Re: Print Cluster

From: Mike Rosado [MSFT] (mikeros_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/12/05 

Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 07:51:59 -0600

Patrick,

Make sure to have all the prints on the one node everyone can print too, the
use PrintMig tool to create a CAB and restore it to the Virtual Node Name.

Print Migrator 3.1 Windows Print Migrator 3.1 (download location for tool)
Backup, Restore and Migrate printers on Windows-based print servers
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9b9f2925-cbc9-44da-b2c9-ffdbc46b0b17&DisplayLang=en

Whitepaper:
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/techinfo/overview/printmigrator3.1.mspx 

-- 
Hope this helps,
Mike Rosado
Windows 2000 MCSE + MCDBA
Microsoft Enterprise Platform Support
Windows NT/2000/2003 Cluster Technologies
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-----Original Message-----
"Patrick" <Patrick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:54F803AE-AD67-4359-9363-F84981D11F2D@microsoft.com...
> yes,
>
> missing drivers and ports
>
> so i think that node 2 has all the drivers and ports, but the shared
storage
> has not??
>
> can i just copy the drivers directory from node 2 over the shared storage?
>
>
>
> "Mike Rosado [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > Patrick,
> >
> > Any details in the Cluster Log once it's failed over to the node the
> > printers are missing?
> >
> > -- 
> > Regards,
> > Mike Rosado
> > Windows 2000 MCSE + MCDBA
> > Microsoft Enterprise Platform Support
> > Windows NT/2000/2003 Cluster Technologies
> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > "Patrick" <Patrick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:9366BD57-B241-4AD1-B147-C8CB4AB8C8BA@microsoft.com...
> > > Mike, thanks for the response,
> > >
> > > yes we did that, i thought that that was the problem, the log size is
now
> > > 8192, big enough, but the same problem
> > >
> > > BR
> > >
> > > "Mike Rosado [MSFT]" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Patrick,
> > > >
> > > > Have you tried bumping up the Quorum Log Size?  I know it's Windows
> > Server
> > > > 2003 and you're already at 4096KB, but just for the heck of it move
> > > > everything to the node that all the printers show correctly and
increase
> > the
> > > > Quorum Log Size to 16384KB and test failover.
> > > >
> > > > 257897 MSCS Printer Shares May Not Come Online If Quorum Log Is Too
> > Small
> > > > http://support.microsoft.com/?id=257897
> > > >
> > > > -- 
> > > > Hope this helps,
> > > > Mike Rosado
> > > > Windows 2000 MCSE + MCDBA
> > > > Microsoft Enterprise Platform Support
> > > > Windows NT/2000/2003 Cluster Technologies
> > > >
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> > > > that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
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> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > >
> > > > "Patrick" <Patrick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:107ECC53-0F47-413D-9067-7909662EE3CF@microsoft.com...
> > > > > We have the following problem on a W2003 print cluster with 300
> > printers.
> > > > > First cluster was working fine, also failover, no problem. We had
to
> > > > > reinstall node 1. Now when we do a failover 70 printers are
missing.
> > If we
> > > > > failback to node 2, all the printers are ther
> > > > >
> > > > > There is one strange thing....The driver directory on node 2 is
220
> > Mb. On
> > > > > the shared storage and on node 1 it is 170 Mb.
> > > > >
> > > > > In an article I read that you may not copy the local driver
dirctory
> > over
> > > > th
> > > > > shared storage directory,
> > > > >
> > > > > anybody an idea?????
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >

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