Purely manageability. I wanted future DC replacements to be much more streamlined.
- Sean > On May 4, 2015, at 8:12 PM, Aakash Shah <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for the information. Were there problems you experienced that lead > you to separate the services, or was it just a manageability preference? > > Thanks, > > -Aakash Shah > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Sean Martin > Sent: Monday, May 4, 2015 3:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Remote Desktop Licensing Server - Install On DC? > > If you have virtual server capabilities, I'd find another candidate or setup > a new server for that function. I'm on the home stretch of decommissioning > some Windows 2003 DCs that had several other services (WINs, DHCP, RDS, etc) > tied to them. My preference going forward is to separate these services off > of DCs whenever possible. We used our KMS server to host the RD licensing > service. > > - Sean > > On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 1:52 PM, Aakash Shah <[email protected]> wrote: > We need to set up a new RD licensing server in a new forest (no trusts with > any other forests). In another forest, we have installed the RD licensing > server on one of the DCs. It appears that beginning in Server 2008, we now > have the ability to install the licensing component on a non-DC server per > https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh553158(v=ws.10).aspx. Based on > other people’s experiences, are there any compelling reasons to either use or > not use a DC as the RD licensing server? > > Thanks, > > -Aakash Shah > >
