HP-UX 11i March 2002 Release Notes

General System Administration and Performance Monitoring
HP Distributed Print Service Deprecated
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HP Distributed Print Service Deprecated
new at 11i
original release
The HP Distributed Print Service (HPDPS) print environment is being deprecated at 11i
and will be removed in a future release. HPDPS, however, will continue to be supported
for HP-UX 11.0 and 10.20 until further notice.
Four options are available for print services in 11i:
1. the LP spooler, which is part of the HP-UX operating system
2. the HP DirectJet 4000 Printing Appliance
3. the HP Document Router
4. the HP/Dazel Output Server
Each option beyond the first is additive and increases in cost. Option 1 will provide
base-level print services. Option 2 will spool print jobs from Windows clients and provide
Web-accessible print queues, management, and configuration. Option 3 will automate
the delivery of documents and provide a Web-based administrative interface for
TCP-connected network printers, fax, and email. Option 4 will provide an
enterprise-wide information delivery infrastructure to enable reliable document delivery
and centralized print management across the entire enterprise.
Options 2 through 4 are available directly from HP; contact your local HP office for
further information about functionality, platform support, and prices. Migration from
HPDPS to Options 2 through 4 will require reconfiguration and setup of the print
environment. Contact HP for assistance in performing this migration.
Option 3, the HP Document Router, most closely replicates the services that were
provided by HPDPS although there is not a one-to-one mapping of commands.
HPDPS commands that are being deprecated are listed here for quick reference:
pdclean, pdcreate, pddcesetup, pddelete, pddisable, pdenable, pdgwcfg, pdls,
pdmod, pdmsg, pdmsghlp, pdpause, pdpr, pdpromote, pdps, pdq, pdresubmit, pdresume,
pdrm, pdset, pdshutdown, pdstartclient, pdstartspl, pdstartsuv, and pdstopd.