A license server must be activated to certify the license server and allow the license server to issue Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs). You can activate a license server by using the Activate Server Wizard in the Remote Desktop Licensing Manager tool. There are three methods by which you can activate your license server: • • • When you activate the license server, Microsoft provides the server with a limited-use digital certificate that validates server ownership and identity.
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Microsoft uses an X.509 industry standard certificate for this purpose. By using this certificate, a license server can make subsequent transactions with Microsoft.
Mar 19, 2017. It is not necessary to add RDS Licenses if you are in a lab environment because the License Server will issue temporary licenses for 180 days and in most cases this should be sufficient for a few tests or demos. The first thing you will notice is that the License Server is not activated. You can see that on the. Jul 17, 2017. If you see this message while trying to activate your license for RStudio Server Pro, Shiny Server Pro, or RStudio Connect this indicates that there's an issue with your server not being able to contact our licensing server. This is most common if your server is not connected to the Internet, or if it's behind some.
If a license server is not activated, the license server can only issue temporary RDS Per Device CALs, which are valid for 90 days, or RDS Per User CALs.
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