Configuring HP-UX For Peripherals

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Selecting Device Drivers for Your Printer or Plotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Guidelines for Configuring a Printer or Plotter to a Serial . . . . . . . .199
Guidelines for Configuring a Printer or Plotter to a Parallel . . . . . .203
Guidelines for Configuring a Printer to a SCSI Interface . . . . . . . . .205
Configuring a Printer Using HP-UX Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Creating a Device Special File for a Printer or Plotter . . . . . . . . . . .209
Guidelines for Configuring a Non-HP Printer to a Parallel Port. . . .211
Configuring a Plotter or other Non-Automatically Configurable . . . . .213
Moving a Printer or Plotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
For Further Information on Printer-Related Tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
For Further Information on Plotter-Related Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
9. Configuring Uninterruptable Power Systems
Planning to Configure a UPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Hardware Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Software Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Selecting Drivers for a UPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Configuring a PowerTrust UPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Configuring UPS to Cycle Power During Non-Work Hours . . . . . . . . .229
After Configuring the PowerTrust UPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Troubleshooting the UPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
A. EISA Board Configuration
E/ISA Boards and CFG Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
Configuring the Software Required by the E/ISA Board. . . . . . . . . . . .236
Configuring E/ISA Boards Using Interactive Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Sample Interactive Session to Add an E/ISA Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237