Enterprise printing

Hi,
I am on the process of moving Enterprise printing (20 print servers, a
couple thousands printers) to the 2008 server. My points of concerns are:
1. Are any advantages to keep static IP assignments (it is now) vs DHCP.
Keep in mind the host systems (all flavors Unix & Linux)?
2. Is it possible to move print queue (printer) from one server to another
and preserve client connectivity?
3. Is it possible to have security groups for printers and control who can
manage printers and print queues with group policy?

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Thanks

 

Hello Rafiki,

Start here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722360.aspx

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;938923

http://trycatch.be/blogs/roggenk/ar...2008-printer-migration-and-consolidation.aspx

And whit that amount of printers you should also think about using MS support.

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> Hi,
> I am on the process of moving Enterprise printing (20 print servers, a
> couple thousands printers) to the 2008 server. My points of concerns
> are:
> 1. Are any advantages to keep static IP assignments (it is now) vs
> DHCP.
> Keep in mind the host systems (all flavors Unix & Linux)?
> 2. Is it possible to move print queue (printer) from one server to
> another
> and preserve client connectivity?
> 3. Is it possible to have security groups for printers and control who
> can
> manage printers and print queues with group policy?

 

Rafiki,

If you use the printers TCP/IP name instead of the IP address in the
print queue you would not need reservations.
If the printer is moved to a new sub-net as soon as DHCP assigns a new
IP address to the printer it (DHCP) should update the DNS entry (A
record I think)for the TCP/IP name and printing would resume.


Rafiki wrote:
> Hi,
> I am on the process of moving Enterprise printing (20 print servers, a
> couple thousands printers) to the 2008 server. My points of concerns are:
> 1. Are any advantages to keep static IP assignments (it is now) vs DHCP.
> Keep in mind the host systems (all flavors Unix & Linux)?
> 2. Is it possible to move print queue (printer) from one server to another
> and preserve client connectivity?
> 3. Is it possible to have security groups for printers and control who can
> manage printers and print queues with group policy?
>

 

Thank you for responses.
My question is - are any advantages to keep static? I understand DHCP
convenience.
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Thanks


"Rich Wonneberger" wrote:

> Rafiki,
>
> If you use the printers TCP/IP name instead of the IP address in the
> print queue you would not need reservations.
> If the printer is moved to a new sub-net as soon as DHCP assigns a new
> IP address to the printer it (DHCP) should update the DNS entry (A
> record I think)for the TCP/IP name and printing would resume.
>
>
> Rafiki wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I am on the process of moving Enterprise printing (20 print servers, a
> > couple thousands printers) to the 2008 server. My points of concerns are:
> > 1. Are any advantages to keep static IP assignments (it is now) vs DHCP.
> > Keep in mind the host systems (all flavors Unix & Linux)?
> > 2. Is it possible to move print queue (printer) from one server to another
> > and preserve client connectivity?
> > 3. Is it possible to have security groups for printers and control who can
> > manage printers and print queues with group policy?
> >
>

 

On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:12:05 -0700, Rafiki <Rafiki@nospam.nospam> wrote:

>Thank you for responses.
>My question is - are any advantages to keep static? I understand DHCP
>convenience.

Some printers do not renew the IP address unless switched off and on again. Thus
if you have DNS scavenging on, the DNS name can suddenly disappear. The HP 2600
seems to do this.
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Dave Mills
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