64-bit Server 2008 for a Windows Printer server

[Guest Jim Helfer]

I am buying a new machine to be our printer server, and we are

considering whether to go with 32- or 64-bit 2008.

 

The server will most likely be a HP Proliant DL 360. It will host

about a dozen printers, including plotters.

 

We have some people doing big production print jobs that take a lot of

time, so I would really like to increase printing performance.

 

Is there any advantage to going to 64 bit for this role? If so, would

adding memory over 4 gig help at all?

 

thanks

Jim

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: 64-bit Server 2008 for a Windows Printer server

 

Honestly, there's no way I'd build a non-64bit server today. For one thing,

this is the very last version of Windows Server that will be available in

32-bit. So your upgrade path will be wipe and reload. And while the 360 will

certainly support either 32-bit or 64-bit if you need to add >4GB of RAM,

you're out of luck in 32-bit (assuming your running Standard Edition). But

with 64-bit, just plug in some more FB-DIMMs and you're in business.

 

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"Jim Helfer" <jhelfer@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message

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>

> I am buying a new machine to be our printer server, and we are

> considering whether to go with 32- or 64-bit 2008.

>

> The server will most likely be a HP Proliant DL 360. It will host about a

> dozen printers, including plotters.

>

> We have some people doing big production print jobs that take a lot of

> time, so I would really like to increase printing performance.

>

> Is there any advantage to going to 64 bit for this role? If so, would

> adding memory over 4 gig help at all?

>

> thanks

> Jim

[Guest Jim Helfer]

Re: 64-bit Server 2008 for a Windows Printer server

 

Charlie Russel - MVP wrote:

> Honestly, there's no way I'd build a non-64bit server today. For one

> thing, this is the very last version of Windows Server that will be

> available in 32-bit. So your upgrade path will be wipe and reload. And

> while the 360 will certainly support either 32-bit or 64-bit if you need

> to add >4GB of RAM, you're out of luck in 32-bit (assuming your running

> Standard Edition). But with 64-bit, just plug in some more FB-DIMMs and

> you're in business.

>

 

Thanks, that was sort of what I was thinking too.

[Guest Thomas Scheidegger]

Re: 64-bit Server 2008 for a Windows Printer server

 

> considering whether to go with 32- or 64-bit 2008.

> ... about a dozen printers, including plotters.

 

 

just make sure to have

working 64-Bit drivers for all your printers/plotters!

(Windows VistaSP1/2008 compatible)

 

 

 

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Thomas Scheidegger - 'NETMaster'

http://dnetmaster.net/

[Guest Juergen Kluth]

Re: 64-bit Server 2008 for a Windows Printer server

 

Hi,

if the TIME you mentioned is based on the amount of data that has to be

transferred from PC to printer/plotter

i more would suggest to get the most used device by a pc "as close as" to

that PC, if not connected to directly.

it might be more the use of network bandwith than the OS or processor of the

printerserver

jk