Windows HA/Cluster printing Azure

Question

Hi All,

Im looking to set up HA/Cluster printing on Windows servers in Azure, I understand MS have now deprecated Windows printing clustering. Ive reviewed the option to configure the printer spooler service within Windows Clustering which would switch between servers in the spooler job stops on one server.

Is it possible to have the same printer/queue on two separate printers which can be shared to the end user, or is it only possible to share a printer from directly on one server? If server A (primary) goes down users would need to reprint onto server B (secondary)?

Thanks,
Scott

Answer 1

Hello there,

You can make use of High Availability Printing feature.

High Availability Printing feature in Windows Server 2012 and describes how it can make your print servers highly available using Hyper-V virtual machines running as nodes in a cluster.

High Availability Printing, or HA Printing, is the combination of Microsoft Failover Clustering technologies and Hyper-V technologies deployed to make a Windows Server 2012 Print Server highly available.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/jj556311(v=ws.11)

Hope this resolves your Query !!

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