Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Inside Out

Planning for Printer Deployments and Consolidation

Print servers and printers are the key components needed for printing. You can size and optimize both print servers and printers in many ways.

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Optimize and monitor after installation as well

After sizing and optimization, you should consider optimizing the way printing is handled using print queues. To better support deployed print services, you can periodically monitor performance, check for and install print driver upgrades, and prepare for print server failure.

Sizing Print Server Hardware and Optimizing Configuration

The maximum load and performance level of a print server depends on its configuration. Print servers can be configured in many ways, and as a print server's workload changes over ...