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Managing the Shared Printer Environment
The initial shared printer environment is established during the Resource
Sharing installation process. Later, you can expand and modify it.
Adding, Modifying and Deleting Shared Printers
After initial installation, you can enable PC users to share additional
printers and plotters connected to the HP 3000, and you can delete shared
printers and plotters.
To add additional printers and plotters:
1. Change the MPE I/O configuration to support the desired devices.
2. Run the Resource Sharing Utility (RESMGR) and use the the
SHAREDEVICE command to share the printers or plotters. See
Chapter 10, "Resource Manager Advanced Functions."
3. Add connections to the printer or plotter from each workstation
and from each PC application, if appropriate.
The connections can be made in three ways:
* The PC user can enter the connection commands manually to
connect to the shared printer.
* The connection commands can be added to the PC user's
AUTOEXEC.BAT FILE.
* The PC user can connect from PRINTMGR if using the Windows
environment.
See your PC network manuals for more information.
To modify a shared printer or plotter:
Run the Resource Manager Utility (RESMGR) and use the MODIFYSHARE command
to modify the printer or plotter configuration.
You will need to do this to add an environment file or formatter
configuration to the default printer (or any other printer), or to change
the number of copies or output priority. See Chapter 10, "Resource
Manager Advanced Functions."
To delete a shared printer or plotter:
1. Remove the sharename with RESMGR.
2. Rework the MPE I/O configuration as needed.
For an HP-IB printer, remove the device from the I/O
configuration.
For a serial printer or plotter, reconfigure the port as a
terminal or modem port.
3. Remove any connections for the printer or plotter from each
workstation and from each PC application configuration, as
appropriate (discussed above).
Switching Between PC Local Printers and Server Printers
Switching between local printers attached to servers or to workstations
is accomplished in various ways depending upon the initial setup.
You can print to any of these printer setups:
* Printers attached to any HP 3000 server the user can access
* Printers attached to any PC server the Resource Sharing user can
access
* Local printers attached directly to the user's workstation
Switching between local printers and printers attached to servers is
accomplished in various ways depending upon the initial setup.
* The user can determine which local printer device should be
redirected over the communications line to the server printer.
* The PC can be configured so that all DOS print devices (LPT1,
LPT2, LPT3, PRN, etc.) are available, depending on which one is
addressed. There may be some restrictions because some PC
applications do not allow all DOS print devices to be addressed.
Changing connections to printers on different servers or different
printers on the same server can be automated for the user by putting the
proper connection command into a batch file. You can also do this if the
user wants to activate a different setup for the same printer.
Checking Print Status with NET PRINT
The NET PRINT command reports the status of files that have been sent to
a printer through Resource Sharing.
To see a list of files for a specific server on the network:
At the PC prompt, type NET PRINT, two backslashes, and the server name:
NET PRINT \\NSWATSON
Here is an example of the listing this command generates when entered at
the C> prompt:
C:>net print \\nswatson
Pos ID Size Date Time Name Status
-----------------------------------------------------------
001 131 33711 06-28-90 08:10 VITO144 \16 Printing
002 132 13711 06-28-90 08:12 DAN127 \16 Waiting
003 133 23711 06-28-90 08:14 RICK138 \16 Waiting
004 134 43711 06-28-90 08:15 JIMH136 \16 Waiting
005 136 93711 06-28-90 08:20 JIMB137 \16 Waiting
006 137 73711 06-28-90 08:35 VITO144 \16 Waiting
Command completed successfully.
Table 4-1. Description of NET PRINT Listing
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| Field | Description |
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| Pos | Position in the MPE print queue relative to other Resource Sharing |
| | users |
| | |
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| | |
| ID | MPE spoolfile ID number |
| | |
| | On MPE, the spoolfile ID can be 7 digits. On the PC, this field |
| | can only be 3 digits, so it contains the LAST 3 digits of the MPE |
| | spoolfile number. |
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| | |
| Size | Number of lines to be printed |
| | |
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| Date | Date that document was created |
| | |
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| Time | Time that document was created |
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| | |
| Name | Document name and MPE output device |
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| Status | Document status |
| | |
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NOTE If the logon for Resource Sharing is given System Supervisor (OP)
capability, then the Pos field on the NET PRINT listing reflects
the position in the MPE spooler queue relative to all print
requests on the server--not just Resource Sharing requests.
Configuring Printer Priority and Copies
You can configure the printer with priority and number of copies with the
SHAREDEVICE command in the Resource Manager Utility (RESMGR). See
"Sharing HP 3000 Devices" in Chapter 10.