[MCN-L] Color management/IT question
The most important question is what will the vendor support? If they're happy to support it on a virtual server, then you can ignore their recommendation. You can get a real server any time if you decide you need it. It may be complicated to switch, but virtualization has a lot of great benefits that are probably worth it. If they won't support it on a virtual server, then reevaluate. On 4/2/09 10:57 AM, "Real, Will" wrote: Hi everyone, We are planning to implement a color-managed publication workflow that includes a networked RIP installation. The RIP is to be networked so that it can serve two printers located in different places and also to allow more than one workstation to send print jobs through the RIP. The vendor has advised against installing the RIP on a virtualized server. We recently transitioned to a fully virtualized data center, and our IT staff is understandably keen to avoid "one-off" server purchases for isolated purposes such as this one. They intend to install the RIP on a virtualized server, despite the warnings of the vendor. Have any of you been down this road? Are you running your RIPs on a virtualized server or on a dedicated box? Thanks, Will Real Carnegie Museum of Art ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
[MCN-L] Color management/IT question
Hi- Without the fine details about your workflow, its hard to answer. But your first choice should always be to have the Rip or rip server running locally so you can control it. My experience is that IT folks no nothing about image production or printing workflow (with apologies). Also, if your vendor is recommending a deployment scenario - and if you're paying for support from that vendor You can run into trouble too when trouble shooting, and more importantly, when updates are put out you can have conflicts from both sides. JEFF Jeff Evans Digital Imaging, Princeton University Art Museum 609-258-8579 -Original Message- From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu on behalf of Real, Will Sent: Thu 4/2/2009 10:57 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Color management/IT question Hi everyone, We are planning to implement a color-managed publication workflow that includes a networked RIP installation. The RIP is to be networked so that it can serve two printers located in different places and also to allow more than one workstation to send print jobs through the RIP. The vendor has advised against installing the RIP on a virtualized server. We recently transitioned to a fully virtualized data center, and our IT staff is understandably keen to avoid "one-off" server purchases for isolated purposes such as this one. They intend to install the RIP on a virtualized server, despite the warnings of the vendor. Have any of you been down this road? Are you running your RIPs on a virtualized server or on a dedicated box? Thanks, Will Real Carnegie Museum of Art ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
[MCN-L] Color management/IT question
We currently run our rip through one of our MAC's that is used for making labels in the galleries and servers two users. We are planning on using a MINI-MAC, it's cheap and low cost. We print to Epson 9600. Hope this helps some. Jeff -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Real, Will Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 10:58 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Color management/IT question Hi everyone, We are planning to implement a color-managed publication workflow that includes a networked RIP installation. The RIP is to be networked so that it can serve two printers located in different places and also to allow more than one workstation to send print jobs through the RIP. The vendor has advised against installing the RIP on a virtualized server. We recently transitioned to a fully virtualized data center, and our IT staff is understandably keen to avoid "one-off" server purchases for isolated purposes such as this one. They intend to install the RIP on a virtualized server, despite the warnings of the vendor. Have any of you been down this road? Are you running your RIPs on a virtualized server or on a dedicated box? Thanks, Will Real Carnegie Museum of Art ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
[MCN-L] Color management/IT question
Hi everyone, We are planning to implement a color-managed publication workflow that includes a networked RIP installation. The RIP is to be networked so that it can serve two printers located in different places and also to allow more than one workstation to send print jobs through the RIP. The vendor has advised against installing the RIP on a virtualized server. We recently transitioned to a fully virtualized data center, and our IT staff is understandably keen to avoid "one-off" server purchases for isolated purposes such as this one. They intend to install the RIP on a virtualized server, despite the warnings of the vendor. Have any of you been down this road? Are you running your RIPs on a virtualized server or on a dedicated box? Thanks, Will Real Carnegie Museum of Art
