:32 PM
Event ID:      7024
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      intentionally removed.local
Description:
The Remote Desktop Management service terminated with the following service-specific error: %%2284126209
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="
<System>
    <Provider Name="Service Control Manager" Guid="{555908d1-a6d7-4695-8e1e-26931d2012f4}" EventSourceName="Service Control Manager" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="49152">7024</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>0</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8080000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2015-01-21T05:50:32.129949400Z" />
    <EventRecordID>53721</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="568" ThreadID="12436" />
    <Channel>System</Channel>
    <Computer> intentionally removed.local</Computer>
    <Security />
</System>
<EventData>
    <Data Name="param1">Remote Desktop Management</Data>
    <Data Name="param2">%%2284126209</Data>
    <Binary>520044004D0053000000</Binary>
</EventData>
</Event>
In addition in the "Application" event log, the following error is logged:
Log Name:      Application
Source:        MSSQL$MICROSOFT##WID
Date:          21/01/2015 5:24:47 PM
Event ID:      18456
Task Category: Logon
Level:         Information
Keywords:      Classic,Audit Failure
User:          NETWORK SERVICE
Computer:      intentionally removed.local
Description:
Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE'. Reason: Could not find a login matching the name provided. [CLIENT: <named pipe>]
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="
<System>
    <Provider Name="MSSQL$MICROSOFT##WID" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="49152">18456</EventID>
    <Level>0</Level>
    <Task>4</Task>
    <Keywords>0x90000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2015-01-21T06:24:47.000000000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>4228336</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>intentionally removed.local</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-20" />
</System>
<EventData>
    <Data>NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE</Data>
    <Data> Reason: Could not find a login matching the name provided.</Data>
    <Data> [CLIENT: <named pipe>]</Data>
    <Binary>184800000E0000001F00000055004E0047004500520045005200410055005300530056005200300033005C004D004900430052004F0053004F0046005400230023005700490044000000070000006D00610073007400650072000000</Binary>
</EventData>
</Event>
I have been attempting to resolve these errors for some time, without success. I have read the many KBs and forum entries related to the above and applied a number of the suggested fixes, including the one which suggests to add the NT SERVICE\ALL SERVICES
to the "Logon as a Service" in the "User Rights Assignment" of the "Default Domain Policy" which is linked to the domain level, that both servers are objects of.
My question to the forum is, can anyone come up with a solution to resolve the above issues and all the RDMS service to start which will then hopefully resolve the broker error?
Regards,
David West.

Hi David,
If virtual machines on the server are Windows Server 2012, then it is not supported to install Remote Desktop Connection Broker on a Domain Controller.
More information for you:
Remote Desktop Services role cannot co-exist with AD DS role on Windows Server 2012
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2799605/de
Guidelines for installing the Remote Desktop Session Host role service on a computer running Windows Server 2012 without the Remote Desktop Connection Broker role service
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2833839
If the VMs are Windows Server 2012 R2, I suggest you install RDS on a separate machine to see if the issue persists.
Best Regards,
Amy
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Remote Desktop Licensing Role - Rebuild the Database?

My server is failing, so i want to rebuild the database. I have already installed the Remote Desktop Licensing Role. Should I rebuid from the Remote Desktop Licensing Manager or use the Add-RDLicense cmdlet?

Hi Andrew,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
It depends on your requirement, you can check the following link for useful information.
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

User can remote to server even reach the total of Remote Desktop License

Hi,
I have 15 remote desktop license. But when I check there are 19 user that currently remote to server.
May I know why they still can remote to server even have reach maximum total RDP license?
My server is Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard.

Easy. Per user licensing is not enforced by windows. The RDP server only needs to be able to reach a licensing server. If it is configured for per-user licensing, it will never do anything, licensing wise. It is up to the administrator to ensure that enough
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