Looking for a script to move printers from one box to another

[Dan Maul]

Hello All,

We have upgraded a server to HP-UX 11.i and are in need of a script to pull the printers from another 11.i to one we just upgraded. Does anybody have one?

Thanks!

[G. Vrijhoeven]

Hi,

I do not have one, but.
If you use SAM, you are able to make a backup of the printer config.
( SAM ==> Printers and Plotters ==> lp spooler ==> Save/Restore Spooler Configuration)
backup.

The files will be backuped in /var/sam/lp

Copy that backup to an other server and use sam on that server to Retore the backup.
Check the sam log for commands if you want to create a script,

Warning a restore deletes all currectly configured printers...

HTH,

Gideon

[Geoff Wild]

/usr/sam/lbin/lpmgr -S -v -xsavedir=/var/sam/lp/ ; cp -r -p /var/sam/lp/lp.new/* /var/sam/lp/

tar -cvf lp.tar /var/sam/lp/

ftp that tarball to other system

then on that system:

tar -xvf lp.tar

/usr/sam/lbin/lpmgr -R -xsavedir=/var/sam/lp/

Rgds...Geoff

[Jeff_Traigle]

Is there really any benefit to using lpmgr? It looks like it just additional steps to the process of moving the printers without any value added. Simply making a tarball of /etc/lp and /var/spool/lp works just as well (and in some cases better since I've seen lpmgr fail) and seems to be all lpmgr is collecting into that one directory.

[Ashwani Kashyap]

If you use hppi or jetdirect , these could be useful :
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000062910847

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000073548884

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000073548881

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000073661478

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000073870946