Re: Windows 2008 Print Server
It would be nice to have the full two GIG available to the print server but
even with 1 GIG adding 160 printers is not an issue
What type of appliances are you using? If they are the Canon Windows
appliances you may be able to backup the printers and drivers using Print
Migration Wizard available in Vista +.
Bigger hardware and I think these guys have 8 GIG as well but here is sample
data
Number Remote Printers 432
Windows Version 6.0 Build 6001 (Service Pack 1) FREE
Number of Processors 8 PROCESSOR_AMD64 Level 6
Total Jobs Spooled 44,220
Total Bytes Printed 92,145,448,330
Total GDI Pages Printed 259,810
Average Bytes/Job 2,083,795
Average Pages/Job 5
Average Bytes/Page 354,664
Browse List Requested 0
Browse Printer Added 0
Queues with Jobs 34
Spooler Up Time 4 Days 10:15:33
Server Up Time 4 Days 10:16:54
Number Remote Printers 271 on
Windows Version 6.0 Build 6001 (Service Pack 1) FREE
Number of Processors 8 PROCESSOR_AMD64 Level 6
Total Jobs Spooled 31,138
Total Bytes Printed 62,031,047,540
Total GDI Pages Printed 180,862
Average Bytes/Job 1,992,133
Average Pages/Job 5
Average Bytes/Page 342,974
Browse List Requested 0
Browse Printer Added 0
Queues with Jobs 19
Spooler Up Time 4 Days 09:16:48
Server Up Time 4 Days 09:18:08
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"LilDeb" <LilDeb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> We have approximately 650 XP Clients, 160 printers (mostly HP), not sure
> on
> the job count (I'll try to find out) but I'm sure it up there. As for the
> hardware, we will be decommissioning an old server which is an HP DL360G3
> 2.4Ghz 2GB RAM, and installing 2k8 with Hyper-V as a test. I know that
> this
> is not optimal to run 2k8 and Hyper-V, but I will check the requirements
> first and throw more hardware at it to bring it up to par. We will then
> implement print services for the IT department in a virtual environment
> and
> see how it goes. I really do not know what to expect sine it is all new
> territory to me. First dive into 2k8, Hyper-V as well as print services.
> At
> this point I'm just keeping my fingers crossed.
>
> "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> how many clients?
>>
>> client OS (XP, Vista, Win2k)?
>>
>> How many printers in the total organization?
>>
>> How many print jobs per day?
>>
>>
>> What type of hardware are you using for the 2008 server. 32bit 64bit,
>> RAM?
>>
>> I normally use a separate partition for the spool drive. Unless you are
>> keeping printed jobs, you do not need a lot of space.
>>
>> the print server does not retain the data by default, the data goes to
>> the
>> printer.
>>
>> the number of queues you can add to the server will mainly be influenced
>> by
>> the number and type of clients and the complexity of the average print
>> job
>> to the server.
>>
>>
>> here are additional resources
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/print/default.mspx
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Alan Morris
>> Windows Printing Team
>> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>> "LilDeb" <LilDeb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:38718662-0A84-470E-A8B3-9A1D19D9DBC9@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi There,
>> >
>> > I hope I am posting this to the right board....
>> >
>> > We are slowly starting to introduce Server 2008 into our environment.
>> > One
>> > of
>> > the projects I have been assigned, is to decommission our Print Serve
>> > Appliances, and migrate them over to the 2008 environment. I have done
>> > some
>> > reading on this and know that I can assign the print server role,
>> > manually
>> > add the printers or have them automatically discovered, create the
>> > shares,
>> > update the drivers, etc...
>> >
>> > My question is this: How many printers can one server manage? We are
>> > not a
>> > large environment, and have approximately 160 servers. Currently we
>> > have 4
>> > print serve devices that are divided based on floor. I am wondering if
>> > I
>> > can
>> > consolidate to 1 or 2 servers (that would be dedicated to printing),
>> > but
>> > have
>> > come across no documentation that addresses this. Concerns are
>> > spooling,
>> > print queues, hardware requirements (mainly disk space), and anything
>> > else
>> > that I am not thinking about at the moment.
>> >
>> > Again, I apologize if this is the wrong board and I appreciate any help
>> > that
>> > can be provided.
>> >
>> > Debbie
>>
>>
>>