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Planning to print with host systems, Print shop scenarios, A black box shop

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Chapter 3. Planning to print with host systems InfoPrint Manager provides several options for printing to or from host systems, depending on how many functions you need and where you want to control printing from (the host system or InfoPrint Manager). All of the options allow you to share printers between host and LAN applications, though some require more configuration than others. Available host printing options include: v MVS Download The MVS Download receiver daemon in InfoPrint Manager supports both Download for z/OS and AFP Download Plus for z/OS. If you use MVS Download feature of PSF for z/OS or AFP Download Plus feature of PSF for z/OS, you can spool jobs to remote locations, so that the remote print operator can control printing. Note: Within InfoPrint Manager, the term MVS Download refers to both the Download for z/OS feature of PSF for z/OS and the AFP Download Plus for z/OS feature of PSF for z/OS. v Infoprint® Server on z/OS If you use Infoprint Server on z/OS, you can submit jobs on the host for spooling to a remote InfoPrint Manager server. The IP PrintWay™ component of Infoprint Server, which contains an LPR, and the InfoPrint Manager LPD must be running. When you submit a job on the host, you can specify advanced InfoPrint options, such as form definitions and page definitions. The remote print operator controls printing after InfoPrint Manager receives the job. v LPR Remote systems that support LPR (RFC 1179) can also submit output to InfoPrint Manager for AIX through its LPD gateway using the TCP/IP protocol. The AIX line printer daemon (LPD) works with the InfoPrint LPD Gateway to route incoming jobs from remote clients to InfoPrint destinations. Some LPR clients, such as the AIX LPR or the lprafp utility supplied with InfoPrint Manager for AIX, can pass print parameters to InfoPrint Manager (using the -o flag). However, not all LPR clients support optional parameters. v AFP Upload AFP Upload allows InfoPrint users to print AFP data from AIX and Windows platforms on their existing MVS Host system printers. Print shop scenarios To see how InfoPrint Manager can best manage your particular print environment, consider these sample scenarios. A black box shop A data center located on the East coast of the United States provides billing statements to five regional offices around the country, submitting output to a set group of printers. Because these users want to keep all resource management on their MVS systems, they can use the MVS Download in InfoPrint Manager with AFP Download Plus for z/OS as a black box solution. They never have to move resources, and they can send jobs to their remote offices to print immediately. All print job and resource management takes place at the central host. © Copyright InfoPrint Solutions Company 2000, 2009 21

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Chapter 3. Planning to print with host systems
InfoPrint Manager provides several options for printing to or from host systems,
depending on how many functions you need and where you want to control
printing from (the host system or InfoPrint Manager). All of the options allow you
to share printers between host and LAN applications, though some require more
configuration than others. Available host printing options include:
v
MVS Download
The MVS Download receiver daemon in InfoPrint Manager supports both
Download for z/OS and AFP Download Plus for z/OS. If you use MVS
Download feature of PSF for z/OS or AFP Download Plus feature of PSF for
z/OS, you can spool jobs to remote locations, so that the remote print operator
can control printing.
Note:
Within InfoPrint Manager, the term MVS Download refers to both the
Download for z/OS feature of PSF for z/OS and the AFP Download Plus for
z/OS feature of PSF for z/OS.
v
Infoprint
®
Server on z/OS
If you use Infoprint Server on z/OS, you can submit jobs on the host for
spooling to a remote InfoPrint Manager server. The IP PrintWay
™
component of
Infoprint Server, which contains an LPR, and the InfoPrint Manager LPD must
be running. When you submit a job on the host, you can specify advanced
InfoPrint options, such as form definitions and page definitions. The remote
print operator controls printing after InfoPrint Manager receives the job.
v
LPR
Remote systems that support LPR (RFC 1179) can also submit output to
InfoPrint Manager for AIX through its LPD gateway using the TCP/IP protocol.
The AIX line printer daemon (
LPD
) works with the InfoPrint LPD Gateway to
route incoming jobs from remote clients to InfoPrint destinations. Some LPR
clients, such as the AIX LPR or the
lprafp
utility supplied with InfoPrint
Manager for AIX, can pass print parameters to InfoPrint Manager (using the
-o
flag). However, not all LPR clients support optional parameters.
v
AFP Upload
AFP Upload allows InfoPrint users to print AFP data from AIX and Windows
platforms on their existing MVS Host system printers.
Print shop scenarios
To see how InfoPrint Manager can best manage your particular print environment,
consider these sample scenarios.
A black box shop
A data center located on the East coast of the United States provides billing
statements to five regional offices around the country, submitting output to a set
group of printers. Because these users want to keep all resource management on
their MVS systems, they can use the MVS Download in InfoPrint Manager with
AFP Download Plus for z/OS as a black box solution. They never have to move
resources, and they can send jobs to their remote offices to print immediately. All
print job and resource management takes place at the central host.
© Copyright InfoPrint Solutions Company 2000, 2009
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