Print queue naming?

[Mike Smith_33]

I finally figured out how to set up printing using SAM on an HP 11i v1 system. What had been throwing me was that in order to print to my network attached hplaserjet printer (jet direct card), I had to use a printer name that was different from the name i gave SAM when I added the printer.

For example, name given to SAM, myprinter.

Name used for sucessful print, myprinter_1

Did I just miss something in the documentation somewhere, this was totaly unexpected to me???

[Alan Meyer_4]

I have never had to do that. I've always been able to give the queue name the same as the node name.

[TwoProc]

The HP JetDirect software does that. I do that by hand(w/o SAM), and rename it BACK to what I want, after it offers (by default) to append a "_1" to the name. If you're going to use sam, you may not get a chance to rename.

Try running the program "/opt/hpnpl/admin/hppi" from the command line instead, and you can change the name when it offers to stick "_1" on the end, before you save it.

[Geoff Wild · Accepted solution]

Nope.....you shouldn't have to do that....

I add mine all via the command line like so:

addqueue -i 9998 -q W052 -h w052.mydomain.com

I use 4 letter names - that way they match the same "short" name in SAP.


Rgds...Geoff

[Mike Smith_33]

Thanks all, you have been very helpful, especially the addqueue command.