I have some issues related to the CAL license installation. I have 2 servers with Windows Server SBS 2003 OS; Let call them ServerA and ServerB. ServerA is an old server with the OS properly installed. ServerB is a newer one but the OS is not properly installed. More specifically, ServerB doesn't have the Server Managment utility. I want to retire the ServerA, but I can't install CAL licenses into ServerB because it doesn't have the Add License Wizard installed. I read a lot of online posts of how to reinstall the Server Managment utility, but I'm still unable to reinstall the utility on the ServerB. Then someone told me that I don't need to install the licenses on the ServerB directly, instead I can install the licenses on ServerA (this server has the utility to install the license), and let ServerA and ServerB replicate each other. The licenses will be replicated from ServerA to ServerB. I followed their advice. But there is no way to check or verify whether the licenses are transferred or not.
Does the replication also transfer the licenses between servers?
I don't want to bring the server down and reinstall the utility. Is there a stand-a-lone Server Managment utility for Win Server SBS 2003 that I can install without bringing down the server?
Is there other ways to install the CAL licenses without bothering the utility? I mean if you can find the file or registry where the server stores the licenses, and copy that file or registry to another servers?
Please advise. Thanks!