Determining and Specifying the Site License Server

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The site license server is responsible for managing all of the Windows licenses for the site. The

default license server is the first domain controller in the site. The site license server does not

have to be a domain controller but for best performance it is recommended that site license

server and domain controller be in the same site.

To determine what server is the site license server, you would take the following steps from

a domain controller:

1. Select Start _ Administrative Tools _ Active Directory Sites And Services.

2. The Active Directory Sites And Services window will be displayed. Expand Sites and click

on Default-First-Site. In the right-hand pane, you will see Licensing Site Settings

3. Double-click License Site Settings, and the Licensing Site Settings Properties dialog box will

appear. In the lower half of the dialog box, under Licensing

Computer, you will see the server that has been designated the site license server.

4. If you want to change the site license server, under Licensing Computer you click the Change

button. The Select Computer dialog box appears and you can specify the computer name

that will be the new site license server