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Providing load balancing and failover for forms merge jobs

using OM Plus

If you have multiple servers in your LDD system, then you can use OM Plus for load balancing and failover. OM Plus is

advanced print management software available from Plus Technologies.

1

Click the

E

‑

Forms

tab.

2

Do the following on a computer connected to the LDD system:

a

Use OM Plus Define Destination to create an OM Plus destination for the forms printer on each server, using

the IP address of each server and the port number of the forms printer for the destination device. Select

termserv

as the destination mode for each destination.

b

Use OM Plus Dynamic Class Maintenance to create a dynamic class that includes all the newly created

destinations.

c

In the Printers folder, create an input queue. For more information, see “Creating input queues for forms

printers” on page 32.

d

Use Link Windows Printer & OM Plus to create a link between the input queue and the OM Plus dynamic class

that includes the input destinations.

3

If you are using the Print action for the forms printer, and you want to load balance multiple output printers using

OM Plus, then follow these steps on each server computer:

a

Use OM Plus Define Destination to create an OM Plus destination for each output printer. Select

netprint

as

the destination mode for each destination.

b

Use OM Plus Dynamic Class Maintenance to create a dynamic class that includes all the newly created

destinations.

c

Use Link Windows Printer & OM Plus to create a link between the existing output queue and the OM Plus

dynamic class that includes the output destinations.

Sending test jobs

Any text editor that adds characters to a generic text print job, such as Notepad, cannot be used to send data to a

virtual forms printer. You can use the Java application SpoolIt to send test jobs without any modification.

1

Make sure the Java Resource Environment (JRE) is installed. For downloads or more information, go to

www.java.com

.

2

Extract

SpoolIt.zip

into the folder C:\spoolit\.

3

Open

SpoolIt.properties

in a text editor, and then change these settings as necessary:

a

Set

printer

to the name of the print queue.

For example:

printer=

my Local Queue

or

printer=

\\myServer\my Remote Queue

b

Set

numJobs

to the number of times the input file should be sent.

c

Set

dataFile

to the path and file name of the input file. Each backslash (

\

) must be succeeded by a second

backslash.

For example:

dataFile=C:\\myTestFolder\\myTestFile.txt

4

Save and close the file.

5

Run

spoolit.bat

.

Administration of Lexmark Document Producer

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Section	Page
Contents	2
Overview	5
Understanding the Document Producer architecture	5
Understanding the Lexmark Document Distributor system	6
System components	6
Lexmark Management Console	7
Supported printers	7
Installing Lexmark Document Distributor	11
Minimum and recommended system requirements	11
Avoiding conflicts with other software	13
Ports used by the LDD system	13
Activating LDD licenses	15
Installing an enterprise system	19
Configuration types for enterprise systems	19
Installation overview for an enterprise system	21
System sizing guidelines	21
Using Oracle database with LDD	23
Installing the database and load balancer without clustering (configurations 1, 1-N, and 1-1-N)	23
Installing the database and load balancer with clustering (configurations X-N, and X-Y-N)	25
Installing servers	28
Administration of Lexmark Document Producer	30
Uploading formsets to the LDD system	30
Removing formsets	30
Creating forms printers	30
Creating input queues for forms printers	32
Providing failover for forms merge jobs	33
Providing load balancing and failover for forms merge jobs using OM Plus	34
Sending test jobs	34
Using directives in merge data	35
Monitoring and maintaining the system	37
Using Lexmark Management Console	37
Accessing Lexmark Management Console	37
Changing the administrator user name	38
Changing the administrator password	38
Enabling LDAP server authentication for LMC	38
Assigning privileges to groups	39
Finding basic information	40
Understanding the Home tab	40
Understanding the status bar	41
System status information on the status bar and Home tab	41
Viewing information summaries for LDD elements	42
Viewing jobs or system logs	42
Customizing columns for jobs and system logs	43
Viewing forms associated with a solution	43
Viewing version information	43
Managing the LDD system	44
Viewing and changing server status	44
Adding servers to the system after initial installation	44
Changing the IP address on a configuration 1 system	45
Rebooting the LDD system	45
Restarting the Lexmark Solutions Application Server	46
Uninstalling LDD components	47
Configuring connection to an SMTP server	48
Managing licenses	48
Finding the host ID	48
Viewing or downloading existing licenses	49
Upgrading the license of an existing server	49
Adding an MFP, e-forms virtual printer, or software client license to an existing server	51
Re-hosting licenses	53
Viewing logs	54
Viewing installation logs	54
Viewing the server log	54
Troubleshooting	55
Solving problems with LMC	55
The browser displays a 5yy error when accessing LMC	55
LMC responds very slowly	55
LMC does not finish loading or data is missing	56
An error occurs when uploading a formset	56
User cannot access some tasks in LMC	56
User can still access tasks even after privileges are removed	56
Solving server problems	56
One or more servers cannot be set online	56
One or more servers cannot be set offline	57
Error in importing a license	57
The server log contains Quartz errors	57
Notices	58
Edition notice	58
Trademarks	58
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RIGHTS	58
The Apache Software License, Version 1.1	59
Apache License Version 2.0, January 2004	59

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