Printer Failover Solutions

OM Plus can be configured to provide automated fail-over at the printer level. When the primary printer fails, jams, runs out of paper, or has other issues OM Plus can be configured to route the print job to a backup device. Printing may start on the backup device at the beginning of a job or on the next expected page. When fail-over is invoked OM Plus also has a notification feature to inform the user or help desk of the situation including the health status (via snmp) of the failed device.

In addition, OM Plus on the host or application server can be used to provide automated fail-over at the print server level. OM Plus can be configured to direct jobs to a primary OMPlus print server. Should that server become unable process jobs, they can be automatically re-routed to a backup Om Plus print server.

These fail-over solutions add to the reliability of the print function within an organization. We have seen fail-over solutions used in:
-    Unattended print scenarios
-    Mission critical printing
-    Color quota environments (see our solution description)
-    E-forms solutions
-    Improve Windows print reliability


Utilizing OM Plus is a cost effective way to improve print fidelity and to reduce the cost with printer failure.