Mackie V7.0 manual Determining the network structure

Administering hosts (users only) Configuring Xprint V7.0

This section of the chapter deals with the first three items in this list. How to configure the other computers and printers in the network is described in separate sections later in this chapter.

Determining the network structure

So that Xprint V7.0 can be introduced into an existing network without problems, you must study the network structure before configuring Xprint V7.0. For this purpose you must gain an overview of all the computers and printers in this network. You should gather data on every computer and printer. This data will be required for configuring Xprint V7.0. The Appendix contains a worksheet in which you can enter the relevant data. It is recommended that you make a copy of this worksheet for every computer in your network and fill it out carefully. If there is not enough space for the relevant printers and/or supervisors, use the back of the copy or an additional sheet which you should clip to the worksheet.

Configuring the primary master host

When you have installed Xprint V7.0 on the host which is to be the primary master host, you can start configuring Xprint V7.0 by preparing the selected system as follows:

●Log in to the selected system as root.

●Configure the network services for the communication with Xprint V7.0 (/etc/services file, see section “Configuring the local area network (LAN)” on page 235).

●If the database was not installed in the course of product installation or has failed for any reason, you must initialize it now as follows:

/var/spool/Xprint/config/bin/DBinstall -f

●Start the Xprint V7.0 system:

xpstart

Now define the new Xprint V7.0 administrator if you do not want to perform this task any longer as root on the host now defined as the primary master. In this manual the user ID xprintadm is used as an example ID for the Xprint V7.0 administrator. To configure the Xprint V7.0 administrator proceed as follows:

●Define the Xprint V7.0 administrator xprintadm as a user of this host (e.g. using the administrator interface sysadm).

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