Advanced Server Overview and Installation

Configuring Advanced Server for UNIX Configuring printers on the UNIX system

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You do not need to specify the supervisor with -su. In this case, spool will use the default

supervisor.

● The printer is activated automatically as soon as the system starts up by means of the

option -aa.

Ê Specify the local host name for a local spooler; in the case of a spooler, which is acces-

sible over the network, specify the host name of the remote system in the network.

In order to prevent problems occurring with the net commands under MS-DOS, the

printer and printer class names must consist of a maximum of eight characters. Use

lowercase and/or the characters -, _ !

Ê Activate the printer asxp_hpl with:

xpchange -dev asxp_hpl -st ACTIVE -si ON -so ON

Checking the printer

Ê Print the /etc/hosts file, for example, on the asxp_hpl printer using:

xpadd -de asxp_hpl -dr /etc/hosts

Advanced Server for UNIX always spools in the print data which comes from the PCs trans-

parently (default). This spool-in procedure is comparable to the xpadd -job -dr <file> -de

<printer group> -fc 1 -rw command.

● If print data is not printing out as required, check whether the same file that has been

prepared for printing can be printed to the required printer group from UNIX using the

xpadd command.

For information on how other parameters can be set, please refer to the section “Changing

parameters for a printer queue“.

Setting up the printer group

In order to share the printer with the Advanced Server for UNIX server as a printer queue,

you can set up a printer group:

In order to prevent problems occurring with the net commands under MS-DOS, a

printer group name must consist of a maximum of eight characters. Use lowercase

and/or the characters -, _ !

Ê Set up the printer group group_1 for example with the asxp_hpl printer:

xpadd -dgr group_1 -dl asxp_hpl

You can include several printers with the same printer driver (e.g. HP Laserjet) to form a

single printer group. A print job, which is sent to this group, is processed by the first free

printer in this group. For further information, please consult the manual

“SPOOL V4.2” – “User and Administrator Guide”.