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Configure Host Printers The following procedures show how to configure a printer that is directly attached to the HP 3000 as a MPE/iX printer. The print server (PSERVER) managing the printer is running on the HP 3000.
NOTE Make sure you use unique names for each of the printer configuration items: MPE/ iX printer, print queue, printer name and the NetWare/iX print server.
1. Pull out a copy of the Host Printer Worksheet. A copy is included in this chapter, and in Appendix A. 2. Create a MPE/iX printer using standard system administration commands on your HP 3000 system. If your printer uses environment files, append the file name to the device in the form: device_name/envfile.group.account Record the name on your Host Printer Worksheet in the column, MPE/iX Device Name. 3. Record the device name's MPE/iX output priority on the Host Printer Worksheet in the space: (priority = ). The default output priority is 8. 4. To verify the host printer configuration, use the MPE command: :SHOWDEV device_name where device_name is the MPE_iX device name you created. 5. Make sure NetWare/iX has been started: a. Log into your MPE system: :hello manager.sys,netware b. Type the command: :nw status c. If you need to start NetWare, type: :nw start 6. From a NetWare client, log into the NetWare/iX server as SUPERVISOR and run: F:> PCONSOLE 7. Create a NetWare Print Queue by choosing: "Print Queue Information". Press <Insert> and type in the print queue name. Record the name on your worksheet under the column, NetWare Print Queue. 8. Next, create a NetWare Print Server: Press <Escape> and choose "Print Server Information". 9. Press <Insert> and type the name of the print server. If you want to use the default provided with the product, enter the name NWIX_PSERVER. Record the name on your worksheet (after the heading, NetWare Print Server:) 10. Next, create a Printer Name: Choose the print server name you created in step 9 and press <Enter>, then choose "Printer Server Configuration" followed by "Printer Configuration". 11. Select an unused slot (numbered 0-15) for the printer. Make a note of the slot number on your Host Printer Worksheet in the column, Slot #. (This slot number is also entered in SCONSOLE in a later step.) Slot numbers must match between MPE and NetWare. 12. Type in the host printer name. This name does not have to match the host printer name you will configure in SCONSOLE. This name is informational only. 13. For Type, press <Enter> and select: Remote Other/Unknown.The other values are filled in automatically. Press <Escape> then yes to save changes, then press <Escape> again. 14. Next, allocate the printer to a queue by choosing: "Queues Serviced by Printer". 15. Select the printer you created above (in step 10). 16. Press <Insert> and from the list displayed, select the print queue name you created above (in step 7). Enter a NetWare priority (such as 1). (For more information about NetWare priorities, see the Print Server manual. Press <Enter>. Press the <Escape> key to back up screens until you are prompted to exit PCONSOLE, then highlight yes and press enter to exit. 17. Identify the MPE/iX printer to NetWare: Each MPE/iX device needs a unique SCONSOLE Host Printer name associated with it. For each device entered on the Host Printer Worksheet, enter a unique name in the column marked Host Printer Name. Log into your MPE system: :hello manager.sys,netware 18. Type the command: :run sconsole 19. From the Main menu, get to the Add a Host Printer To System screen by selecting items as follows: Configuration (item 2) Service Configuration (item 2) Print Service Configuration (item 2) Host Printer Configuration (item 1) Add a Host Printer to a System (item 2). Use your Host Printer Worksheet and Table 6-1 to answer the prompts: Table 6-1. Host Printer Questions ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Question | Value | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Host Printer Name? | From your worksheet | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | MPE/iX Device Name? (include | From your worksheet | | environment file if needed) | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | MPE/iX Output Priority? | From your worksheet | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 20. Next, you need to get to the Add a Remote Printer screen: From the current menu (Host Printer Configuration), return one level to the Printer Configuration Menu and select the following items: Remote Printer Configuration (item 2) Add a Remote Printer (item 2) Use Table 6-2 , and your Host Printer Worksheet to answer the prompts: Table 6-2. Server Questions ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Question | Value | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Printer Server Name? | From your worksheet | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Printer Slot Number? | From your worksheet | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Host Printer Name? | From your worksheet | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Host Printer WorksheetFigure 6-3. Host Printer Worksheet Start Host Print Services To allow the host printing processes (rprinter and PSERVER) to start automatically when NetWare/iX is started, do the following: 1. From the SCONSOLE Printer Configuration menu, select: 3. Remote Printer Parameters 2. Toggle the field: Start RPRINTER at Product Startup ACTIVE. 3. Return to the previous menu (Printer Configuration) and select: 4. PSERVER Parameters 4. Toggle the field: Start PSERVER at Product Startup ACTIVE. 5. Next, you must start the print services. Save your configuration and exit from SCONSOLE. 6. Assuming you are still logged in as manager.sys,netware, from the MPE prompt, type: :nw start print This command starts both the PSERVER and the rprinter processes. ( Table 6-3 shows start and stop command options for host printing.) 7. Test printing a file: a. From a NetWare client, log into the NetWare/iX server. b. Choose a file to print and use the NetWare command: F:> NPRINT testfile q=printqueue Where testfile is a file you can print, and printqueue is the NetWare print queue you just created (see your Host Printer Worksheet). Start/Stop Printing Commands Table 6-3 lists thestart and stop host printing options. Table 6-3. Start and Stop Printing Commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | Command | Description | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | nw start | If you have used SCONSOLE to automatically start print | | | services (PSERVER and rprinter), nw start starts the | | | NetWare/iX product and host print services. | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | nw start print | Starts both th PSERVER and rprinter for host printing | | | processing. | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | nw stop print | Stops both the PSERVER and rprinter. Rprinter | | | completes active jobs before shutting down. | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | nw stop print now | Stops all printing services immediately. Active print | | | requests do not complete. | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | nw start pserver | Starts host PSERVER processes. If the optional print | | [password] | server password is specified, it overrides the | | | password (if any) configured with SCONSOLE. (See | | | PSERVER password below for more information.) | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | nw start rprinter | Starts the rprinter process. Use this command if the | | | PSERVER process has been started, or if the configured | | | PSERVER itself exists on a different NetWare Server. | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PSERVER Password If you set a password for the PSERVER in PCONSOLE, you can do the following: * Configure the password in SCONSOLE. Then, you do not need to enter the password on the command line when you start the PSERVER,or, * Enter the password on the command line each time you start the PSERVER. If a password has been set in PCONSOLE and you do not configure it in SCONSOLE, or omit it from the command line, the start PSERVER fails. Problems Make sure the client is logged into the server and the printer port and print queue are configured. To check the client network printing setup, use the NetWare command: CAPTURE SHOW. Verify you have started the print services as outlined in the procedures above. If you are still having problems, reconfigure host printing: 1. First, stop the print services: :nw stop print 2. Make sure you delete all the configurations. Following the steps for configuring a host printer, make sure you delete both the NetWare configuration and the NetWare host configuration in SCONSOLE. 3. Reconfigure the printer following the steps previously described.
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