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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
 
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