HP AiO400r HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage System User Guide (440583-005, F - Page 159
Printer server scalability and sizing, Backup, Best practices
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Internet is required, or the utility can be pointed to a local location where the firmware images are stored. For more information on upgrading HP Jetdirect print server firmware, see http:// h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpj06917. Printer server scalability and sizing A Microsoft technical paper overviews several key factors that influence the capacity of a given print server configuration. While this paper cannot provide a predictive formula to determine the printing throughput of a given configuration, it does describe several reference systems and their capacity. This paper also presents the information necessary to help the system administrator or capacity planner estimate, and later monitor, their server workload. The current version of this paper is maintained at http://www.microsoft.com/printserver. Backup It is recommended that you back up the print server configuration whenever a new printer is added to the network and the print server configuration is modified. For details on implementing the backup solution, refer to the Medium Business Guide for Backup and Recovery. The guide can be viewed or downloaded from Microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/smbiz/mits/br/ mit_br.mspx. The Print Migrator utility is recommended as a print-specific alternative to backing up print configuration settings on the print server. The Print Migrator utility is located in the C:\hpnas\Components\PrintMigrator folder on the storage system. For more information about the Print Migrator utility, see http://www.microsoft.com/ WindowsServer2003/techinfo/overview/printmigrator3.1.mspx. Best practices The following is practical advice for managing print devices: • Printers and print servers should be published in Active Directory. • Locate printers in common areas, such as near conference rooms. • Protect print servers using antivirus software. • Ensure the print server is included in the backup configuration. • Use Microsoft Printer Migrator to back up a print server configuration and restore settings on a new print server. This eliminates the need to manually re-create print queues and printer ports, install drivers, and change the IP configuration. • Use Microsoft Printer Migrator to backup new printers configured on the print server. • Use Microsoft Printer Migrator when migrating to new print servers. • Perform a full backup of the print server, including the state information, before releasing the system to the users in the production environment. • Whenever a new configuration is made or existing configuration is modified, a backup should be performed. • To optimize performance, move the print spooler to another disk, separate from the disk supporting the operating system. To move the print spooler to another disk: • Start Printer and Faxes. • On the File menu, click Server Properties, and then click the Advanced tab. • In the Spool folder window, enter the path and the name of the new default spool folder for the print server, and then click Apply or OK. All-in-One Storage System 159