Title and Copyright Information |
About This Manual |
Audience |
Related Software |
Organization |
Related Documentation |
Reader's Comments |
Conventions |
1 | Advanced Printing Software Overview |
1.1 | Terminology |
1.1.1 | Clients and Servers |
1.1.1.1 | Client Programs |
1.1.1.2 | Server Programs |
1.1.2 | Objects and Object Attributes |
1.1.3 | Operations |
1.1.4 | Logical Printers, Physical Printers, and Queues |
1.1.5 | Documents and Jobs |
1.1.6 | Initial-Value Objects |
1.1.7 | Supported and Ready Attributes |
1.1.8 | Name Services |
1.1.9 | Server Databases |
1.1.10 | User Classes and Access Control |
1.1.11 | Notification Profile and Events |
1.2 | Software Components |
1.2.1 | Client Interfaces |
1.2.1.1 | End-User Interface |
1.2.1.2 | Administrative Interfaces |
1.2.2 | Server Programs |
1.2.2.1 | Spooler |
1.2.2.2 | Supervisor |
1.2.2.3 | LPD Outbound Gateway Supervisor |
1.2.3 | Server Daemons |
1.2.4 | Printer Attribute Files |
1.2.5 | Translation and Modification Filters |
2 | Planning an Installation |
2.1 | Setting Up Software Components |
2.1.1 | Printer Configurations |
2.1.2 | Multiple Server Hosts |
2.1.3 | Server Restrictions |
2.1.3.1 | Logical-to-Physical Printer Associations |
2.1.3.2 | Close Association |
2.1.3.3 | Loose Association (Fan-in and Fan-Out Queues) |
2.1.4 | Using Multiple Supervisors on a Single Host |
2.1.5 | Using Supervisors on Direct-Connected Printers |
2.2 | Planning Name Services |
2.3 | Event Notification |
2.4 | Security |
2.5 | Configuration Tasks |
3 | Managing the Name Space |
3.1 | Local File Name Service |
3.2 | Network Information Service |
3.3 | LDAP Name Service |
3.3.1 | Creating an LDAP Client Username and Password |
3.4 | Creating or Modifying the apx.conf File |
3.4.1 | Protoserver Daemon |
4 | Managing Security |
4.1 | System Security |
4.2 | Authorization |
4.2.1 | End User Operations |
4.2.2 | Operator Operations |
4.2.3 | Administrator Operations |
4.3 | Authentication by Access Control Lists |
4.3.1 | Managing ACLs |
5 | Creating and Managing Servers |
5.1 | Creating Servers |
5.1.1 | Creating an Object Database |
5.1.2 | Displaying Object Database Data |
5.1.3 | Modifying an Existing Object Database |
5.1.4 | Backing Up Object Databases |
5.2 | Configuring Server Object Attributes |
5.2.1 | Examples of Setting Server Object Attributes |
5.3 | Configuring Servers in a TruCluster Server Environment |
5.3.1 | apx-default.cap Resource Profile |
5.3.2 | apx-default.scr Action Script |
5.3.3 | Registering the apx-default Resource Profile |
5.3.4 | Starting and Stopping the Resource Profile |
5.3.5 | Adding Servers to the apx-default Resource Profile |
5.3.6 | Customizing the Advanced Printing Cluster Environment |
5.3.6.1 | Relocating Resources |
5.3.6.2 | Using the apx_caa_setup Script to Manage CAA Resource Profiles |
5.3.6.2.1 | Displaying CAA Printing Resource Profiles |
5.3.6.2.2 | Creating a CAA Printing Resource Profile |
5.3.6.2.3 | Modifying a CAA Printing Resource Profile |
5.3.6.2.4 | Deleting a CAA Printing Resource Profile |
5.3.6.2.5 | Initializing CAA Printing Resource Profiles |
5.3.7 | Configuring a Printer to Run on One Member |
5.3.8 | LPD Inbound Gateway in a Cluster |
5.4 | Managing Servers |
5.4.1 | Server States |
5.4.2 | Starting a Server |
5.4.3 | Starting a Spooler |
5.4.4 | Starting a Supervisor |
5.4.5 | Starting an Outbound Gatway Supervisor |
5.4.6 | Enabling a Server |
5.4.7 | Disabling a Server |
5.4.8 | Removing Jobs from a Server |
5.4.8.1 | Removing Named Jobs from a Server |
5.4.8.2 | Removing All Jobs from a Spooler |
5.4.9 | Pausing Spoolers |
5.4.10 | Resuming a Server |
5.4.11 | Shutting Down a Server |
5.4.12 | Deleting a Server |
6 | Creating and Managing Queues and Printers |
6.1 | Creating and Managing Queues |
6.1.1 | Enabling a Queue |
6.1.2 | Disabling a Queue |
6.1.3 | Removing All Jobs from a Queue |
6.1.4 | Determining Queue States |
6.1.5 | Setting Limits for Queue Backlog Events |
6.1.6 | Listing Queue Attributes |
6.2 | Creating and Managing Physical Printers |
6.2.1 | Creating Physical Printers |
6.2.1.1 | Setting the Printer Address |
6.2.1.2 | Setting the Printer Connection Method |
6.2.1.3 | Setting Printer Connection Level |
6.2.1.4 | Setting Serial Port Parameter Attributes |
6.2.1.5 | Setting the TCP/IP Port Number |
6.2.1.6 | Using Unsupported Printers |
6.2.2 | Examples for Creating Physical Printers |
6.2.3 | Setting Optional Attributes for Physical Printers |
6.2.4 | Enabling a Physical Printer |
6.2.5 | Disabling a Physical Printer |
6.2.6 | Pausing a Physical Printer |
6.2.7 | Resuming a Physical Printer |
6.2.8 | Deleting a Physical Printer Object |
6.3 | Creating and Managing Logical Printers |
6.3.1 | Example for Creating a Logical Printer |
6.3.2 | Setting Optional Logical Printer Attributes |
6.3.3 | Performing Management Functions on Logical Printers |
6.3.3.1 | Enabling a Logical Printer |
6.3.3.2 | Disabling a Logical Printer |
6.3.3.3 | Listing Printer Attributes |
6.3.3.4 | Displaying Jobs Submitted to Logical Printers |
6.3.3.5 | Deleting a Logical Printer |
6.4 | Specifying Job Defaults and Creating Default Objects |
6.4.1 | Specifying Defaults for Jobs and Documents |
6.4.2 | Creating Default Objects |
6.4.3 | Creating Printer Setup Modules |
7 | Managing Jobs and Documents |
7.1 | Performing Job and Document Operations |
7.1.1 | Printing a Job |
7.1.2 | Printing a Job After a Specified Time |
7.1.3 | Listing Job and Document Attributes |
7.1.4 | Listing a Job Queue |
7.1.5 | Modifying Job and Document Attributes |
7.1.6 | Removing a Job |
7.1.7 | Resubmitting a Job |
7.1.8 | Promoting a Job |
7.1.9 | Pausing a Job |
7.1.10 | Resuming a Job |
7.1.11 | Holding a Job |
7.1.12 | Retaining a Job |
7.1.13 | Discarding a Job |
7.1.14 | Including Messages |
7.1.15 | Including Event Notification |
8 | Document Data Filtering |
8.1 | Types of Filters |
8.1.1 | Filter-Related Attributes |
8.1.2 | Command Text Processing |
8.1.3 | Invoking a Filter |
8.1.4 | Error Handling |
8.1.5 | Creating a Filter Program |
8.2 | Using the Text-to-PostScript Translation Filter |
9 | Setting Event Notification |
9.1 | Event Notification Server |
9.2 | Notification Method |
9.3 | Notification Event Classes |
9.3.1 | Server Events |
9.3.2 | Queue Notification Events |
9.3.3 | Printer Notification Events |
9.3.4 | Job Notification Events |
10 | LPD Inbound Gateway Client Daemon |
10.1 | Configuring an LPD Inbound Gateway Client Daemon |
10.1.1 | Changes to the printcap File |
10.2 | Cancelling Advanced Printing Jobs |
10.3 | Mapping LPD Print Jobs to Advanced Printing Software |
11 | LPD Outbound Gateway Supervisor |
11.1 | Specifying Protocol Extensions |
11.2 | Creating a Physical Printer |
11.3 | The pdspvr Features Not Supported by the LPD Supervisor |
11.4 | LPD Outbound Gateway Mappings |
12 | Troubleshooting |
12.1 | Solving Server Problems |
12.1.1 | Determining Which Server Processes Are Running |
12.1.2 | Servers Running But Nothing Works |
12.1.3 | Supervisor Will Not Shut Down |
12.1.4 | Spooler Will Not Shut Down |
12.2 | Solving Job and Print Problems |
12.2.1 | PostScript Documents Print PostScript Program Code |
12.2.2 | Physical Printer Is Hung in Connecting State |
12.2.3 | Jobs Remain in Pending State |
12.3 | System Errors and Error Information |
12.3.1 | Console Notification Does Not Work |
12.3.2 | Locating System Error Information |
A | Attribute Descriptions |
A.1 | Server ObjectAttributes |
A.1.1 | Spooler Object Attributes |
A.1.2 | Supervisor Object Attributes |
A.2 | Printer Object Attributes |
A.2.1 | Logical Printer Object Attributes |
A.2.2 | Physical Printer Object Attributes |
A.3 | Queue Object Attributes |
A.4 | Job Object Attributes |
A.5 | Document Object Attributes |
B | ONC Binding Entries |
B.1 | ONC Binding Entries |
C | Printer Data Sheets |
Glossary |
Tables |
4-1 | access-control-list Attribute Fields |
4-2 | Name Field Properties |
4-3 | access-control-list Attribute Name-Type Field Properties |
5-1 | Server Object Attributes |
6-1 | Printer Address Formats |
6-2 | Printer Connection Level Values |
6-3 | Serial Port Parameter Values |
8-1 | Document Attributes Used in Command Substitution Fields |
8-2 | Text-to-PostScript Translator Command Options |
10-1 | LPD to Advanced Printing Software Job Mapping |
10-2 | LPD to Advanced Printing Software Print Message Mapping |
10-3 | Sun Protocol Extensions to Advanced Printing Software |
10-4 | DIGITAL Protocol Extensions |
10-5 | Xerox Protocol Extensions - DocuSP and DocuPrint to Advanced Printing Software |
10-6 | Xerox Protocol Extensions to Advanced Printing Software- DocuSP Only |
10-7 | Xerox Protocol Extensions to Advanced Printing Software - DocuPrint Only |
11-1 | Print Job and File Messages |
11-2 | Sun Protocol Extensions |
11-3 | DIGITAL Protocol Extensions |
11-4 | Xerox Protocol Extensions - DocuSP and DocuPrint |
11-5 | Xerox Protocol Extensions - DocuSP Only |
C-1 | Printer Data Sheet: Compaq LG Line Matrix Printer (ANSI) |
C-2 | Printer Data Sheet: Compaq Laser Printer LN16 (PS) |
C-3 | Printer Data Sheet: Compaq Laser Printer LN32 PS |
C-4 | Printer Data Sheet: Compaq Laser Printer LNM40 PS |
C-5 | Printer Data Sheet: Digital Colorwriter LSR 2000 |
C-6 | Printer Data Sheet: DEClaser 1150 Level 1 PS |
C-7 | Printer Data Sheet: DEClaser 1152 Level 2 PS |
C-8 | Printer Data Sheet: DEClaser 2150 Level 1 PS |
C-9 | Printer Data Sheet: DEClaser 2250 Level 1 PS |
C-10 | Printer Data Sheet: DEClaser 3250 Level 1 PS |
C-11 | Printer Data Sheet: DEClaser 3500 Level 2 PS |
C-12 | Printer Data Sheet: DEClaser 3500 PCL5 |
C-13 | Printer Data Sheet: DEClaser 5100 Level 2 PS |
C-14 | Printer Data Sheet: DEClaser 5100 PCL5 |
C-15 | Printer Data Sheet: Digital LA75 |
C-16 | Printer Data Sheet: Digital LG04 |
C-17 | Printer Data Sheet: Digital LG08 |
C-18 | Printer Data Sheet: Digital LG12 |
C-19 | Printer Data Sheet: Digital LG Line Matrix Printer (ANSI) |
C-20 | Printer Data Sheet: Digital LN03R ScriptPrinter |
C-21 | Printer Data Sheet: Digital LN17ps Level 2 PS |
C-22 | Printer Data Sheet: Digital LN17 PCL5 |
C-23 | Printer Data Sheet: Digital Laser Printer LN20 PS |
C-24 | Printer Data Sheet: Digital Laser Printer LN40 PS |
C-25 | Printer Data Sheet: Digital PrintServer 17 |
C-26 | Printer Data Sheet: Digital PrintServer 20 |
C-27 | Printer Data Sheet: Digital PrintServer 32 |
C-28 | Printer Data Sheet: ANSI Compatible Printer |
C-29 | Printer Data Sheet: HP-GL Plotter |
C-30 | Printer Data Sheet: PostScript Printer |
C-31 | Printer Data Sheet: PostScript Printer |
C-32 | Printer Data Sheet: PCL Printer |
C-33 | Printer Data Sheet: Genicom LA36 Series |
C-34 | Printer Data Sheet: Genicom LA450 |
C-35 | Printer Data Sheet: GENICOM LN45 PS |
C-36 | Printer Data Sheet: GENICOM mL450 PS |
C-37 | Printer Data Sheet: HP Color LaserJet Level 2 PS |
C-38 | Printer Data Sheet: HP Color LaserJet PCL5 |
C-39 | Printer Data Sheet: HP DesignJet 755CM Level 2 PS |
C-40 | Printer Data Sheet: HP DeskJet 1600CM Level 2 PS |
C-41 | Printer Data Sheet: HP DeskJet 1600CM PCL5 |
C-42 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 2100TN PS |
C-43 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 2200 Series PS |
C-44 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 4000 Series PS |
C-45 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 4050 Series PS |
C-46 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 4100 Series PS |
C-47 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 4550 Series PS |
C-48 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 4M Plus Level 2 PS |
C-49 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 4MPlus PCL5 |
C-50 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 4Si Level 2 PS |
C-51 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 4Si PCL5 |
C-52 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 5000 Series PS |
C-53 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 5SiMX Level 2 PS |
C-54 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 5SiMX PCL5 |
C-55 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 8000 Series PS |
C-56 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 8100 Series PS |
C-57 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 8150 Series PS |
C-58 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 8550 Series PS |
C-59 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet 9000 Series PS |
C-60 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet IIISi Level 1 PS |
C-61 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet IIISi Level 2 PS |
C-62 | Printer Data Sheet: HP LaserJet IIISiMX PCL5 |
C-63 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark 4039 10plus Level 2 PS |
C-64 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark 4039 10plus PCL5 |
C-65 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark 4079 plus Level 2 PS |
C-66 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark C720 Color PS |
C-67 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark C910 PS |
C-68 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Forms Printer 2380 plus |
C-69 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Forms Printer 4227 plus |
C-70 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra C1200 Color PS |
C-71 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra C710 Color PS |
C-72 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra C Level 2 PS |
C-73 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra C PCL5 |
C-74 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra E PCL5 printer |
C-75 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra Lx Level 2 PS |
C-76 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra Lx PCL5 |
C-77 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra Lxi+ Level 2 PS |
C-78 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra Lxi+ PCL5 |
C-79 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra N Level 2 PS |
C-80 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra N PCL5 |
C-81 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra Rt+ Level 2 PS |
C-82 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra Rt+ PCL5 |
C-83 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra S 1250 |
C-84 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra S 1250 |
C-85 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra S 1650 |
C-86 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra S 1650 |
C-87 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra S 2450 |
C-88 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra S 2450 |
C-89 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra SC 1275 |
C-90 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra Se 3455 PS |
C-91 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra T610 PS |
C-92 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra T612 PS |
C-93 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra T614 PS |
C-94 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra T616 PS |
C-95 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark Optra W810 PS |
C-96 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark T620 PS |
C-97 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark T622 PS |
C-98 | Printer Data Sheet: Lexmark W820 PS |
C-99 | Printer Data Sheet: Ricoh AP2100 PS |
C-100 | Printer Data Sheet: Sun SPARCprinter E Level 2 PS |
C-101 | Printer Data Sheet: Sun SPARCprinter E PCL5 |
C-102 | Printer Data Sheet: Tektronix Phaser 740 PS |
C-103 | Printer Data Sheet: Tektronix Phaser 750 Series PS |
C-104 | Printer Data Sheet: Tektronix Phaser 780 Series PS |
C-105 | Printer Data Sheet: Tektronix Phaser 850 Series PS |
C-106 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox 4215 MRP Level 2 PS |
C-107 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox 4215 MRP PCL5 |
C-108 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox 4219 MRP Level 2 PS |
C-109 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox 4219 MRP PCL5 |
C-110 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox 4220 MRP Level 2 PS |
C-111 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox 4220 MRP PCL5 |
C-112 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox 4230 MRP Level 2 PS |
C-113 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox 4230 MRP PCL5 |
C-114 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox 4235 Level 1 PS |
C-115 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox 4235 MRP PCL4 |
C-116 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox 4505 PCL5 |
C-117 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox 4510 PCL5 |
C-118 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox DocuPrint 4517 Level 2 PS |
C-119 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox DocuPrint 4517 PCL5 |
C-120 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox DocuPrint 4520 Level 2 PS |
C-121 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox DocuPrint 4520 PCL5 |
C-122 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox 4700 II Level 1 PS |
C-123 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox 4700 II PCL5 |
C-124 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox DocuPrint 4050 NPS |
C-125 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox DocuPrint 4090 NPS |
C-126 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox DocuPrint 4635 NPS |
C-127 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox DocuPrint 4850 NPS |
C-128 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox DocuPrint 4890 NPS |
C-129 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox DocuPrint N17 |
C-130 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox DocuPrint N2025 PS |
C-131 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox DocuPrint N2125 PS |
C-132 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox DocuPrint N24 |
C-133 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox DocuPrint N3225 PS |
C-134 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox DocuPrint N32 |
C-135 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox DocuPrint N40 |
C-136 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox DocuTech 6135 |
C-137 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox Document Centre 432 ST PS |
C-138 | Printer Data Sheet: Xerox Document Centre 470 ST PS |
Index |