Creating A Cluster Printer Spooler - HP ProLiant 300 Series Administration Manual

Creating a cluster printer spooler

Printer spoolers should be created in a separate group dedicated to this purpose for ease of management.
For each printer spooler a physical resource is required to instantiate the print spooler resource. In some
cases, dedicated physical resources are not available and hence sharing of the physical resource among
other members of the group is acceptable, remembering that all members of a group are managed as a
unit. Hence, the group will failover and failback as a group.
To create a printer spooler:
1. Create a dedicated group (if desired).
2. Create a physical resource (disk) (if required, see note).
3. Create an IP address resource for the Virtual Server to be created (if required, see note).
4. Create a Virtual Server Resource (Network Name) (if required, see note).
NOTE:
Steps 1-4 may be done via the WebUI interface using the appropriate functions or via the Advanced
Cluster Management function and are documented elsewhere in this chapter. If the printer spool
resource is added to an existing group with a physical resource, IP address and virtual server
resource, steps 1-4 are not required.
5. Create a Print Spool resource:
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6. To connect to the Virtual Server Name or IP address created in the steps above:
Select Start > Run, and then type:
\\"virtual_server_name or ip address" from the local menu
A session opens to the virtual server.
7. To add a printer to the virtual server:
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Click the Cluster tab.
Click Advanced Cluster Management.
Select the group container for the printer spooler.
Right-click and click Printer Resource.
Enter the name of the printer resource.
Select all of the appropriate dependent resources (IP address, network name, and
physical resource).
Select the folder to place the spooler temporary contents, and then click Finish.
Close Cluster Administrator.
Double-click the printers and faxes icon.
Right-click the new screen, and then click add printer. A wizard starts.
Click create a new port, and then click Next.
Enter the IP address of the network printer.
Update the Port Name if desired, click Next, and then click Finish.
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