jet direct printer configuration

[Hari Prasad S R]

Hi Guys,

I have installed 30 printers (of different models & make) in a L-class server running 11.00 OS, i used jet direct software(installed through sam) all the printers are network printers.

I want to know the location of the file where the printers model and configuration file including ipaddress of the the printers exists.

Same thing i found in sun solaris 9.0 it is printer.conf.

Any file in hpux 11.00 where i can take backup of the printer configuration file and restore in the different server so that, i can avoid reconfiguring the same.

Thanks in Advance

[Steve Steel]

Hi


You can export the printer configuration in sam and reimport it on another machine which copies everything of setup printers.



Steve Steel

[Geoff Wild]

Check out /etc/lp/interface

grep "PERIPH=" in the files there.


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Thanks...Geoff

[Arunvijai_4]

A similar thread may get your attention,
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=960651

-Arun

[Raj D.]

Hi Hari ,

1. The configuration files stored under :

/etc/lp/interface/model.orig/


2. If you have added through lpadmin :

It will be in

/etc/lp/interface/



Cheers,
Raj.

[Hari Prasad S R]

hi,

i have already tried this thing, but it is not showing anything out 30 printers only one showed the ipaddress, in remaining it is not there

[Raj D.]

Hi Hari,

You need to do the followings:

If you want to restore the printer configuration in a different server:
-------------------------------------


1. To save the Printer configurations:

# /usr/sam/lbin/lpmgr -S -v -xsavedir=/home/donald/printers/

2. archive this directory to a single file, and ftp this to 11i server.

3. extract the file on hpux 11i system

4. Restore the configurations of the printers:

# /usr/sam/lbin/lpmgr -R -v -xsavedir=/home/donald/printers

5. check with
# lpstat -t | grep printer_name


Enjoy,
Cheers,
Raj.

[Raj D. · Accepted solution]

Hi Hari,

You need to do the followings:

If you want to restore the printer configuration in a different server:
-------------------------------------


1. To save the Printer configurations:

# /usr/sam/lbin/lpmgr -S -v -xsavedir=/home/hari/printers/

2. archive this directory to a single file, and ftp this to 11i server.

3. extract the file on hpux 11i system

4. Restore the configurations of the printers:

# /usr/sam/lbin/lpmgr -R -v -xsavedir=/home/hari/printers

5. check with
# lpstat -t | grep printer_name


Enjoy,
Cheers,
Raj.

[Raj D.]

Hari ,

Here is the link you need:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=960651

Cheers,
Raj.

[Hari Prasad S R]

Hi Raj,

If i save the lpmgr, will this affect any configuration changes in existing production server.

Thanks in advance

[Raj D.]

Hi Hari ,

If you save the printer configuration with this command :

#/usr/sam/lbin/lpmgr -S -v -xsavedir=/home/hari/printers

It will not make any changes to your existing configuration.

What it will do , it will create a directory name printers , under this path , and copy all config files and directories there.

So no worry !!.

You can archive this config files , i.e the entire printers dirctory , scp to other server , extract it to a place and restore them with the restore command given above.

see the thread given , mentioned how u can archive and transfer to the other server ...

Cheers,
Raj.

[Hari Prasad S R]

Thanks Raj,

[Raj D.]

Hi Hari , *** POINTS !!!!! ????

Now it would be a good idea to assign the points...., and make your response better and faster.


http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/publicProfile.do?userId=CA1251522&forumId=1

"I have assigned points to 0 of 46 responses to my questions. "

Try to make it 46 of 46. And enjoy foruming..

Good day,
hth,
Raj.

[Cray]

Raj's method is very useful, and it helps me to copy 50 printers configuration in 1 min.

You're great!! Raj!!