how to test sap printing route?

[Ravinder Singh Gill]

How do I do the following?

Due to the changes in the way XYX access the SAP servers I need to determine the way that printing from the SAP server is routed.

Currently using the ABCSD i expect that the printing is routed to the XYX network via a router with the address
10.156.4.2 where is passed to the server at railpart where SAPLPD is running (10.156.4.7)

The new route will be going via a different route 10.238.45.65.

Would it be possible to test printing from the Railpart Test SAP server
173.27.28.129 (XY1) using the new route.

Basically I need to test the printing route.

[Ravinder Singh Gill]

What they are asking me to do is test printing from the server to determine the way printing from the server is routed. Can anybody assist?

[Roland Piette]

Hi Ravinder,

In SAP under Unix is two different ways to print.
1° : If you are using 'locl' printer in SAP, SAP will start on the client (via the SAPGUI) a process LPD (daemon) which communicate through a print work-process. So you don't need a specific configuration at the network level. I suppose that users have no problem to connect on the DB.

2° : You can also use in SAP some printer define at the Unix spool level. Then SAP write its output in the corresponding queue of the printer. After that operation it's an Unix process (lpsched) wich will speak with your printer to send the output.

Following you request, it seems to be more a network configuration problem.

Can you ping it ?

Did you try to add a route on your server to gain access on your pinter (see man route).
Pay attention with count parameter !

Verify all define routes (via netstat -rn[v]) and control also on each router the way to come back ! Be sure that you have no one-way route defined.

A good command is traceroute ip-addr as well.

I hope it will help.

Roland

P.S. : The output of the netstat command and the address of the router will help for more investigation.