INFORMATION SHEET 3.

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Install/update required modules/add-ons

LEARNING OBJECTIVE/S:

After reading this information sheet, you must be able to:

1. Differentiate what are modules and add-ons.

2. Identify how to install/update required modules/add-ons.
3. Enumerate the procedures to be made in installing or updating required
modules or add-ons.

Server Module

1. Server Modules are used for server-side processing for Visual LANSA

Web applications. 
2. Server Modules are primarily comprised of individual routines
(SrvRoutines) that are typically coded to perform database centric
processing.

Server Add-ons

1. An add-on is either a hardware unit that can be added to a computer to

increase its capabilities or a program utility that enhances a primary
program. Less frequently, some manufacturers and software developers
use the term add-in.
2. Software add-ons are common for games, word processors, and
accounting programs.

Installing Windows Server Backup on Windows Server 2008 R2

 Windows Server Backup is a built-in component of Windows Server
2008 R2 that consists of a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in,
command-line tools, and Windows PowerShell cmdlets.
Windows Server Backup, like its predecessor – Ntbackup (on Windows
Server 2000/2003), provides a complete solution for your day-to-day backup
and recovery needs.

Installing Windows Server Backup

When you add the Windows Server Backup Features and subordinate
items, you also install the following tools:

1. Windows Server Backup Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in

2. Wbadmin command-line tool
3. Windows PowerShell cmdlets for Windows Server Backup

To install Windows Server Backup you can use one of 3 methods:

1. Using Server Manager

2. Using Servermanagercmd.exe
3. Using PowerShell (See why every admin needs to learn PowerShell)

We’ll take a look at each of the installation methods in more detail below.

To install Windows Server Backup, log on to the computer by using the

local Administrator account or another account with Administrator privileges.
To perform backups or recoveries by using Windows Server Backup, you must
be a member of the Administrators or Backup Operators groups.

1. Installing Windows Server Backup Using Server Manager

Probably the easiest for this specific role. I would use this method.
1. Open the Server Manager and wait for it to load.

2. Click on “Features” and wait for it to load.

3. Click “Add Features“.

4. In the “Add Features Wizard” page, scroll down and click to select
“Windows Server Backup features“. If you also want to get the
PowerShell command samples, manually select “Command Line
Tools“. You do not need this addition if you plan to use the GUI or the
WBADMIN command line tool. Click “Next“.
 5. in the “Confirm Installation Selections” page click “Install“.

6. Once finished, there is no need to reboot the server.

2. Installing Windows Server Backup Using Servermanagercmd.exe

Using the server manager cmd.exe command is easy, however this

command will be deprecated in future versions of Windows, so don’t get used
to it too much.
1. Open a Command Prompt window with elevated permissions (right-
click CMD and select “Run as Administrator“).
2. Type:
servermanagercmd -i Backup-Features
3. Installing Windows Server Backup Using PowerShell

In Windows Server 2008 R2, PowerShell is installed by default. However,

in order to install roles with it, you need to import the Server Manager module.

1. Open a PowerShell window with elevated permissions (right-click

PowerShell and select “Run as Administrator“).
2. Type:
Import-Module servermanager
3. Once imported, type:
Add-WindowsFeature Backup-Features

Setting up a Windows Server 2008 R2 Print Server

Windows Server 2008 R2 Print Services allow printers to be shared over

a network and provide a centralized printer management infrastructure
allowing multiple print servers and printers to be managed from within
the Print Management tool.
The objective is to cover the configuration of a Windows Server 2008 R2
system as a print server and the subsequent installation of both network based
and local printer on that server.

Installing the Print Server

The first step in setting up a Windows Server 2008 R2 print server is to

install the Print Server role. This is achieved by launching the Server Manager,
selecting Roles item from the tree in the left pane and clicking on Add Roles.
 In the Add Roles Wizard click next on the Welcome screen if one appears
and then select the Print Services option. Click Next and read the information
displayed before clicking Next once again to proceed to the Select Role
Services screen.
On this screen a number of different service options are available for
selection and installation as outlined in the following table:

Option Description

Print Installs the print server and Print Management console. This is a
Server prerequisite for configuring print services on Windows Server 2008.

LDP Installs the TCP/IP Line Printer Daemon Service (LPDSV) allowing
Service UNIX, Linux and other Line Printer Remote (LPR0) based computers
to print via the print server. This setting also opens port in the
Windows Firewall.

Internet Creates an Internet Information Service (IIS) hosted web site where
Printing users can manage printers and connect and print to shared printers
hosted in the server using the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP). The
default URL for the web site is http://servername/Printers,
where servername is the name of the server running the print
services.

With the required options selected, click Next. Note that if Internet

Printing was selected and the IIS role is not currently installed in the server,
the wizard will prompt to add additional roles.
If prompted, click on the Add Required Role Services button to proceed.
Click Next on any information pages that may be displayed until
the Confirmation screen appears.
After reviewing the summary information provided, click Install to initiate
the installation process.
Print Services Management Tools

Once print services are installed a number of print management tools are
now available on the system.

First and foremost is the Print Management snap-in which may be

accessed via Start -> All Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Print Management.

A useful command-line tool is also available in the form of the Print

Backup Recovery Migration tool. The executable is named Printbrm.exe and is
located in %SystemRoot%\System32\Spool\Tools.

A number of useful VBscript tools are also available in %SystemRoot%\

System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US (note that if you use a language other
than en-US the path will need to be change accordingly).

Scripts are available for configuring printer settings (prncfg.vbs), listing

and managing printer drivers (prndrvr.vbs), managing print jobs (prnjobs.vbs),
managing print queues (prnQctl.vbs), publishing printers to active directory
(pubprn.vbs), installing and managing printers (prnmngr.vbs) and for
managing TCP/IP printer ports (prnport.vbs).
Adding Network Printers to the Print Server using Auto-detect

Obviously, a print server without any printers isn't going to be of much

use. Not surprisingly, therefore, the next step after installing Print Services is
to add printers.
Printers may either be network based, or locally connected to the server.
In the case of network printers, these may be added either manually or using
auto-detection. Under auto-detection, Print Management scans the subnet on
which the server resides and searches for any devices it can identify as being
printers.
As printers are detected on the network they are displayed in a list where
they may be selected and added to the print server.

1. To add network printers using auto-detection, open the Print

Management tool via Start -> All Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Print
Management, unfold the Print Servers from the list in the left pane, right
click the local or remote print server to which the new printer is to be
added and select Add Printer.... This will display the Network Printer
Installation Wizard as illustrated below:

2. In order to have the wizard search for printers on the network, ensure
that the Search for network printers is selected and click on Next. At this
point the wizard will begin the process of scanning the network for
printers. As each printer is detected it will be listed. In the following
example, the wizard has detected an HP Deskjet 5800 printer on the
network with an IP address of 192.168.2.10:
3. If no printers are detected, ensure that the printers are connected to the
network and powered on and are on the same subnet as the print server.
Once the scan is complete, select the required printer from the list and
click Next to proceed to the Printer Driver screen. If a driver for the
printer is already installed, select it from the drop down list.

4. Alternatively select the Install a new driver option and click Next to

proceed to the Printer Installation screen where a list of printer
manufacturers and models is presented. Select the make and model of
the printer from the list:
5. If the make and model of printer are not listed, check to see if the printer
was supplied with a driver disk, or whether a driver can be obtained from
the manufacturer's web site. Assuming this to be the case, use the Have
Disk button to browse for and select the appropriate manufacturer
driver. With either a printer selected from the list, or a suitable driver
specified, click on Next to configure the Printer Name and Share Settings.

6. On this screen, enter the name by which the new printer will be shared
to clients over the network. If the printer is not to be shared, ensure that
the Share this printer is not selected. Also, enter a location description
(for example, "Printer in Accounts") and comment if desired.

7. Click Next to display the printer summary screen as illustrated below

where the selected settings are presented for review:
8. Assuming the configuration summary is correct, click Next to install the
new printer. At this point the wizard will report that the driver has been
successfully installed and that a test page is ready to be printed. If
another printer is to be added to the print server, select the Add Another
Printer option to instruct the wizard to loop back to the start of the
installation process.
Manually Adding Network Printers to a Print Server

The preceding section discussed the use of auto-detection to locate and

install and network attached printer. This section will cover the manual
installation of a network printer.

1. As with auto-detection, begin by invoking the Print Management tool

(Start -> All Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Print Management), unfold
the Print Servers category from the list in the left pane, right click the
local or remote print server to which the new printer is to be added and
select Add Printer.... This will launch the Network Printer Installation
Wizard.

2. On the initial page of the wizard select the option labeled Add a TCP/IP
or Web Services Printer by IP address or hostname and click Next to
proceed to the Printer Address screen. If the type of printer is known
(TCP/IP device or Web Services Printer) make the appropriate selection.
Alternatively, leave the setting as Auto Detect to have the wizard identify
the printer type.

3. Enter the IP address or hostname of the printer to be added to the print

server. The wizard will automatically generate a unique port name to
accompany the IP address or hostname. The option is also provided to
have the wizard attempt to identify the appropriate driver for the new
printer.
The following figure illustrates the screen as described:

4. Click Next to install a printer driver. If a driver for the printer is already

installed on the print server, select it from the drop down list.
Alternatively select the Install a new driver option and click Next to
proceed to the Printer Installation screen where a list of printer
manufacturers and models is presented. Select the make and model of
the printer from the list, or use the Have Disk to install the manufacturer
supplied driver.

5. With either a printer selected, click on Next to configure the Printer Name

and Share Settings. On this screen, enter the name by which the new
printer will be shared to clients over the network. If the printer is not to
be shared, ensure that the Share this printer is not selected. Also, enter a
location description (for example, "Color Printer in Sales") and comment
if desired. Click Next to perform the installation and print an optional
test page.
Adding a Locally Connected Printer

Since servers are generally sequestered in climate controlled server room

and printers are located in proximity to the users it always seems a little odd to
talk about installing printers with are locally connected to servers. That said, it
is a topic which needs to covered, and cover it we will.

Local printers will be connected to the server using a serial (COM) port, a
parallel (LPT) port or a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port. Often, Windows will
automatically detect a new printer as soon as it is connected and powered up.

In this situation an icon will appear in the task bar indicating that the
new device has been detected. Clicking on this icon presents the option to view
details about the installation process, resulting in the appearance of a dialog
similar to the one illustrated below, where a Brother MFC-420CN printer has
been detected and is being installed:

Once the printer has been installed, it will likely need to be configured for
network sharing. To achieve this, launch the Print Management tool, select the
print server to which the printer is physically connected and click on Printers.
The center pane of the tool will display a list of printers installed on the current
print server. Identify the required printer in the list, double click on it to
display the properties dialog and select the Sharing tab:

If the printer is to be shared with network client, set the Share this

printer check box and enter a suitable share name for the printer. This page
also allows Client-side Rendering (CSR) to be configured.

When selected, all rendering of print jobs is performed on the client and
just the RAW print data sent to the server for printing. This offloads the
rendering overhead to the client computers, thereby reducing the load, and
increasing the scalability of the print server.
 If Windows fails to auto-detect the printer it may be added manually
from Print Management by right clicking on the print server to which the device
is attached and selecting Add Printer.

On the initial screen select the Add new printer using an existing port and
choose the port to which the printer is connected from the drop down list. Once
selected, click Next to install a printer driver.

If one is already installed, select it from the drop down next to the use an
existing printer driver on the computer. Alternatively, select Install a new printer
driver and either select the printer make and model from the list, or use
the Have Disk to install the manufacturer supplied driver.

Click Next to proceed to the Printer Name and Sharing screen. Choose

whether the printer is to be shared and, if so, by what name. Proceed to the
summary screen, review the information and complete the installation.

With a printer server configured and printers added the next step is to
cover the management of printer servers on Windows Server 2008.

References:

 https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/add-on
 https://www.petri.com/windows-server-2008-r2-backup
 https://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Setting_Up_a_Windows_Server_2008_R2_Print_Server