Windows Server 2003 Printing Advanced Deployment …….ppt

Windows Server 2003 Printing:Advanced Deployment Concepts Tim Lytle Program Manager Windows Printing and Imaging Agenda Client/Server Interoperability Fundamental Printing Components Printer Driver Architecture Point and Print Increasing Interoperability Active Directory and Printing Clustered Print Server – Best Practices References Client/Server Interoperability Windows Point and Print Windows network printing infrastructure that provides automatic distribution of drivers and settings Driver stack Printing defaults and printing preferences RPC (True-connects) versus SMB (Windows 9x-style) Stack drivers dependent on client OS See /printserver for the Point and Print Technical Overview whitepaper Client/Server Interoperability Point and Print Driver Stacks Client/Server Interoperability Point and Print Driver Stacks Client/Server InteroperabilityPoint and Print Driver Stacks Client/Server Interoperability Point and Print Driver Stacks Client/Server InteroperabilityPoint and Print Driver Stacks Client/Server InteroperabilityObtaining the highest level of compatibility Evaluate the client OS installed base Understand driver compatibility Methods to increase interoperability Use complete Point-n-Print stack from IHV Use PostScript drivers Use Kernel Mode drivers Deployment planning and sequence Coordinate client and server upgrades Minimize transitional period if possible Active Directory And Printing With Windows Server 2003 Active Directory And PrintingOverview Active Directory And PrintingOverview Active Directory And Printing Overview Active Directory And Printing Overview Active DirectoryStandard publishing behavior Printers represented in AD as printQueue objects printQueue object resides in the computer container Contains subset of all printer information Write-only Updated only through changes directly to the printer object Writes done in background – may not be immediate ACLs on printQueue object separate from ACLs on shared printer object Allows