Remote Desktop Services Per User Client Access License Tracking and Reporting
Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2
In Windows Server 2008 R2, you can use the Remote Desktop Licensing Manager tool to create (generate) reports to track the Remote Desktop Services Per User client access licenses (RDS Per User CALs) that have been issued by a Remote Desktop license server. RDS Per User CAL tracking and reporting is supported only in domain-joined scenarios because the information about the RDS Per User CAL that has been issued to a user is stored as part of the user account in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).
For RDS Per User CAL tracking and reporting to work, the computer account for the license server must be a member of the Terminal Server License Servers group in AD DS. If the license server is installed on a domain controller, the Network Service account must also be a member of the Terminal Server License Servers group.
Events
| Event ID | Source | Message |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The computer account for this Remote Desktop license server or Network Service account has been added to the Terminal Server License Servers group in Active Directory Domain Services. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The computer account for the Remote Desktop license server has been removed from the Terminal Server License Servers group in Active Directory Domain Services. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The Remote Desktop license server cannot update the license attributes for user "%1!s!" in the Active Directory Domain "%2!s!". Ensure that the computer account for the license server is a member of Terminal Server License Servers group in Active Directory domain "%2!s!". If the license server is installed on a domain controller, the Network Service account also needs to be a member of the Terminal Server License Servers group. If the license server is installed on a domain controller, after you have added the appropriate accounts to the Terminal Server License Servers group, you must restart the Remote Desktop Licensing service to track or report the usage of RDS Per User CALs. Win32 error code: %3!s! |
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Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
RDS CAL reporting: %1!s! | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The Remote Desktop license server failed to query Active Directory Domain Services for user information. Win32 error code: %1!s! |
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Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The Remote Desktop license server failed to generate the report. Win32 error code: %1!s! |
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Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The Remote Desktop license server has successfully issued a %1!s! to user %2!s! in the domain %3!s!. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The Remote Desktop license server has successfully upgraded the %1!s! to a %2!s! for user %3!s! in the domain %4!s!. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The %1!s! for user %2!s! in the domain %3!s! has been renewed. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The %1!s! for computer %2!s! has been renewed. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The Remote Desktop license server has successfully issued a %1!s! to computer %2!s!. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The computer account for the Remote Desktop license server could not be added to the Terminal Server License Servers group in Active Directory Domain Services during the installation of RD Licensing. The action failed with Win32 error code %1!s!. | |
Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-Licensing |
The computer account for the Remote Desktop license server was successfully added to the Terminal Server License Servers group in Active Directory Domain Services during the installation of RD Licensing. |