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Chapter 29. Using the LPD gateway with InfoPrint Manager for
AIX
You can use the AIX line printer daemon ( LPD ) to submit jobs through the LPD
Gateway to an InfoPrint AIX server. LPD is a subsystem that lets you submit print
jobs from other operating systems using a Line Printer ( LPR ) client. The AIX LPD
submits the files it receives directly to an InfoPrint destination and supports the -o
options that are available with the AIX
LPR
clients. (
-o
options allow you to
specify advanced InfoPrint print options, such as form definitions and page
definitions. For more information about using
-o
options with AIX print
commands, see InfoPrint Manager: Reference .)
Submitting print jobs through the LPD from an AIX system
To submit jobs from the LPD on an AIX system, you can use the AIX lpr
command, which accepts the -o options.
When you submit print jobs using the LPR client, you need to set up a remote
queue on the local system. To accomplish this task, see your AIX system
documentation. Once you have defined a remote queue, it identifies the InfoPrint
Manager remote server and the name of the InfoPrint destination (either logical or
actual) on that InfoPrint Manager remote server. The
LPD submits the job to the
InfoPrint print spool. we recommend that you specify the LPD subsystem in the
/etc/inittab file to make sure that it starts on a system reboot and is always
available.
When you enter the lpr command, you must specify the option that designates
binary or already-formatted data. For example, on AIX you must use the -l
(lowercase L ) option on the lpr .
If you are printing from an InfoPrint Manager AIX server or an AIX server that has
installed the InfoPrint Manager client, you should use the InfoPrint
pdpr command
to submit jobs directly to the InfoPrint print spool.
Submitting print jobs through the LPD from a non-AIX UNIX system
You can use any LPR client, but to be able to specify advanced InfoPrint options
on the -o flag, you must make sure that your LPR client supports -o options.
Sample code for an InfoPrint LPR client called lprafp is provided with InfoPrint
Manager for AIX and is available from the /usr/lpp/psf/utils/lpr directory. This
directory contains sample code of the lprafp client for UNIX platforms. This code
must be compiled as described in the README file.
Regardless of what LPD subsystem you decide to use, we recommend that you
specify it in the /etc/inittab file to make sure that the client starts on a system
reboot and is always available.
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