Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Planning a Workgroup

Planning your Printer Conﬁguration

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Planning your Printer Conﬁguration

This section contains conceptual information on two approaches to

managing printers:

• LP Spooler, the traditional UNIX vehicle for print management (see

“LP Spooler” on page 105).

• HP Distributed Print Service (HPDPS), functionality that allows for

centralized administration of dispersed print resources (see “HP

Distributed Print Service (HPDPS)” on page 113). (Note that HPDPS

is not supported on releases after HP-UX 11i Version 1.)

For procedures to conﬁgure and administer your printer conﬁguration,

see:

• “Conﬁguring Printers to Use the LP Spooler” on page 433

• “Conﬁguring Printers to Use HPDPS” on page 444

• “Administering the LP Spooler” on page 702

• “Administering HP Distributed Print Service (HPDPS)” on page 710

LP Spooler

The following are links to print-management concepts about the LP

Spooler:

• “Overview of the LP Spooler” on page 106

• “Remote Spooling” on page 108

• “Printer Model Files” on page 109

• “Printer Types” on page 111

• “Printer Name” on page 111

• “Printer Class” on page 111

• “Print Destination” on page 112

• “Priorities of Printers and Print Requests” on page 112