

This resolved this weird problem in my case. Ensure that you have Internet connectivity ….”, you can try to first open a browser windows to and (repeatedly) try the last step (press Back and Next) of the migration again right after the Microsoft website appears. If you receive the error “The Microsoft Clearhouse server could not be contacted. I chose Open License which required me to input the Authorization number and License numberĬhoose your product version, license type and the quantity I had to put in the IP address because our source license server had a name with an underscore and the wizard did not like thatĪgree to discontinue using the source license server Put in the source license server’s DNS name I’ll choose the first option because this a a migration and not a disaster recovery

The wizard will try to contact the Microsoft Clearinghouse server Right click your new server and choose Manage Licenses Start the Remote Desktop Licensing ManagerĪdd your servers to the overview screen to the left by right clicking on All servers and choosing Connect You’ll also need a connection to the Internet so the wizard can contact the Microsoft Clearinghouse server to register your transfer. If you can’t find them anymore, you can ask Microsoft to send you a license report for your company. In both situations you’ll need the authorization and/or license codes, so keep them at hand. If you want to transfer your licenses to 2003 or 2008 server, you’ll have to get on the phone with Microsoft.

Why 2008 R2? Because it has a kind of transfer wizard that isn’t present in 2008. Here’s a step-by step guide to migrate your Terminal Server licenses from a Windows Server 2003 server to a Windows Server 2008 R2 server.
