Solaris Print Manager

Solaris Print Manager is a Java-based graphical user interface that enables you to manage local and remote printer configuration. This tool can be used in the following name service environments: NIS, NIS+, NIS+ with Federated Naming Service (xfn), and files. You must be logged in as superuser to use this tool.

Using Solaris Printer Manager is the preferred method for managing printer configuration information. It is preferred over Admintool: Printers because it centralizes printer information when used in conjunction with a name service. Using a name service for storing printer configuration information is desirable because it makes printer information available to all systems on the network, making printing administration easier.

In this release, you can manage printer configuration information in the NIS+ name service without the underlying xfn application layer with Solaris Printer Manager. This provides better performance when accessing printer configuration information. See "How to Convert Printer Configuration Information in NIS+ (+xfn) to NIS+ Format" for information on converting NIS+ (xfn) printer information to NIS+ printer information.

Solaris Print Manager recognizes existing printer information on the printer servers, print clients, and in the name service databases. There are no conversion tasks required to use the new Solaris Print Manager as long as the print clients are running either the Solaris 2.6 release or compatible versions.

The Solaris Print Manager package is SUNWppm.