Windows 2003 Print Clusters - Part One

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re: Windows 2003 Print Clusters - Part One

rbassler — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:27:26 GMT

I upgraded our Window 2000 Cluster server to Windows 2003 by doing a rolling upgrade. When I completed the first node I performed a failover and everything ran fine. I left it running on the upgraded node for a week to ensure no problems. I then upgraded the second node to Windows 2003 and when I performed the failover the Cluster Printer group starts but drops off right away(file group runs fine), then the other node does the same. When this happens the printer spool service on each node gets stopped.

I have deleted the printer group and am trying to recreate it; I have the group created with the Printer Ip, Printer name and Spooler disk resouces created, but when I try to create the print spooler resouce, "Print Spooler" is not listed as a resource in the pull down for resource type! How can I get the print spooler to show up as a resource type? The print service is running and the cluster service is running.

re: Windows 2003 Print Clusters - Part One

Sharad A — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:14:21 GMT

Hello my Win2k3 experts, I got a question for you:

I am trying to create a cluster here and so far I have succeeded in creating a cluster with the IP address, network name, file share resources

I am trying to create a printer spooler resource but apparently I need a storage/physical disk resource or something first...now, whenever I try to add a physical disk resource I choose ther correct group and dependencies, get to the screen where I am supposed to choose a physical disk..but there is nothing in the drop down box!

One thing I should mention is that there is only one hard drive on this disk and from what I know on the subject you cant have a print spooler on the same HD or something...so I attached a usb sata drive and I see it as a seperate HD in my computer...but when I go through the physical disk resource..it still does not see it,

any idea why? what other options do I have? One thing I should mention is that all of this is on a virtual VM Windows 2003 Server Enterprise edition...so I cant really put another HD in the system

Thanks

re: Windows 2003 Print Clusters - Part One

chris — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:44:08 GMT

Hello,

we have big problems with the performance of our print cluster. Sometimes we get the messige "Printer can not be installed. The process could not be finished". I read someting about messages "The printprocessor is not available", we had this message in the past too. These messages are appering, if we try to install a new printer.

We have installed SP2. This is only a known issue for SP1 or earlier...

Thankyou

re: Windows 2003 Print Clusters - Part One

Rick Miller — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:43:41 GMT

We have a 4 node cluster installed. The issue we are having is, on occasion and end user is unable to print. This is random and not specific to one machine or machine type. We are utilizing host based names with dynamic IP on the end printer.

What we have observered is the print queue exists on the local machine and when a print job is sent, you can see it hit the queue and disappears, the local machine displays a sucessful print message, however the printer does not print the job.

We have checked and spooler is working and all correct drivers are installed. Any suggestions on how we might correct the issue?