HP Distributed Print Service Administration Guide

Contents
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1. Introducing HP Distributed Print Service
What Are the Benefits of HPDPS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
The Minimum HPDPS Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
HPDPS Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
What is an HPDPS Physical Printer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
What Is an HPDPS Logical Printer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
What Is an HPDPS Queue? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
What Is an HPDPS Spooler? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
What Is an HPDPS Supervisor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
The Two HPDPS Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
The DCE Extended Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
The Basic Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
What Are Objects and Attributes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
How HPDPS Processes Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Job and Document Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Configuring HPDPS to Meet the Needs of Your Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Balancing the Use of Printer Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Providing Secured Access to Printer Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Authorizing Access to Printer Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Supporting LP Spooler Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
HPDPS System Management Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Using the Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Using the System Administration Manager (SAM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
2. Installing HP Distributed Print Service
Prerequisites for HPDPS Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Calculating the Memory and Disk Space Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Disk Space Required for Installation of HPDPS Components . . . . . .47