Windows Server 2008 Print Services

Table of contents

1. Copyright
2. The Planning and Design Series Approach
   1. Document Approach
   2. Who Should Use This Document
3. Introduction to the Windows Server 2008 Print Services Guide
   1. Assumptions
   2. Feedback
4. Windows Server 2008 Print Services in Microsoft Infrastructure Optimization
   1. Infrastructure Architecture and Business Architecture
5. Windows Server 2008 Print Services Design Process
   1. Decisions
   2. Decision Flow
   3. Applicable Scenarios
   4. Out of Scope
6. Step 1: Determine the Scope of the Print Services Project
   1. Task 1: Determine the Scope of the Project
   2. Task 2: Assess Special Printing Needs
   3. Validating with the Business
   4. Step Summary
7. Step 2: Determine the Printers, Servers, and Clients That Will Be Included
   1. Task 1: Inventory Existing Print Servers
   2. Task 2: Inventory Existing Print Devices
   3. Validating with the Business
   4. Step Summary
8. Step 3: Design the Print Services Infrastructure
   1. Task 1: Determine Print Server Placement
   2. Task 2: Determine How Many Print Servers Will Be Needed
   3. Task 3: Select a Form Factor for the Servers
   4. Task 4: Design Server Fault Tolerance
   5. Task 5: Determine Whether Printer Pools Will Be Used for Fault Tolerance
   6. Evaluating the Characteristics
   7. Validating with the Business
   8. Task 6: Design Printer Pools
   9. Step Summary
   10. Additional Reading
9. Conclusion
   1. Feedback
10. Job Aids
    1. Printer Information Job Aid
    2. Print Server Inventory Job Aid
    3. Scope Job Aid
    4. Print Server Design Job Aid
    5. Print Server Storage Calculator Job Aid
    6. Network Capacity Job Aid
11. Acknowledgments