Iprint Components; Iprint Functionality - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER - PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 12-2010 Implementation Manual

19.1.2 iPrint Components

A Novell iPrint installation consists of various components, most of which are represented by
objects in your eDirectory tree:

Print Driver Store (Linux): This is a repository that stores the drivers on an OES 2 server for
your network printers. It is the first component you configure and is represented by an
eDirectory object that you create.

Print Broker (NetWare): This is a repository that stores the drivers on an NetWare 6.5 SP8
server for your network printers. It is the first component you configure and is represented by
an eDirectory object that you create.

Printer Drivers: These are the platform-specific printer drivers and PostScript* Printer
Description (PPD) files that are stored in the Driver Store or Broker and are installed on
workstations when users select a target printer. Printer drivers and PPD files exist as file
structures within the Driver Store and Broker and are not represented by objects in eDirectory.

Printer Objects: These are eDirectory objects you create that store information about the
printers available through iPrint. The information stored in an object is used each time its
associated printer is added to a workstation's list of available printers.

Print Manager: This is a daemon that runs on OES 2 or an NLM that runs on the NetWare 6.5
SP8 server. It receives print jobs from users and forwards them to the target printer when it is
ready. It is represented by and controlled through an eDirectory object that you can configure.

iPrint Client: This is a set of browser plug-ins. On Macintosh and Windows workstations it is
automatically installed the first time it interacts with iPrint. On Linux workstations, it must be
installed manually. The client is required on each platform to navigate through the iPrint Web
pages, select a target printer, and install the print driver.
For more information on iPrint, see

19.1.3 iPrint Functionality

Figure 19-1
212 OES 2 SP3: Planning and Implementation Guide
"Print
describes how iPrint functions from a user workstation perspective.
Services" in the OES online documentation.