[THIN] Re: fault tolerance print servers

you could build two servers and build the same queues on each one.  Then use an alias in DNS to point the users to one or the other.  Should the main one fail, change the alias in DNS to the other one and clients should keep working.  it's not automatic unless you do some clever monitoring and scripting.  And you might lose a couple print jobs in the tranisition during a failure.

there's a few holes in this but it is basic and easy.

Greg

On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 4:16 AM, deheugden <deheugden@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Russell,

thanks for the reply. W2008 is still too soon for my company; its a
w2003 environment.Also i am very qurious about how other company's
implemented their printservers for citrix.
regards,

dre


2008/6/9 Russell Robertson <russell@virtualstream.co.uk>:

> Hi
>
> I recently looked at Server 2008 and I believe you can cluster print
> servers with 2008. Can't vouch for how well it works.
>
> Russell
> Russell Robertson | Virtual Stream | www.virtualstream.co.uk
>
>
>
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>
> guys,
> i would like to build 2 printservers with the sameprinters for our
> user. i want these printservers to be fault tolerance(if 1 server
> crashes,he other should take it automatically over). whats the best
> way of doing that or can some advise a different way of creating fault
> tolerance prinservers?
> thanks.
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