Hello,
I am trying to achieve sort basic and manual level or DR by using DNS CNAME records to redirect to a print server.
Here is the scenario:
- printserver1.domain.com and printserver2.domain.com.
- Both have the same print queue object deployed. i.e. PQtest.
- Created a CNAME [printserver.domain.com] on the DNS server pointing to printserver1.domain.com. I reduced the TTL to 5min.
Testing I have done:
- Successfully connect to printer from \\ printserver.domain.com\PQtest.
- Successfully printed job and can see the job on the spooler of printserver1.domain.com.
- Go to DNS and change the target of the CNAME to printserver2.domain.com. Wait 5min for TTL to reset.
- At the workstation where printer is mapped, I logout/in. Flush DNS cache. Try printing and does not work. The print job is still going toprintserver1.domain.com spooler.
- If I ping or nslookup the CNAME printserver.domain.com I am directed to the correct IP for printserver2.domain.com.
It seems the previously mapped printer remember the path/ or original hostname behind the CNAME and does not update.
My questions:
- What could be causing this?
- What am I doing wrong? Even in my approach...
- Is there a different way to achieve what I am trying to do without a cluster environment?
Thank you