HP-UX: Add Printer Manually

How do I configure a device on HP-UX using a manual method?

The following information needs to be gathered before the following commands are entered

Queue_name - the name of the print queue on the system 
Hostname – Name of the print device as entered in /etc/hosts or DNS

1. Shut down LP Spooler Service using the following command.

/usr/lib/lpshut

2. Add the printer to the system

/usr/lib/lpadmin -P<queue_name> -v/dev/null -mrmodel -orm<hostname> -orptext -ob3

3. Allow printer to accept requests

/usr/lib/accept <queue_name>

4. Enable the print Queue

/usr/bin/enable <queue_name>

5. Restart the LP spooler service

/usr/lib/lpsched

HP-UX: Configure Printer Using SAM

How do I configure a device on HP-UX using System Administration Manager (SAM)?

HP-UX 10.xx does not support socket printing, only port LPD.

HP's JetAdmin Utility for UNIX must be installed prior to attempting these steps.

You must use ROOT equivalent account to perform these tasks.

1. Login as root.
2. Run SAM (HP's System Administration Manager).
3. Open the group Printers and Plotters.
4. Open the group LP Spooler.
5. Run printers and plotters.
6. Click on Actions - Add Networked-based printer/plotter - add printer/plotter connected to HP JetDirect.
7. No need to create printer configuration in BOOTP/TFTP database.
8. Click ok.
9. Select [#3 add printer to local spooler].
10. If you have the printer registered in a name/address resolution enter that name here. If not, enter the IP address of the printer.
11. You should see an error saying (for example):
    
    

    !! no response from 192.168.1.103!!
    ...(trying to ping 192.168.1.103)
    The HP JetAdmin utility can ping the device. The problem may be:
    The device is not a printer
    Etc.
    Etc.
    do you want to continue? We are not using a JetDirect box, this is expected

12. Press [y] and hit <enter>.
13. Select [#2 ignore it and continue the process].
14. Wait for a list of printers. Hit the space bar to continue through the list.
15. Select [### HP5SI] or [#53 To Select dumbplot model script for printer]. This is a generic script.
16. For "is the printer connected to:", select [#4 Other].
17. Select [#1 to Rename the Queue].
18. Enter the name you want to use. This is for the local queue on the local machine.
19. Select [#0 [zero] to configure].
20. Do you want to continue, Select [y].
21. Exit out of SAM.
22. Test the setup from the host. Use either LP or the LPR command.
    
    

    Lp -d <printer_name> /etc/hosts
    Lpr -p <printer_name> /etc/hosts

Setup Printer for UNIX

There are 2 different methods to install printer driver for UNIX:

1. Using the Installation Shell Script

2. Adding the device manually

Note:

• Before starting, make sure that the IP address has been configured correctly.
• For this example, 192.168.15.16 has been used as the IP address.

Using the Installation Shell Script

1. Log on to the workstation as root.
   If you do not log on as root, the installation shell script will not run.


2. Get the installation shell script from the printer.


3. Move to the directory you want to copy the installation shell script to.


4. Use FTP to connect to the printer with the IP address which you've already configured.
   # ftp 192.168.15.16
Connected to 192.168.15.16
220 printer FTP server ready.
name (192.168.15.16:root:)


5. When a user name is requested, leave the user name field blank and press the [RETURN] ( [ENTER] ) key.
   331 Password required for root.
Password:


6. When a password is requested, leave the password field blank and press the [RETURN] ( [ENTER] ) key.
   230 User root logged in.
ftp>


7. Enter the following to get the installation shell script:
   ftp> get install


8. Close the ftp session.
   ftp> bye
221 Goodbye.
#


9. Run the installation shell script. (Insert a period and slash before the current directory.)
   # sh ./install


10. Enter a number to select the workstation operating system that you are using.
    Network printer install shell
 Select your workstation OS type
  1.SunOS 4.x.x
  2.Solaris 2.x, Solaris 7-9 (SunOS5.x)
  3.HP-UX
  4.UnixWare
  5.Linux
  6.OpenServer
  7.Quit
 Enter <1-7>:
2


11. Enter the printer's IP address.
    Enter Printer host IP address <xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx> [return=skip]:
192.168.15.16If the host name of the printer has already been configured, press the [RETURN] ( [ENTER] ) key. Nothing will be added to the /etc/hosts file.


12. Enter the printer's host name.
    Enter Printer host name : nphost


13. Configure the printer name.
    Enter logical printer name [default nphost_prn]
    If you want to use the default name, press the [RETURN] ( [ENTER] ) key. Enter a new name if you want to use a different one. The host name entered in the previous step followed by "_prn" appears in "default".


14. Set the print option.
    Enter remote printer name [default lp]:
    

    • Press the [RETURN] ( [ENTER] ) key, and printing with PCL or PostScript is enabled.
    • If you want to set the device option, enter the option parameter.
      Enter remote printer name [default lp]:tray=tray1
    • If you enter "text", text printing is enabled. If you enter "text", printing with PCL and PostScript is disabled.
      Enter remote printer name [default lp]:text
    
    After setup with the installation shell script is complete, and if you entered the IP address, the following message appears:
    hosts file is modified


15. Perform a test print to make sure that the settings are correct.
    # lpr -Pnp file_name
# lp -d np file_name

Adding the device manually

In Linux:

1. The following line must be added to the /etc/hosts file.
   192.168.15.16 nphost # Network Printer
192.168.15.16 is the IP address, nphost is the host name, from # to the end of the line is the comment.


2. The following entry must be added to the /etc/printcap file
   ##PRINTTOOL3## REMOTE
np|Network Printer:|np|Network Printer:|np|Network Printer:| np|Network Printer:|np|Network Printer:|np|Network Printer:|np|Network Printer:|np|Network Printer:|np|Network Printer:|np|Network Printer:|np|Network Printer:| np|Network Printer:|np|Network Printer:|np|Network Printer:|np|Network Printer:|np|Network Printer:\
  :rm=nphost:\
  :rp=option:\
  :sd=/var/spool/lpd/npd:\
  :lf=/var/log/npd-errs:\
  :sh:\
  :mx#0:


3. Create a spool directory under /var/spool/lpd. The name of the spool directory should be the name of the printer followed by a "d".
   # cd /var/spool/lpd
# mkdir npd
# chown root npd
# chgrp lp npd


4. Error messages are logged to a file created in the /var/log directory. The log file name is the printer name followed by "d-errs".
   # cd /var/log
# touch npd-errs
# chown root npd-errs
# chgrp lp npd-errs

In Solaris:

1. Add the IP address and host name to the /etc/hosts file
   192.168.15.16 nphost # Network Printer
192.168.15.16 is the IP address, nphost is the host name, from # to the end of the line is the comment.


2. Register the printer
   

   1. If your workstation is Solaris 2.5.1, register the print server and print client to the print service.
      # lpsystem -t bsd -R 0 -y Network Printer nphost
   2. Register the printer as a remote printer.
      # lpadmin -p np -s nphost!option -T dump -I any
   3. If your workstation is Solaris 2.5.1, set the print job to active so it can be accepted by the print queue.
      /usr/lib/accept np
   4. If your workstation is Solaris 2.5.1, set the print job to active to print.
      /usr/lib/enable np

In HP-UX:

1. Add the IP address and host name to the /etc/hosts file
   192.168.15.16 nphost # Network Printer
192.168.15.16 is the IP address, nphost is the host name, from # to the end of the line is the comment.


2. Register the printer
   

   1. Stop the scheduler.
      /usr/lib/lpshut
   2. Register the printer.
      /usr/lib/lpadmin -Pnp -v/dev/null -mrmodel -ormnphost -orpoption -ob3
   3. Set the printer so the print job is listed in the print queue.
      /usr/lib/accept np
   4. Set the printer to perform the print job.
      /usr/lib/enable np
   5. Restart the scheduler.
      /usr/lib/lpsched

How to view printer status from the UNIX command line.

How can I view printer status information from the UNIX command line?

You can use the following commands to display information and printer status or copy it to a file.

• Viewing the Print Job Status with lpq and lpstat
  

  • BSD UNIX workstation, Linux
    % lpq -Pprinter_name
  • System V UNIX, Solaris, HP-UX
    % lpstat -o printer_name
    If you are using HP-UX, do not put a space between "-o" and "printer name".


• Viewing the Printer Status with rsh and ftp
  

  • rsh
    % rsh host_name parameter
    If your workstation is HP-UX, use the remsh command instead of rsh.
  • ftp
    % ftp host_name
User user_name
password:
ftp> get parameter -
    Leave the user name and password blank.
    "-" indicates standard output.
  • The following parameters can be used with rsh, rcp, and ftp:
    

    • stat returns the status of the device and information about print jobs.
    • info returns information about the paper tray, output tray and printer language.
    • prnlog returns a record of the last 10 print jobs.
    • syslog returns messages about the network infterface board.


• Copying Information to a File
  

  • rcp
    % rcp host_name:parameter file_name
  • ftp
    % ftp host_name
User: user_name
password:
ftp> get parameter file_name
    Leave the user name and password blank.

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