How to move a Printer Agent to a different NDPS Manager
(Last modified: 14Jun2005)
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NetWare 5.1 SP5
NetWare 6
NDPS Version 3.00f
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How to move a Printer Agent to a different NDPS Manager
Moving a PA from one NDPS Manager to another NDPS Manager
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One can use the Novell NetWare Server Consolidation Utility to move a Printer Agent to another NDPS Manager.
Download Novell NetWare Server Consolidation Utility from download.novell.com
Backup the Source and Destination NDPS Manager DB
Main Menu on the NDPS Manager Console on the Server Console | NDPS Manager Status and Control | Database Options | Backup Database Files.
If your Printer Agent(PA) services queues go to Step B.
Step A: Moving the Printer Agent
File | New | NetWare NDS/Edir Tree | Make sure you meet the minium requirements | Create a Project Name | Select the
Step B: If your Printer Agent(PA) services queues
Use NWAdmin to remove the association of the Queue to the PA.
Select the PA | details | Printer Control tab | Jobs v | Spooling Configuration | Near the bottom under "Service Jobs From
Step C: Confirm the PA moved to the desired NDPS Manager.
Remote into the Server that has the NDPS Manager Active, one should see the PA loaded on the new NDPS Manager.
Step D: If your PA was servicing a Queue go to the Details of the Printer Agent details | Printer Control tab | Jobs v |
Step E: Moving the Queue.
Write down the exact name of the queue. IE: TestQ | In the same context | Object Create | Select Print Queue | Choose
The user will need to re-login to re-run the login script with the capture command. Other wise they will get this message:
"LPT1 Capturing data to unknown print queue"
Example of a capture statement in the login script: #Capture lpt1 q=.testq.context nff nb nt ti=10
If you need to convert the Printer Agent from HP Gateway or Epson etc to Novell SNMP (NDPSGW.NLM)
You will need this: PAcvrt.exe /GWLISTALL
You can find the latest PACVRT.EXE here.
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Moving Public Access Printers may not apply.
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Document Title: | How to move a Printer Agent to a different NDPS Manager |
Document ID: | 10085609 |
Solution ID: | NOVL91382 |
Creation Date: | 30Jul2003 |
Modified Date: | 14Jun2005 |
Novell Product Class: | NetWare |
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