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question on Virtualizing a print server

Discussion in 'Windows Home Server' started by C C, Apr 13, 2009.

  1. C C

    C C Guest

    Hello. We have an aging windows 2000 box which serves as our print server
    (only). There are some 20 to 30 printers that it shares in our domain. We
    have created a virtual machine to replace it (VMWare). My co-admin
    downloaded something from Microsoft to copy all the printers and drivers
    from it to the virtual machine. Basically, the VM is ready to go.

    My question is, to implement the new VM is it just a matter of renaming the
    print server to something else and renaming the VM to the same name as the
    print server? We want this to be transparent to all users so that we don't
    have to go around and change each workstations' printer settings.

    Thanks in advance for your help.
     
  2. Marcin

    Marcin Guest

    As long as the printers (print queues), their parameters/permissions and
    drivers are identical between both servers, then this should be
    sufficient...

    hth
    Marcin

    "C C" <someone@atsbcglobal.net> wrote in message
    news:eO3THnEvJHA.5244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
    > Hello. We have an aging windows 2000 box which serves as our print server
    > (only). There are some 20 to 30 printers that it shares in our domain.
    > We have created a virtual machine to replace it (VMWare). My co-admin
    > downloaded something from Microsoft to copy all the printers and drivers
    > from it to the virtual machine. Basically, the VM is ready to go.
    >
    > My question is, to implement the new VM is it just a matter of renaming
    > the print server to something else and renaming the VM to the same name as
    > the print server? We want this to be transparent to all users so that we
    > don't have to go around and change each workstations' printer settings.
    >
    > Thanks in advance for your help.
    >
    >
     
  3. C C

    C C Guest

    Thanks. That's what I thought.

    "Marcin" <marcin@community.nospam> wrote in message
    news:%23Nb45vEvJHA.5836@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
    > As long as the printers (print queues), their parameters/permissions and
    > drivers are identical between both servers, then this should be
    > sufficient...
    >
    > hth
    > Marcin
    >
    > "C C" <someone@atsbcglobal.net> wrote in message
    > news:eO3THnEvJHA.5244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
    >> Hello. We have an aging windows 2000 box which serves as our print
    >> server (only). There are some 20 to 30 printers that it shares in our
    >> domain. We have created a virtual machine to replace it (VMWare). My
    >> co-admin downloaded something from Microsoft to copy all the printers and
    >> drivers from it to the virtual machine. Basically, the VM is ready to
    >> go.
    >>
    >> My question is, to implement the new VM is it just a matter of renaming
    >> the print server to something else and renaming the VM to the same name
    >> as the print server? We want this to be transparent to all users so that
    >> we don't have to go around and change each workstations' printer
    >> settings.
    >>
    >> Thanks in advance for your help.
    >>
    >>

    >
    >
     
  4. On Apr 13, 11:35 am, "C C" <some...@atsbcglobal.net> wrote:
    > Thanks.  That's what I thought.
    >
    > "Marcin" <mar...@community.nospam> wrote in message
    >
    > news:%23Nb45vEvJHA.5836@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
    >
    > > As long as the printers (print queues), their parameters/permissions and
    > > drivers are identical between both servers, then this should be
    > > sufficient...

    >
    > > hth
    > > Marcin

    >
    > > "C C" <some...@atsbcglobal.net> wrote in message
    > >news:eO3THnEvJHA.5244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
    > >> Hello.  We have an aging windows 2000 box which serves as our print
    > >> server (only).  There are some 20 to 30 printers that it shares in our
    > >> domain. We have created a virtual machine to replace it (VMWare).  My
    > >> co-admin downloaded something from Microsoft to copy all the printers and
    > >> drivers from it to the virtual machine.  Basically, the VM is ready to
    > >> go.

    >
    > >> My question is, to implement the new VM is it just a matter of renaming
    > >> the print server to something else and renaming the VM to the same name
    > >> as the print server?  We want this to be transparent to all users so that
    > >> we don't have to go around and change each workstations' printer
    > >> settings.

    >
    > >> Thanks in advance for your help.


    not a vmware guy, but they have a feature called P2V if you paid for
    VMWare. it's a script you run on the physical machine and it creates
    the VM with the same name I think and all the settings already done
     
  5. Hello C,

    I would use Printmigrator, assuming that's the tool you talk about, then
    rename the machines and bring the printers back.

    Best regards

    Meinolf Weber
    Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
    no rights.
    ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
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    > Hello. We have an aging windows 2000 box which serves as our print
    > server (only). There are some 20 to 30 printers that it shares in our
    > domain. We have created a virtual machine to replace it (VMWare). My
    > co-admin downloaded something from Microsoft to copy all the printers
    > and drivers from it to the virtual machine. Basically, the VM is
    > ready to go.
    >
    > My question is, to implement the new VM is it just a matter of
    > renaming the print server to something else and renaming the VM to the
    > same name as the print server? We want this to be transparent to all
    > users so that we don't have to go around and change each workstations'
    > printer settings.
    >
    > Thanks in advance for your help.
    >
     
  6. C C

    C C Guest

    Thanks.

    "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
    news:ff16fb661fa738cb8a7776cedc6e@msnews.microsoft.com...
    > Hello C,
    >
    > I would use Printmigrator, assuming that's the tool you talk about, then
    > rename the machines and bring the printers back.
    >
    > Best regards
    >
    > Meinolf Weber
    > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
    > confers no rights.
    > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
    > ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
    >
    >> Hello. We have an aging windows 2000 box which serves as our print
    >> server (only). There are some 20 to 30 printers that it shares in our
    >> domain. We have created a virtual machine to replace it (VMWare). My
    >> co-admin downloaded something from Microsoft to copy all the printers
    >> and drivers from it to the virtual machine. Basically, the VM is
    >> ready to go.
    >>
    >> My question is, to implement the new VM is it just a matter of
    >> renaming the print server to something else and renaming the VM to the
    >> same name as the print server? We want this to be transparent to all
    >> users so that we don't have to go around and change each workstations'
    >> printer settings.
    >>
    >> Thanks in advance for your help.
    >>

    >
    >
     
  7. C C

    C C Guest

    We did not P2V it because the old print server is a W2K (OEM) box and the
    new VM is a W2K3 (Open license).

    "Alen Teplitsky" <alent1234@gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:b494db01-5164-4ecc-a265-ae235d98653e@r33g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
    On Apr 13, 11:35 am, "C C" <some...@atsbcglobal.net> wrote:
    > Thanks. That's what I thought.
    >
    > "Marcin" <mar...@community.nospam> wrote in message
    >
    > news:%23Nb45vEvJHA.5836@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
    >
    > > As long as the printers (print queues), their parameters/permissions and
    > > drivers are identical between both servers, then this should be
    > > sufficient...

    >
    > > hth
    > > Marcin

    >
    > > "C C" <some...@atsbcglobal.net> wrote in message
    > >news:eO3THnEvJHA.5244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
    > >> Hello. We have an aging windows 2000 box which serves as our print
    > >> server (only). There are some 20 to 30 printers that it shares in our
    > >> domain. We have created a virtual machine to replace it (VMWare). My
    > >> co-admin downloaded something from Microsoft to copy all the printers
    > >> and
    > >> drivers from it to the virtual machine. Basically, the VM is ready to
    > >> go.

    >
    > >> My question is, to implement the new VM is it just a matter of renaming
    > >> the print server to something else and renaming the VM to the same name
    > >> as the print server? We want this to be transparent to all users so
    > >> that
    > >> we don't have to go around and change each workstations' printer
    > >> settings.

    >
    > >> Thanks in advance for your help.


    not a vmware guy, but they have a feature called P2V if you paid for
    VMWare. it's a script you run on the physical machine and it creates
    the VM with the same name I think and all the settings already done
     
  8. Grant Taylor

    Grant Taylor Guest

    On 4/13/2009 10:50 AM, Alen Teplitsky wrote:
    > they have a feature called P2V if you paid for VMWare.


    You can also run the P2V using the free VMware Server product. Also, it
    is my (mis)understanding that once you have the virtual machine you can
    run it on most VMware products.



    Grant. . . .
     

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