AIX 5.2: Move printer configuration to a new server with smit? 1

[tnil]

In HP-UX there is a way to export all printer configurations with SAM, and then import it with SAM on the new server.

Is it possible to do that in AIX 5.2?
Or are there any better way to do it?

The background is that we have an old IBM server who will be
replaced by a new P5 510 server.

 

[mrn]

mksysb / savevg and upgrade new server

or

1. copy the /etc/qconfig (make a copy of the original before)

2. Copy the following files:
/var/spool/lpd/pio/@local/custom/*
/var/spool/lpd/pio/@local/dev/*
/var/spool/lpd/pio/@local/ddi/*

3. change the permissions on the copied files to 664
chmod 664 filename

4. redigest the queue's
enq -d

5. run the chvirprt command on each queue
chvirprt -q <queue name> -d <device name>

6. cycle the printer subsystem
stopsrc -cg spooler
startsrc -g spooler


Mike

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