topic Re: migrate print queue in Operating System - HP-UX

migrate print queue

jok llamera — Tue, 05 Mar 2002 10:35:59 GMT

hi fellas,

I want to know how to migrate print queue from one machine(hpux) to another(hpux).

Thanks,
joks

Re: migrate print queue

Steve Steel — Tue, 05 Mar 2002 10:56:25 GMT

Hi

This should work
1)On the original system
SAM
Printers and Plotters
Lp Spooler
Save/Restore Spooler Configuration
Select
Actions Menu
Save Spooler Configuration

This will save all the information into the
directory /var/sam/lp.

Tar directory /var/sam/lp

# tar cvf /tmp/lp.tar /var/sam/lp

Copy /tmp/lp.tar, to second system.

Unpack the file on the box.

# tar xvf lp.tar

Execute
SAM
Printers and Plotters
Lp Spooler
Save/Restore Spooler Configuration
Then
Actions Menu
- Restore Spooler Configuration

This will rebuid using the information from the files, creating a copyof the other system.

An error may occur when restoring tif the root umask is not set to 022.

steve Steel

Re: migrate print queue

Ian Dennison_1 — Tue, 05 Mar 2002 11:08:33 GMT

If the definitions are the same,...

Create the new printer on the remote system.
Set up the new printer on the source system as a remote printer.
Change all references from applications etc to the new printer.
Disable the old printer
Perform an lpalt command for all printouts queued to the old printer to the new printer (from the source system).

Share and Enjoy! Ian

Re: migrate print queue

Carlos Fernandez Riera — Tue, 05 Mar 2002 11:36:27 GMT

Re: migrate print queue

Steven Sim Kok Leong — Tue, 05 Mar 2002 23:02:38 GMT

Hi,

Just copying /var/spool/lp and /etc/lp directories over works for me.

Hope this helps. Regards.

Steven Sim Kok Leong

Re: migrate print queue

Darrell Allen — Wed, 06 Mar 2002 00:31:37 GMT

I presume the OS level is the same on both servers. I'm not sure if the spooler is compatible on different OS levels.

If you have network and remote printers entered in /etc/hosts, you'll want to bring that over also. Also network routes could possibly be needed.

Darrell