home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
/ Power Tools 1993 October - Disc 2 / Power Tools (Disc 2)(October 1993)(HP).iso / hotlines / cshhl / hpopsp.txt < prev    next >
Text File  |  1993-05-21  |  5KB  |  167 lines
  1.  
  2.  
  3.  
  4. HP OpenSpool
  5.  
  6. ============
  7.  
  8. Additional spooling solution - why?
  9.  
  10. ===================================
  11.  
  12.  
  13.  
  14. Every unix station is provided with a spooler. This spooler can handle
  15.  
  16. printjobs to different devices with the First in First out principle in
  17.  
  18. a shared acess. This is possible in a standalone and network environment.
  19.  
  20.  
  21.  
  22. So, why an additional print management is necessary?
  23.  
  24. What is the Benefit for extra purchase costs for HP OpenSpool?
  25.  
  26.  
  27.  
  28. HP OpenSpool is standard-based spooling software for standalone and
  29.  
  30. distributed computing environment with comercial and technical capabilities.
  31.  
  32. By a business server with much printers HP OpenSpool is a facility for the
  33.  
  34. administrator.
  35.  
  36. Another scenario for OpenSpool are needs like ease of use, priorities,
  37.  
  38. change requests, papertypes and otherthings.
  39.  
  40. In a distributed computing environment consisting of HP-UX Systems and / or
  41.  
  42. Sun SPARCstations OpenSpool is an excellent helpful tool.
  43.  
  44. Features like single administration, alternatively distributed or shared
  45.  
  46. administration facilies the daily work.
  47.  
  48.  
  49. Compare-Overview
  50.  
  51.  
  52. features                LP                      OpenSpool
  53.  
  54. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  55.  
  56. interfaces      * command line                  * command line
  57.  
  58.                                                 * character-terminal
  59.  
  60.                                                   menu interface
  61.  
  62.                                                 * Motif-based graphical
  63.  
  64.                                                   interface
  65.  
  66.  
  67. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  68.  
  69. commercial
  70.  
  71. aspects         * priorities                    * priorities
  72.  
  73.                 * forms/fonts                   * additional forms/fonts
  74.  
  75.                                                 * keep after printing
  76.  
  77.                                                 * papertypes
  78.  
  79.                                                 * template for repetetive
  80.  
  81.                                                   tasks
  82.  
  83. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  84.  
  85. access          * lp/root user                  * spooladm user
  86.  
  87. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  88.  
  89. security                                        * allows implementation
  90.  
  91.                                                   of securtiy policies(
  92.  
  93.                                                   access control lists,
  94.  
  95.                                                   secure queues, protected
  96.  
  97.                                                   forms)
  98.  
  99. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  100.  
  101. print
  102.  
  103. destination     * not possible by remote        * command or user interface
  104.  
  105.                   printers, additional tools      allows print destination
  106.  
  107.                   necessary                       by remote or standalone
  108.  
  109.                                                   destination
  110.  
  111. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  112.  
  113. documentation   * not possible by remote        * one commcand for view
  114.  
  115.                   printer, additional tools       the complete configuration
  116.  
  117.                   necessary
  118.  
  119. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  120.  
  121. modification of
  122.  
  123. printer         * print destination must        * name in configuration
  124.  
  125.                   change by every system          must change only by one
  126.  
  127.                                                   single point
  128.  
  129. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  130.  
  131. configuration
  132.  
  133. in network      * configuration on every        * make configuraton changes
  134.  
  135.                   system                          only once to any system and
  136.  
  137.                                                   those changes are auto-
  138.  
  139.                                                   matically replicated to all
  140.  
  141.                                                   system throughout the
  142.  
  143.                                                   network
  144.  
  145. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  146.  
  147.  
  148. For more information
  149.  
  150. =====================
  151.  
  152.  
  153. A revised data sheet P/N 5091-4661E, will replace the current version.
  154.  
  155. Media and documentation is ordering by productnumbers B1903B for S400,
  156.  
  157. B1907B for S700, B1908B for 800 and B1909B for Sun SPARCstations with
  158.  
  159. options. License to use B1900B is required.
  160.  
  161. If you have additional questions, in the U.S. and Intercon contact
  162.  
  163. Michael Bueckle at 408 or Tlnet 447-4245 or Gordon MacKinney at 303 or
  164.  
  165. Telnet 229-2125; in Europe Beate Hoehne at 49-7031-143024 or Telnet
  166.  
  167. 778-3024.