HP Web Jetadmin - Storage Features

Initialize File System

The Initialize File System command acts directly on the disk partitions to provide troubleshooting and

diagnostic tools. The manipulation of disk partitions is similar to formatting a hard disk and does not

provide sector level overwrites of the disk space previously assigned to the removed partitions. These

erase commands are not recommended for securely removing customer data.

When a disk initialization is performed on a device, Web Jetadmin sends an SNMP SET Request

command on the file-system2-initialize-volume object. This object is defined I the MIB as such:

Setting this object to eInitializing causes file system 2 to be initialized. The hrDeviceIndex

value for the mass storage device is the same value that is used to index into the FILE-SYSTEM

sub-tree. If the product supports up to 3 physical mass storage devices, the hrDeviceIndex for

the mass storage devices will start at 2 if the mass storage device is installed, the FILE-

SYSTEM2-INITIALIZE-VOLUME object will be the object that allows the mass storage device to

be initialized that is the 1st device.

There are different techniques for initializing the file system including PJL commands such as FSINIT,

but Web Jetadmin chose to use the SNMP object. This technique can be handy for erasing fonts,

forms and stored print jobs where a secure erase is not necessarily needed.

FONTS AND MACROS

Selecting Fonts and Macros from the View drop-down menu displays a Fonts and Macros column with

the number of fonts and macros installed on the device (see Figure 7). The mouse-over tool tip

displays a table of all the fonts and macros installed on the device.

Highlight a printer and the following actions can be performed on the device by clicking their

respective boxes on the right hand side of the screen:

 Install: Installs a font or macro on the selected device

 Remove: Removes the selected fonts and macros from the device, but does not remove them

from the Storage Repository

 Print Font/Macro: Prints the selected fonts and macros on the selected device