Ricoh InfoPrint Pro C900AFP InfoPrint Manager - Page 274
Multiserver configuration examples, Important issues in interoperating environments
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- If your print volume increases and you find that you need more processing power or memory to be able to meet the demand, you can add a second server. However, by making the servers interoperate, you still only have one printing system to administer. - If your business expands and you add another office, you can add another server to the namespace. You'll have to define any new printers that you add to the network, but you won't have to redefine existing printers or move resources again to be able to use them from the new location. v Interoperating servers allow you to distribute print server functions across systems. Remote locations can have their own local servers, but you can administer them from a central location. This should result in lower costs. Multiserver configuration examples There are various ways to set up multiple InfoPrint Manager servers and have them work together. Below are some example configurations and the benefits they provide. v Install two InfoPrint Manager servers in the same physical location. One of the servers contains all of the InfoPrint print queues and logical destinations, and the other contains all of the actual destinations. In this setup, you balance processing between the two systems by spooling and scheduling on one system and transforming and printing on the other. v Install one InfoPrint Manager server in the main office and one in each branch office. The namespace is installed on the InfoPrint Manager server in the main office, and the other two servers are set up to share it. All three servers have logical destinations, queues, and actual destinations defined in them, and the users submit their print jobs to their local server. About 90% of the time, the servers handle local print jobs, so it makes sense for each location to have its own server. However, several times each week, the main office generates reports that are needed at the branches. Instead of printing the reports and sending them across town or faxing several hundred pages to each office, they simply send the print job to printers at the branch offices. If necessary, the branch offices can do the same thing. In addition, because of the common namespace, the system administrator can monitor all of the servers from a central location; if there's a problem at one of the branches, he can investigate it from the main office. Important issues in interoperating environments Before you set up an interoperating environment, consider these issues. v Software All interoperating systems must be at the same InfoPrint Manager software level. Older versions of InfoPrint Manager will not work with newer versions of InfoPrint when interoperating. v Backups You should always backup your systems before making any major configuration changes. Follow the recommendations found in InfoPrint Manager for AIX: Installation Instructions about which file systems should be backed up. v How many servers can be interoperated? 260 InfoPrint Manager for AIX: Procedures