topic Re: Creating queues in Operating System - HP-UX

Creating queues

Manuales — Wed, 16 May 2007 11:09:05 GMT

Hi, could you please let me know how i can create queues in unix, i mean, for adding a new printer with a new ip address

thanks.

Re: Creating queues

Geoff Wild — Wed, 16 May 2007 11:16:48 GMT

with hppi installed:

addqueue -i 9998 -q QUEUENAME -h printer.yourdomain.com

9998 comes from /opt/hpnpl/admin/PrinterList

Rgds...Geoff

Re: Creating queues

A. Clay Stephenson — Wed, 16 May 2007 11:20:40 GMT

If this is a Network printer (meaning it uses the HP JetDirect port 9100 protocol) then use the "hppi" command interactively or the addqueue command from the shell. Man addqueue for details.

If this is a hard-wired or Remote printer (meaning it uses the LPR/LPD protocol) then you use SAM or lpadmin from the shell.

Since you are having to ask this, I would use either hppi or SAM to begin with but it is always good to know the commands that underlie the user interfaces. You must have the Jetdirect software installed on your box to install Network printers.

Re: Creating queues

Manuales — Wed, 16 May 2007 20:57:46 GMT

how can i see when a queue has been created?

Re: Creating queues

A. Clay Stephenson — Wed, 16 May 2007 21:01:54 GMT

lpstat -t

Re: Creating queues

Manuales — Wed, 16 May 2007 21:08:10 GMT

I mean, when you run:
addqueue -i 9998 -q QUEUENAME -h printer.yourdomain.com

how can you see that it has been created?

Re: Creating queues

A. Clay Stephenson — Wed, 16 May 2007 21:12:48 GMT

Same answer, lpstat -t should list your queue. You can also use lpstat -p. Man lpstat.

Re: Creating queues

Manuales — Wed, 16 May 2007 21:26:36 GMT

OK OK ...
and how can i know that that printer is linked to some ip address??

Re: Creating queues

A. Clay Stephenson — Wed, 16 May 2007 21:56:17 GMT

cd to /var/spool/lp/interface
vi YourNewQueueName
and there should be a line
PERIPH=Printer_Hostname or Printer_IP_Address

Re: Creating queues

Geoff Wild — Thu, 17 May 2007 08:32:47 GMT

Here's a script I use to check a printer:

# cat /opt/hpnpl/bin/lpst
#!/bin/sh
#
# check printer status
# Geoff Wild

if [ $# -lt 1 -o $ $# -gt 1 -a $# -lt 4 $ ]
then
echo "Usage:"
echo "lpst \"printer\""
echo "Example:"
echo "lpst W052"
exit 1
fi
echo " "
/usr/sbin/ping $1 -n 2
echo " "
lpstat -p$1 -v$1
echo " "
echo "Output Requests"
echo "-----------------------------------------------------------"
lpstat -o$1
echo " "
lpstat -r
echo " "

Output like:

# lpst W052

PING pcr12169.mydomain.net: 64 byte packets
64 bytes from 192.168.163.184: icmp_seq=0. time=2. ms
64 bytes from 192.168.163.184: icmp_seq=1. time=0. ms

----pcr12169.mydomain.net PING Statistics----
2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip (ms) min/avg/max = 0/1/2

printer W052 is idle. enabled since Feb 7 10:51
fence priority : 0
device for W052: /dev/null

Output Requests
-----------------------------------------------------------
no entries

scheduler is running

Rgds...Geoff