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Configuring Advanced Server for UNIX Configuring printers on the UNIX system

Product Manual U7613-J-Z815-6-76

Setting up the spool server

The spool server administers several supervisors and the jobs that you have processed.

Among other things, it distributes the print jobs to the different supervisors.

Ê Log onto the system as system administrator root.

Ê Check whether SPOOL V4.x has been started using xpstat for example; if necessary,

start it with:

xpstart

The name of the spool server is returned to the client by means of a job ID for an

executed print job, for example. For accurate identification, the spool server must

be assigned a name with a maximum of 7 characters. Use the lowercase letters

and/or the characters -, _ !

Ê Set up the spool server srv_asx for Advanced Server for UNIX server:

xpadd -srv srv_asx

Ê Activate this spool server with:

xpchange -srv srv_asx -stACTIVE -siON -soON

You can also use an existing spool server for AS/X.

Setting up the supervisor

The supervisor is responsible for printing jobs which it receives from the spool server. The

jobs are printed on printers which are controlled by this supervisor.

Ê Add the supervisor spv_asx to the spool server srv_asx:

xpadd -spv spv_asx -se srv_asx

Ê Activate the supervisor with:

xpchange -spv spv_asx -stACTIVE

You can also use an existing supervisor for AS/X.

Adding the printer to the supervisor

A supervisor can manage several printers with different printer drivers (e.g. PostScript

HP Laserjet

Ê Add a printer (e.g. with the name asxp_hpl for HP Laserjet printer driver) to the super-

visor spv_asx, in which case the PCL (Printer Control Language) HP-LASERJET should

be set:

xpadd -dev asxp_hpl -da <devicename> -ho <host name> -pc HP-LASERJET -su

spv_asx -aa