Re: Print Server - Newly Leased Hardware

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From: Steve_S (stephen178671no_spam_at_btinternet.com)
Date: 11/12/04


Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 21:05:31 -0000

In news:FF083ECF-4236-418E-9013-9589FF1B6D2D@microsoft.com,
tjdd1 typed:
> Hi:
>
> Operating System is Windows 2000 Server, Service Pack 4. Server is a
> member print server in a Windows 2000 Active Directory domain.
>
> We have an existing Windows 2000 server hardware platform that
> currently houses over a hundred printers in a Windows 2000 Active
> Directory domain. We know have the task of moving these printers from
> the old leased hardware to a newly leased hardware platform. What is
> the path of least resistance?
>
> In other words, we wish to migrate the defined one hundred plus
> servers on the old server hardware to the new server hardware. Is
> there a utility in the resource kit or some other utility or trick we
> may employ to easily move the defined 100 plus printers from the old
> server to the newly leased server hardware?
>
> Afterwards, we would like to just remove the old server from the
> network. Rename our new server to the same name as the old server,
> change the IP to the old server's IP and hopefully everyone will
> resume printing without knowing we even switched out the hardware
> late at night.
>
> Any information and or insight is welcomed.
>
> Thanks in advance for any information or insight!

Use the Print Migrator tool from MS.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/technologies/fileandprint/print/

-- 
HTH
Rgds
Steve_S 


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