The goal of the Site Server is to support access to printing and copying, and is designed to be implemented with equal ease for existing PaperCut customers and new PaperCut Customers. The diagrams below highlights the change in design for existing customers implementing a Site Server, or for new customers that wish to incrementally build a solution and phase a Site Server in after a basic single server solution is functioning.
In these images, we illustrate the changes in how elements of a PaperCut solution communicate when a Site Server is deployed.
MFDs now communicate with the Site Server. This ensure an outage between Site Server and Application Server is defended by the Site Server.
Print Servers also communicate with the Site Server when the Application Server is unavailable.
During normal operation where the Site Server and the Application Server are connected, the two servers together deliver the full set of PaperCut functionality. In anticipation of an outage, the Site Server also caches an up to date set of Application Server data.
In the unlikely event of an outage, the Site Server immediately takes over to deliver business continuity. When the link is re-established, normal operation resumes and offline job logs and transactions are submitted to the Application Server.
The Site Server implements the core functions of the Application Server, and as such the majority of requirements are the same.
Operating System | All eligible choices for an Application Server. Can be chosen independently from the Application Server. |
Database | All eligible choices for an Application Server. Can be chosen independently from the Application Server. |
Database licensing | PaperCut database replication is provided by PaperCut. No database enterprise licensing is required. |
Server specs | Follow the suggested sizing requirements of the Application Server. |
SSL | Server to server communication is encrypted by default. We recommend using a certificate for your Application Server signed by a CA. Your CA of choice should provide instructions for your installation. |
Versioning | Your Application Server must be v15.0 or greater, and your Site Servers must be of the same version. |
Licensing | The Site Server component is a license feature of the PaperCut Application. Licenses must be arrange prior to installation. |
Ports | Site Server: The Site Server will listen on port 9191 for Print Provider connections and the inbound ports for your chosen Device Connections. Application Server: The Application Server will listen on port 9192 for connections from the Site Server and 9191 for Print Provider connections. |
Table 11.1. What you will need
An effective way to consider where a PaperCut Site Server should be deployed is to install a site server in any network segment where you have concerns about the link reliability between this segment and the Application Server and an outage to this segment would impact your business.
Remote sites
City offices
Separate campuses
Individual buildings with poor links
Local sites where servers are on the Private Cloud