With the Microsoft Print Migration Wizard, you can export the core components of the Print and Document Services role, such as print queues, printer settings, and printer ports from legacy Windows server, and then reimport them to the new Windows server. This article is an example migrating printer server on Windows 20112 R2 to 2019.
Step 1: Install the Print and Document Services role on the destination server, windows 2019 in our example.
- Go to Server Manager>Dashboard>add Roles and Features.
- Under Server roles, check Print and Document Services. Click Add features and then Next>Next>Next.
3. In the Role services, make sure Print Server is checked and then Next.
4. In Confirm installation selections, click Install.
5. It starts the installation.
6. After the installation, you should have Print Services.
Step 2: Export print settings using the Print Migration Wizard
1. Open the Print Management console
2. Right click on Printer Management and select the Migrate Printers.
3. Check Export printer queues and printer drivers to a file option. Then Next.
4. Select the current printer server from which to be exported the printer settings by browsing the server typing the hostname.
5. Click Next on Review the list items to be exported.
6. Select a location for saving export printer data.
7. Click Finish to complete Exporting.
Step 3: Importing exported printer data to the destination print server
- Right click on Printer Management and select the Migrate Printers. Then check Import printer queues and printer drivers from a file.
2. Select the printer file exported earlier to begin the import to the destination print server.
3. Review the list of items to be imported and click Next.
4. Select a destination print server for importing the exported printer settings file.
5. in Select import options, you have Keep existing printers or Overwrite existing printer in import mode. We keep all default settings and Next.
6. Click Finish when it is done. Note: you may check Event Viewer for any issues.
7. Under Print Management, you should see all imported printers.
Please view this step by step video:
