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This chapter describes the print server role that is a part of the storage server running Windows Storage
Server 2003 R2.
NOTE:
ThestorageserverandFilePrintAppliance(DL100G2model)onlysupportsnetworkattachedprinters
and does not support directly connected printers via USB or a parallel port.
Print servers and applian ces are best su ited where multiple network printers are scat tered all over
locations and where high availability is not a ma jor concern, but cost is. In such scenarios, a single
stand-alone print server with printers connected to the net work should be sufficient to meet the
requirements. If the b usiness needs high-performance printing, it can implement additional p rint servers,
such as a clustered print server environment. Multiple print servers provide redundancy so that if the
hardware on one server fails, the print queues can be moved to the other print server.
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Client Client
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Figure 30 Stand-alone print servers or print appliances with network-attached printers
NOTE:
See the Other network and print services chapter for information on print services for UNIX, NetW are,
and the Macintosh.
Microsoft Print Management Console
Print Management in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system is a Microsoft
Management Console (MMC) snap-on that system administrators can use to per form common print
management tasks in a large enterprise. It provides a single interface that administrators can use to
perform printer and print server management tasks efficiently with detailed control. You can use Print
Management from any computer running Windows Server 2003 R2, and you can ma nage all network
printers on print ser vers running Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2 003, or Windows Server
2003 R 2.
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