This Read Me document provides important information about AppleShare Print Server 3.0. Some of this information is not included in the “AppleShare Server 3.0 Administrator’s Guide.” You may want to print this Read Me document and keep it with the “AppleShare Server 3.0 Administrator’s Guide.”
Depending on how you use AppleShare Print Server 3.0, you may notice an improvement in performance by adjusting the server computer’s disk cache size. However, no specific disk cache size is recommended for use with AppleShare Print Server 3.0. System 7 is shipped with disk cache on automatically and set to 32K for every megabyte of available RAM. You may wish to experiment with higher settings. (You adjust the cache size in the Memory control panel.) Depending on the type of server usage in your work environment, you may notice better server performance.
If you change the size of the disk cache, be sure to restart the server computer after changing the setting for the new size to take effect.
It is possible to run AppleShare Print Server 3.0 software with virtual memory turned on; however, doing so is not recommended. If you choose to run the software with virtual memory turned on, you will likely notice a decrease in server performance. See the manuals that came with your server computer for more information on using virtual memory.
