
Installing and Configuring FASTP Network Print
Processes
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Installing a FASTP Network Print Process
5. Configuration of network/protocol specific parameters for the devices in an external
configuration file (FASTCNFG) used by the FASTP network print process.
Installing a FASTP Network Print Process
Installation of a FASTP network print process is basically the same for either G-series
or D-series systems. However, differences exist in the network architecture and WAN
activity. On G-series systems, TLAM (Tandem LAN Access Method) is obsolete and
the ServerNet LAN System Architecture (SLSA) architecture is the basis for all LAN
activity. Also on G-series systems, the 61xx subsystem is obsolete and the AWAN
subsystem and ServerNet wide area network (SWAN) concentrator is now the basis for
all WAN activity. As a result of these architectural differences, the IOP subsystem and
protocol-specific software requirements to install a FASTP network print process can
vary from G-series to D-series. However, although the underlying network-architecture
product requirements can vary, the process for installing and configuring FASTP
network print processes is the same for either series.
For either a G-series system or a D-series system, each FASTP network print process
product includes the object code for its print process. The software for a FASTP
network print process is supplied as a distribution subvolume (DSV).
Note.
Beginning with the G06 and D48 new product versions of FASTPTCP, you also can
convert one or more FASTCNFG files into a FASTKCON key-sequenced file. A
FASTKCON file provides two main advantages over the use of a standard FASTCNFG file:
The FASTKCON file is a key-sequenced file. A key-sequenced file avoids long
sequential searches, provides for faster printer startup, and is especially useful for
large configurations.
The FASTKCON file can be updated online with no impact on running FASTPTCP
processes.
The use of this feature is described in detail in
Creating a FASTKCON Configuration File
(Beginning with the G06 and D48 RVUs)
on page 3-40.