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Print Environment Validation Checklist

Run this checklist after upgrading a server or standing up a new deployment — on a pilot host before a fleet rollout, and again after the rollout completes. Every item is a quick check; together they cover the paths that actually break.

Core printing​

  • Log in as a test user on the upgraded/new session host — use a normal user account, not an admin, so assignments resolve the way they will for real users.
  • Printers build in the session — the user's assigned printers appear within the expected time after logon.
  • Print a test document from a common application and confirm physical output.
  • Print from each printer type you use — print server queues, Direct IP printers, and legacy local/network/PDF printers behave differently; test one of each that's in production.
  • Advanced features work where you rely on them — duplex, stapling, tray selection.

Scanning (if deployed)​

  • Scanners appear in the Scanning Client within the session.
  • Complete a test scan end to end.

Licensing​

  • No license checkout failures — check that the test user's session obtained a license and no grace-period or error dialogs appear.
  • License Server version meets the product requirement (v6.0.7.0+ for ScrewDrivers 7.9.6 and later).

Versions and management​

  • Client plugin version matches the server — clients download the matching plugin per session; confirm the session shows the new version.
  • Refresh Server Information in ScrewDrivers Administration (Print Server object → Information tab) and confirm the reported versions are correct.
  • Reports/auditing still collecting (Pro/Enterprise, if used) — recent print jobs appear in ScrewDrivers Reports.

Platform spot checks​

  • One endpoint per platform you support — Windows, and macOS/Linux/IGEL if deployed — connects and prints.
  • One session per delivery platform — Citrix, RDP, or Omnissa Horizon as applicable.

Watch items for the first days after rollout​

Not checklist items, but worth monitoring: print job completion rates, printer build times at logon, user-reported issues, and the ScrewDrivers logs (C:\ProgramData\Tricerat\Logs) for new errors or warnings. Enable diagnostic logging on a pilot host if you want detail during the validation window.