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Guide to Printers and Printing
Viewing print queues and associated virtual printers
To view a list of print queues and their associated virtual printers, use Web–based System
Manager (enter wsm, and then select Printers ), the SMIT List All Print Queues option, or
the lsvirprt command.
Configuring a local printer and adding a queue
Use the following procedure if you want to configure a local printer in addition to spooling
print jobs.
Note: If you want to configure a printer without adding a print queue, see Configuring a
printer without adding a queue on page 2-7.
Prerequisites
• Read the documentation for your printer. You may need printer–specific information to
connect and configure the printer.
• Review the configuration of your system. Determine to which parallel or serial port you
want to connect the printer.
• You must have root authority.
Web–based System Manager
1. Connect the printer directly to the serial or parallel port on the local host:
a. Enter shutdown at the system prompt to halt the system.
b. Turn off the system and any external devices.
c. Connect the printer to the appropriate serial or parallel port.
d. Set up your printer as described in the printer documentation.
e. Restart the system.
2. At the system prompt, enter wsm, and then select Printers.
In the Web–based System Manager Printer Queues window, use the menus to complete
the steps to configure a printer device and one or more print queues. You can also
perform this step with the SMIT fast path smit mkpq.
Notes:
a. If the printer supports more than one type of print data, such as PostScript and
ASCII, enter a print queue name for each print data type.
b. Before choosing a 7–bit interface, see Considerations for 8–Bit Printer Attached to
7–Bit Interface on page 5-13.
3. After the printer and print queues are successfully created, their names are displayed.
Be sure to note any error messages before you exit.
4. Use the Printer Queues menus to customize the new print queue. You can also perform
this step with the SMIT fast path smit chpq.