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Hello,
I plan to install a W 2019 Essentials as a DC, a W2019 as a database server, and a W2019 as a terminal server. Exactly one application for 10 to 15 users should run on the terninal server. Now to my questions:
1.) What about Microsoft’s license legally. The 2019 WSE has a 25 user license. Do i have to buy more Cals for a server W2019 Standard with WSE role and your application? RDP Cals ??
2.) Can I set in your application that the application can only be reached from the domain network? Not through the internet!
Greetings from Germany
- DummDumm asked 4 years ago
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First off, a couple of things you should note…
– Our WSEE Installer will NOT work with (the abomination that is) the Windows Server 2019 SKU. It will only work with Windows Server 2019/2022 Standard or Datacenter. For further details read through the main article.
– You should NOT enable any of the Remote Desktop Services (RDS) server roles on a server that is running WSEE seeing as doing so will corrupt the WSEE installation. This is exactly why our WSE RemoteApp add-in was written (i.e. it provides much of the functionality of RDS on an Essentials server without you needing to use RDS). If you’re planning on running a completely separate terminal server, then there is no reason for you to use the WSE RemoteApp add-in.
As for your questions…
1) I’m not a Microsoft licensing specialist, but if you want my opinion about (silly) CALs, then see here.
2) The WSE RemoteApp add-in has a local access only (i.e. “Launchpad”) mode where it can be accessed over the local network only (via the Launchpad of your connected client computers). This is the default access mode for the add-in. Basically, if you don’t want specific users accessing the add-in over the Internet, then you simply don’t allow those users access to the Anywhere Access/Remote Web Access features of the Essentials server (or, if you don’t want any of your users doing that, then you simply don’t configure the Anywhere Access/Remote Web Access feature of the Essentials server).
- Mike answered 4 years ago
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Thanks for your answer!
- DummDumm answered 4 years ago
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Hi there,
2 more comments and questions. We will drop the Essentials Server
2019 as DC, as there are problems migrating from 2012R2 Essentials
to 2019 Essentials. It is recommended from all sides to then
reinstall the domain with 2019 Essentials. Nightmare.
A 2019 standard will be used as the DC.
We can replace the terminal server with your software.
Max. 15 users.
When installing the essentials role on a member server, is
the rdp gateway installed?
Greetings from Germnay
- DummDumm answered 4 years ago
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2 more comments and questions. We will drop the Essentials Server
2019 as DC, as there are problems migrating from 2012R2 Essentials
to 2019 Essentials. It is recommended from all sides to then
reinstall the domain with 2019 Essentials. Nightmare.
A 2019 standard will be used as the DC.
If it were me, I’d probably just in place upgrade 2012 R2 Essentials to 2016 Essentials to 2019 Essentials, and then convert (i.e. transition) 2019 Essentials to 2019 Standard. For a bit more info see here and here. I’ll leave that up to you though (and I am not aware of any issues with migrating 2012 R2 Essentials to 2019 Essentials, but I personally don’t do migrations as I feel that it’s always best to just stand up a brand new/clean server instead).
We can replace the terminal server with your software.
Max. 15 users.
Yes, our “WSE RemoteApp 2016 (Business Edition)” product will support up to 15 users (and 75 published RemoteApp programs). See here.
When installing the essentials role on a member server, is
the rdp gateway installed?
Installation of the RD Gateway server role has nothing whatsoever to do with weather the server is configured as a primary domain controller or a member server. Rather, it solely depends on weather you’ve configured the Anywhere Access/Remote Web Access feature of your Essentials server or not (since that’s the feature that automatically installs/requires the RD Gateway server role on an Essentials server).
- Mike answered 4 years ago
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