HP-UX 11i Release Notes (December 2000)

General System Administration and Performance Monitoring
HP Distributed Print Service Deprecated (new)
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HP Distributed Print Service Deprecated
(new)
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 2-4 are available directly from HP and you should 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.