CHFARM Failed on Windows Server 2008

I got this issue when I want to perform change farm on one of my Citrix XenApp farms. The installed version is Citrix XenApp 5 for Server 2008. I have not encountered any issue before while using Windows Server 2003, so I believe this issue is somehow related to the differences between those 2 Windows versions, well, particularly the UAC. 

Issues :

• CHFARM utility failed in the middle, with below error :
  

Troubleshooting 

• It is due to UAC permission, it blocks CHFARM utility from properly running because it ran in Admin Approval Mode.

Resolution :

1. Go to Start > run, and type secpol.msc
   
   
   
    
2.  When you see this UAC permission control screen, choose I want to complete this action option, and press Ctrl + Alt + End as requested after that.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3.  Press Continue 
   
   
   
4.  Browse to Security Options as below
   
   
   
5.  Search for this option :

   

   User Account Control : Rul all administrators in Admin Approval Mode

   
   
6.  Right click at the option, and choose Properties
   
7. At here, choose Disabled,press Apply and OK
   
   
   
8. Below screen will explain why on this setting. Once everything is good, press Apply and OK.
   

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Cannot Find a Valid Terminal Services License Server for Server 2003

Previous post explained on how to configure Terminal Services License server for server 2008. For this time around I will show on how to configure Terminal Services License server for server 2003. Basically, it is more or less the same, just the interface is different.

Note that this is for Windows Server 2003. For Windows Server 2008, please go to here.

Description :

• You want to specify Terminal Services License server, so Terminal Services role can be used by servers.

How To Do :

1.  RDP to the server, and go to Start > Administrative Tools > Terminal Services Configuration. Or, go to Start > Run, and type tscc.msc
   
2. On the left pane, click at Server Settings option. At the right pane, right click at License Server Discovery Mode, and choose Properties. 
   
3.  From this screen, put the TS CAL server name, and press Check Names button.

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Cannot Find a Valid Terminal Services License Server

After installing Terminal Services Role to a server, you may want to specify the license server. The Terminal Server will make an attempt to locate the Terminal Service License servers first, before make an attempt to follow automatic license server discovery process. You may see below balloon :

Note that this is for Windows Server 2008. For Windows Server 2003, please go to here.

Description :

• You want to specify Terminal Services License server, so Terminal Services role can be used by servers.

How To Do :

1. Go to Start > Administrative Tools > Terminal Services > Terminal Services Configuration. Or you can type tscc.msc in Run box.
   
   
   
2. Right click at License server discovery mode, and click at Properties.
   
   
   

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