topic Re: consolidating printer queue definitions from multiple hosts in Operating System - HP-UX

consolidating printer queue definitions from multiple hosts

Franky Leeuwerck_2 — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:04:53 GMT

Hi experts,

I need to consolidate several dbms systems on HP-UX PA-Risc to a single HP-UX Itanium.

Moving the printer queue definitions is one aspect of the migration.

I used a script I found posted by Geoff Wild in this fora a while ago :

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/usr/sam/lbin/lpmgr -S -v -xsavedir=/var/sam/lp/
cp -r -p /var/sam/lp/lp.new/* /var/sam/lp/
tar cvf /tmp/lp.tar /var/sam/lp/
ftp /tmp/lp.tar to remote server
Untar it, then:
lpshut
/usr/sam/lbin/lpmgr -R -xsavedir=/var/sam/lp/
lpsched -v
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It worked well, for the first system. I could see all printer definitions on the new machine correctly.
However, I tried out the same procedure for the 2nd system. As a result the first set of definitions were overwritten.

Then I tried to merge /lp/ subdirectories, created on the 3 systems with "lpmgr -S -v -x savedir=/var/sam/lp/ ", but also this resulted in only 1 subset on the new system.

Any idea's ?
Something with the timestamp ?

I have not done such work before, so this is new to me.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Franky

Re: consolidating printer queue definitions from multiple hosts

Geoff Wild — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:02:47 GMT

Franky,

I don't think this is possible - with SAM - consolidate queues from multiple servers...

I think you will be faced with the dubious task of adding them manualy....

That said, you should be able to script that - and add them all at once...

I did something simliar moving from multiple AIX servers to a single HP-UX one:

#!/bin/sh
# script to add-delete queues
# Geoff Wild
#
if [ $# -lt 1 -o ( $# -gt 1 -a $# -lt 4 ) ]
then
echo "Usage:"
echo "queue-admin "command""
echo "Example:"
echo "queue-admin addqueue"
echo "queue-admin removequeue"
exit 1
fi

if [ $1 = "addqueue" ] ; then
exec 0while read line
do
p=`echo ${line}|awk '{print $1}'`
echo "adding queue " ${p}
# 9998 is net_genericprinter Modelscript
$1 -i 9998 -h ${p}.yourdomain.com -q ${p}
done
else
lpshut
exec 0while read line
do
p=`echo ${line}|awk '{print $1}'`
echo "removing queue " ${p}
lpadmin -x${p}
done
lpsched
fi

You need to create a file called printer.name.list.out (you can do that on all servers, then concatenate the file on the single server).

Rgds...Geoff

Re: consolidating printer queue definitions from multiple hosts

Franky Leeuwerck_2 — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:27:50 GMT

Hi Geoff,

Thanks for the input.
I created a file containing all the names of the printers from 3 different hosts :
printername1
printername2
.. etc ..

I ran the "queue-admin addqueue" script.
For every printer I get the following error :

adding queue printername1
./queue-admin[20]: addqueue: not found

Line 20 is :
$1 -i 9998 -h ${p}.bekaertcorp.local -q ${p}

Franky

Re: consolidating printer queue definitions from multiple hosts

Geoff Wild — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:53:15 GMT

Make sure /opt/hpnpl/bin/ is in your $PATH.

Rgds...Geoff

Re: consolidating printer queue definitions from multiple hosts

Geoff Wild — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:56:49 GMT

BTW - if that dir doesn't exist, then download and install " HP JD Printer Installer for HP-UX 11.x "

http://www.hp.com/go/hppi_sw

Rgds...Geoff

Re: consolidating printer queue definitions from multiple hosts

Franky Leeuwerck_2 — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 04:19:34 GMT

Hi Geoff,

I installed the HP JetDirect PrintInstaller which was missing. Thanks for the tip.

Then I ran the script.

For every printer it showed these errors :
adding queue printername1
printername1.mydomain.com: Unknown printer
Error sending SNMP request.

I do see all printers in SAM.

Can you tell me what the errors are about ?
Is the setup finished ?

Regards,
Franky

Re: consolidating printer queue definitions from multiple hosts

Geoff Wild — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:01:46 GMT

Just checking the obvious, for printername1.mydomain.com

is it in DNS? and I'm assuming you changed mydomain.com to your real domain?

The printer will be added - but you have to make sure it is in DNS.

No need to rerun the script - just update your DNS.

Rgds...Geoff

Re: consolidating printer queue definitions from multiple hosts

Franky Leeuwerck_2 — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:21:55 GMT

Hi Geoff,

In real, I use the real printer names ..

Further,
printername1.yourdomain.com is not in DNS,
but printername1 can be resolved, as also printername1.olddomain.com can be resolved.

I know I used yourdomain.com in the script.
yourdomain.com is the domain for the host.

With the hppi tool, I tested a printer and the printer was recognized as an HP printer and the server was allowed to address it.

Can I conclude that this finishes the setup steps ?

Franky

Re: consolidating printer queue definitions from multiple hosts

Geoff Wild — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:39:20 GMT

Okay, as long as you can ping it - then it should be fine.

That said, you may have to delete all the queues and readd them - without using the fully qualified domain name...that is you said printername1 can be resolved but printername1.yourdomain.com can't...is that because the printers are in /etc/hosts?

If so, you have 2 choices - modify /etc/hosts to include the domain name or redo the queues without the domain name...

Here's a script I wrote to check printer status:

#!/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 " "

So, try it like:

lpst printername1

And one more command I use - /opt/hpnpl/bin/hpnpadmin

Great for getting details on the printer...

Example:

# hpnpadmin -i W052
Printer Description:
--------------------
MFG :Hewlett-Packard;
CMD :PJL,MLC,PCL,POSTSCRIPT,PCLXL,PJL;
MDL :HP LaserJet 4100 Series ;
CLS :PRINTER;
DES :Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4100 Series;

Printer ID : 271

And with -v
hpnpadmin -v printername
will give you a bunch of info...

Rgds...Geoff

Re: consolidating printer queue definitions from multiple hosts

Franky Leeuwerck_2 — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:10:49 GMT

Geoff,

The printernames are not present in the /etc/hosts file.
So, I guess that's ok then.

In attachment I added the output of your printer check statements.

All look fine.

Many thanks for your sharings in this helpfull thread.
I'm sure others will benefit from it too.

Regards,
Franky