Hello all - We are attempting to put in a centralized print server to support our NT/2000, Novell and *NIX environments. Currently we have separate print servers for each of the environments (which is a mgmt nightmare). The majority of our printers are JetDirect connected. Since we will be supporting a few hundred printers and 6000-7000 potential users, I don't want to create this centralized print server without having some sort of a failover scenario since a good portion of use will occur "after-hours" as students are writing up papers and such. I am not sure what the best method of providing the failover would be. The options (as I see them) are either setting up a cluster or creating identical machines and have one in cold standby waiting to be powered on in the event of any problems. I am not experienced in deploying a cluster solution so don't know what it would take to make one work for this scenario and the other solution that I see is not very "seamless". Any other suggestions on how to approach this problem and implement a solution would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Ashi Sheth Systems Manager Office of Information Services and Resources University of the Pacific - Stockton, CA ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
