Requirements; Using The Utility To Migrate Iprint Print Managers And Printer Agents - Novell SERVER CONSOLIDATION MIGRATION TOOLKIT 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 12-23-2005 Administration Manual

• When you move the Print Manager or Printer Agents to an OES Linux server, the printer
• If you made changes to the iprint.ini file (located in
• iPrint maps and custom images are not migrated. If you are hosting these on your iPrint server,

8.4.1 Requirements

During the migration, printer drivers are copied from the Resource Management Service (RMS) to
the iPrint Driver Store (IDS).
8.4.2 Using the Utility to Migrate iPrint Print Managers and
Printer Agents
To migrate your iPrint print system, complete the following tasks using the Server Consolidation
Utility, which is launched from the Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit.
1. If you have not already done so, deploy the iPrint Client on the workstation.
2. Start the Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit and select the following options:
3. When the Server Consolidation Utility launches, set up your project and select the desired
4. In the Project Window, do one of the following to model your iPrint migration.
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objects are copied to the same eDirectory container as the Print Manager, even if the printer
objects are distributed throughout the tree. This helps the Print Manager run more efficiently
and avoids unnecessary calls to eDirectory for printer information.
sys:\apache2\htdocs\ippdocs\), you should copy the file to /var/opt/novell/
iprint/htdocs/ on the destination server.
you need to copy them to the destination server.
The Resource Management Service used by the Print Manager on a NetWare server must be up
and running
The iPrint Driver Store on an OES Linux server must be up and running
You must use an eDirectory user with sufficient rights to access the source and destination print
system and eDirectory access permissions
DNS must be properly configured for the existing print system
The Server Consolidation Utility checks for the correct iPrint Client version and warns you if
you need to install a newer version.
For more information, see
Administration Guide for NetWare.
• NetWare or Open Enterprise Server (eDirectory)
• Consolidate and Copy Data and Printing between Servers
NetWare source server and OES Linux destination server.
IMPORTANT: Make sure both Print Managers are running on the source and destination
servers before you attempt to drag-and-drop a PSM or its associated Printer Agents. If you
don't do this, you will get unpredictable results.
• Drag-and-drop a Print Manager from the NetWare source tree onto a container in the
Linux destination tree.
"Windows: Distributing the iPrint Client" in the OES iPrint