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Table 1. Contents of the Common Clients CD-ROM shipped with InfoPrint Manager server (continued)

Common Client

Description

InfoPrint Manager GUI

The InfoPrint Manager GUI includes the InfoPrint Manager

Administration and Operation GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) that

are used for most of your day-to-day InfoPrint Manager tasks.

InfoPrint Manager Notifications

The InfoPrint Manager Notifications Client enables remote systems to

receive messages generated by either an InfoPrint Manager AIX

server or an InfoPrint Manager Windows server.

SAP Clients (AIX and Windows)

Note:

The clients for SAP systems running

on Sun Solaris or HP-UX are included with

the SAP Print Feature.

SAP Client code is installed on a SAP system so that you can use the

SAP system with either an InfoPrint Manager AIX server or an

InfoPrint Manager Windows server. See the

SAP R/3 Printing and

Configuration Guide

, S550-1051, on the InfoPrint Solutions Company

web site.

To obtain the latest version of this manual from the World Wide Web,

see:

http://www.infoprint.com

AIX Client

The AIX Client lets you enter InfoPrint Manager commands (such as

pdpr

) for AIX systems where InfoPrint Manager has not been

installed, and lets you enter the

lp

,

lpr

, and

qprt

AIX print

commands on the AIX command line to a remote InfoPrint Manager

AIX server or InfoPrint Manager Windows server.

HP-UX Client

The HP-UX Client installs InfoPrint Manager commands on an

HP-UX system and lets users of HP-UX 11.0 and later to issue

InfoPrint commands over a TCP/IP-connected network to either an

InfoPrint Manager AIX server or an InfoPrint Manager Windows

server.

Sun Solaris Client

The Sun Solaris Client installs InfoPrint Manager commands on a Sun

Solaris system and lets users of Sun Solaris 5.7 (equivalent with Sun

Solaris) system and lets users of Sun Solaris 7 and later to issue



server.

Linux

®

Client

The Linux Client installs InfoPrint Manager command on a Linux

system and lets Linux users on Intel

®

-based machines to issue



server.

Macintosh client

The Macintosh OS Client installs InfoPrint Manager commands on a

Macintosh system and lets users of Mac OS 10.5.6 and later to issue



server.

InfoPrint Manager Command Line Client

(for Windows)

The InfoPrint Manager Command Line Client installs InfoPrint

Manager command on a Windows system and lets you issue InfoPrint

commands over a TCP/IP-connected network to either an InfoPrint

Manager AIX server or an InfoPrint Manager Windows server.

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Section	Page
Contents	5
Figures	7
Tables	9
About this publication	11
Organization of this publication	11
Most recent information	11
The InfoPrint publication library	11
InfoPrint Manager common publication library	11
InfoPrint Manager for AIX publication library	12
InfoPrint Manager for Windows publication library	13
Related publications	13
What's new in InfoPrint Manager for AIX Release 3	13
Support for PSF and AIX print system	13
Support for IBM Java Runtime Environment Version 5.0	14
Support for Managed IPDS Dialog (MID)	14
Support for color management resources added to selected transforms	14
Support for Unicode Extended Code Pages	14
Support for page count for AFP	14
Support for separator pages for AFP Download Plus	14
Support for BCOCA desired symbol width	14
Dropped support	15
Chapter 1. Introducing InfoPrint Manager for AIX	17
Optimizing your print resources	17
Understanding the InfoPrint Manager server	18
Basic print flow	18
Logical destinations	19
Queues	19
Actual destinations	20
Host receivers	20
Documents and jobs	20
Auxiliary sheets	20
Media	21
Resource contexts	21
Transforms	21
Sizing your InfoPrint Manager environment	21
Understanding server configuration options	23
Standard server environment	23
Basic server option	23
InfoPrint Manager interfaces	24
Comparing InfoPrint Manager on different platforms	24
Understanding common features	24
Understanding InfoPrint Manager for AIX features	26
Understanding InfoPrint Manager for Windows features	26
Supported printers	26
PCL printers	26
PostScript printers	27
PPDS printers	27
IPDS printers	27
Supported data streams	29
Chapter 2. Planning for configuration	31
Default model	31
Desktop destination configuration model	32
Pool destination configuration model	33
Funnel destination configuration model	33
Hourglass destination configuration model	34
Recommended distributed configuration model	35
Chapter 3. Planning to print with host systems	37
Print shop scenarios	37
A black box shop	37
Printing from the LAN and the host	38
Distributed print shop using remote spooling	38
Managing resources with MVS Download	38
Managing resources with AFP Upload	38
Chapter 4. Using AFP resources	41
Chapter 5. Planning to share printers	43
Methods for sharing printers	43
Sharing the communication link with IPDS printers	44
Sharing the communication link with PostScript, PCL, or PPDS printers	44
Submitting jobs to the same print queue	44
Using an InfoPrint Manager actual destination	45
Using a PSF for z/OS or OS/390 defined printer	45
Sharing printers between host and LAN applications	45
Printing from existing host applications	45
Printing from existing LAN applications	46
Using InfoPrint Select	46
Using InfoPrint Submit Express	47
Using InfoPrint Job Ticketer	47
Using an IPP Gateway	47
Using InfoPrint Manager hot folders	47
Chapter 6. Verifying prerequisites	49
Understanding hardware requirements	49
AIX hardware requirements for print load light	49
AIX hardware requirements for print load heavy	49
AIX hardware requirements for print load high performance	49
Client hardware requirements	49
Printer attachment requirements	50
RS/6000 requirements	50
TCP/IP-attached printer requirements	50
Understanding AIX software requirements	50
Verifying AIX filesets for Version 4.3.0	51
Verifying requirements for all InfoPrint Manager installations	51
Displaying currently installed AIX filesets	52
Locating missing required filesets	52
Installing required filesets	52
Verifying updates to AIX filesets for InfoPrint Manager for AIX Version 4.3.0	52
Verifying AIX Version 5.3 filesets updated by the InfoPrint Installer	53
AFP Download Plus prerequisites	53
Client software prerequisites	53
Chapter 7. Migrating to InfoPrint Manager for AIX Version 4.3.0	55
Preparing to migrate to InfoPrint Manager for AIX Version 4.3.0	55
Chapter 8. Collecting required information for the install	57
Configuration options you select during the install	57
The invoice shipped with your software	57
Communications worksheet	57
Planning for printers	58
Chapter 9. Reviewing software components	59
Appendix. Accessibility	63
Using assistive technologies	63
Keyboard navigation of the user interface	63
Notices	65
Trademarks	66
Glossary	69
Index	93
A	93
B	93
C	93
D	93
E	93
F	93
G	93
H	93
I	93
J	94
K	94
L	94
M	94
N	94
O	94
P	94
Q	94
R	94
S	94
T	95
U	95
V	95
W	95
X	95

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