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Chapter 1 • Using Windows Server 2003 Planning Tools and Documentation
user’s desktop.This can greatly improve both user and administrator efficiency in the case ofcustom applications that require frequent updates or applications that need to be deployedto users in geographically remote locations. Centralized application hosting can alsoincrease security by maintaining sensitive data in a centralized location, rather than allowingit to traverse insecure network connections.N
OTEWhen considering deployment costs of Terminal Services, remember to take intoaccount Terminal Services licensing fees. Each client must have not only a CAL forthe client operating system it is running, but also a Terminal Services license. Seewww.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/termservlic.mspx for awhite paper that discusses all the intricacies of the Terminal Services licensingstructure in Windows Server 2003.Print Services
Almost every environment relies on highly available printing services to produce all formsof paper output. A properly designed network will create shared printing resources acrossthe network, allowing workstations to submit print jobs to printers that are attached tolocal servers or that are accessed across the Internet. Network operating systems such asWindows Server 2003 allow you to cluster network printers for high availability, and toautomatically deploy printer drivers to clients of many different operating systems.Well-designed print services will also enable users to easily locate the printers they require.Administrators should be able to centrally manage and configure printers from any loca-tion.The Windows printing architecture consists of two components:■
Physical printer The printer is exactly what you think it is: the physical printdevice that is attached to a workstation or server’s parallel or USB port, orplugged directly into the network.■
Logical print queue The print queueis the software piece that translatesbetween the physical printer and the software application from which that theuser is printing.To improve printing efficiency, you can have a single print queue submit jobs to multipleprinters, referred to as a printer pool. In the example shown in Figure 1.13, the Finance queuefeeds to three separate printers.This is useful if a department produces a large amount ofpaper output, since you can manage the three physical printers as a single logical unit.https://traloihay.net