Moving Bartender Server to Azure

Legacy Contributor

Hello,

We are currently in the cloud using CSI V10 and Factory Track. We print labels from Factory Track using an on prem Bartender Server. We want to move the Bartender Server to the Azure Cloud. The hostname of the server would not change but the IP address will. 

Do you for see any issues with this move? Has anyone else in the community done something similar? If so, Would you let me know please the "lessons learned"?

Kyle

Legacy Contributor

I moved Bartender to a virtual server on a hyper-v host and haven't had any issues.  We use Factory Track v7 and BarTender 2019.  These were some things that I remember about the process in general:

1. I upgraded our BarTender license to support 20 printers because the original license for 10 was not enough
2. I downloaded the latest Factory Track Printing Utility
3. I created a Print User in Factory Track and set their password to NEVER Expire
4.  Make sure the settings in FactoryTrack > Label Interface match what you have set in the Label Printing Configuration
5. If you are using BarTender on more than one computer, you will want to ensure that each PC is connected to each printer in the exact same way otherwise duplications can occur. Everything needs to be exactly the same even down to the printer name, location, port number, and IP address. 
6. There is no way to manually remove a printer once it has been added to your license.  However, after 7 days of not being used, an incorrect printer configuration will automatically fall off your license.