[windows2000] Re: Dedicated print server - enough performance?
- From: "Sorin Srbu" <Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 16:01:33 +0200
On Fri, 4 Apr 2003 08:47:52 -0500, Greg Reese wrote:
>through our print server. But my print server is also my DC and main =
>file server. It is Dual Xeon 400's with 1gb of ram. Dual nics running =
>as an FEC team.
Gosh! I'm drooling all over the keyboard. Sorry about that, but it
sounds kinda sexy. Guess it's the geek in me talking... 8-]
>we have about 70 printers being served off of it and have never had any =
>problems. The only adjustment I made was to relocate the spool =
>directory from the system drive to the raid array. Most of them are set =
>to spool the entire job before sending. This means larger spool files =
>but keeps my WAN users from getting one page every 30 seconds
We spool like you. I found it's a better performer.
Seventy printers is a lot though...
>serving up printers doesn't take a lot of machine. Disk for the spool =
>files is the biggest thing. At least that has been the case around =
>here.
How do you change where it spools. Same as in NT4? I assume you run
win2k on your servers.
>If all you are going to do is serve printers off an old machine, I think =
>you will be fine.
I was thinking the same too. Especially with the more RAM I spoke
about. If the hd-space for spooling turns out not to be enough,
I'll remove the 500M hd in oldie #2 and have it as a dedicated
spool-hd on the dedicated pronter-server!
Thx for the feedback, it helps a lot!
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 2:11 AM
>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Dedicated print server - enough performance?
>
>
>
>On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 18:17:08 -0500, Greg Reese wrote:
>
>>the Canon ir5000 is pretty well behaved. I have three on my network and =
>=3D
>>we print to them all day. Their impact on our print server has been =
>=3D
>>minimal.
>
>Do your ppl connect straight to it, or via a printer server? If the
>latter, what cpu/ram/nic is in it?
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Chris Berry [mailto:compjma@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>>Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 5:27 PM
>>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Dedicated print server - enough performance?
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: "Sorin Srbu" <Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>I plan to add the following:
>>>
>>>HP Laserjet 5M
>>>HP Laserjet 4050N
>>>HP Laserjet 4100N
>>>HP Laserjet 4300DTN
>>>HP Color Laserjet 4550N
>>>
>>>and a Canon iR5000 printer copy-machine.
>>>
>>>I *think* the printing to the colour-laser might be a bit difficult
>>>for the printer server, however the printer does have a lot of RAM
>>>so maybe it'll be ok anyway.
>>
>>Hmm, yeah, I'd be a bit worried about the Cannon & Color laserjet if =
>=3D
>>they're=3D20
>>going to be in use alot they'll suck up alot of bandwidth/ram/cycles. =
>=3D
>>You=3D20
>>might consider putting those two on another old junk box, or setting =
>=3D
>>printer=3D20
>>priorities so that the regular printers get taken care of first.
BW,
Sorin
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