Print Server version 7.0
March 2008
Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server
System Guide
701P48133
Xerox Corporation
Global Knowledge & Language Services
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Table of contents
Table of contents
Introduction vii
About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Customer support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
System Administration 1-1
Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
How to choose fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Downloading fonts from the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Resident fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
PostScript resident fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
PCL resident fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
Non-resident fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Downloaded fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–7
Optional or soft fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
Font substitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
PostScript fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
PCL 5e fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8
Font resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
System Preferences caveats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1–9
Job submission 2-1
How to obtain the print drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
CentreWare printer drivers CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Printer drivers at the Xerox web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
To download printer drivers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Installing the print drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
From the CentreWare printer drivers CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
From the downloaded Win-Zip file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Hot folder submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Hot Folders directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Workflow example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Support information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Caveats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–5
Troubleshooting Hot Folder problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
JDF support via the Hot Folder feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Technical overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
The JDF Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Receive JDF Job Tickets from Hot Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Process JDF Job Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Submit Data Files to FreeFlow Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
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Updates and Outputs JDF Job Tickets: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
Processes invalid syntax/value JDF Job Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
JDF Workflow Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
JDF Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
Troubleshooting JDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
Multiple job submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
Web submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
Printing Using the Internet Services Web Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
Remote Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
Notes and caveats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
FreeFlow Digital Workflow Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14
Printing and queue management 3-1
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Printing workflow options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
First In/First Out (FIFO) printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Resource based scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Parallel RIP processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
ASCII and PCL printing utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
ASCII and the PS or PCL decomposers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
setpclcontrol utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
setlp/lprcopycount utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
LP/LPR compatibility with Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
NPS lp-o and lpr-c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Highlight color programming in ASCII job ticket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Resource based scheduling for NPS color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Socket gateway configuration utility: setVPSoption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
TIFF files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
TIFF orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
Supported TIFF tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
Administration page controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Performance considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
Using VIPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
Repository management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
Save job options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
Scan to digital input on Nuvera 1xx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13
Copy input for multiple page TIFF files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13
RIP input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13
Copy/move/delete saved jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13
Copying and saving jobs to CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14
Saving custom templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14
Job previewing and editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–15
Editing thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–15
Using the PDF editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–15
Printing hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–15
Queue management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16
Transaction printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16
IPDS (Intelligent Printer Data Stream) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16
IPDS Interpreter license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17
IPS Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17
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IPDS with AFP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–18
LCDS (Line Conditioned Data Stream) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–19
The Process of Printing an LCDS Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–19
To view LCDS resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–19
Printing LCDS Sample Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–20
Printing the LCDS Resource List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–20
LCDS Queue information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–20
LCDS Queue Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
IPDS and LCDS reference resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–21
Finishing 4-1
Subset finishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Creating jobs to use subset finishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Subset offset (Page Level Jog) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
PCL offset/separator/subset finishing command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
PCL Offset Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Using the PCS Separator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
PCL paper source command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Tray programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Tray confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Tray mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Mapping trays to media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Stacking order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Mixed stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Additional finishing information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
Gateway and Network Configuration 5-1
Gateways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
SNMP gateway configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
Additional features supported in SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
Changing attributes support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
SNMP MIB support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
Localization of text and units of measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
SNMP configuration variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
Local User Interface (LUI) mapping to MIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
Printer and job messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
AppleTalk gateway configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
NetWare gateway configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
Queue server options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9
LPD gateway configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9
Network configuration settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9
IP configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9
Dynamic Host Config Protocol (DHCP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10
Name services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10
Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10
Domain Name Service (DNS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
Network Information Services (NIS/NIS+) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
Active Directory Service (ADS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
SMB/FTP or SAMBA/FTP network filing configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
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Network Filing via SMB/SAMBA or FTP/SFTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
Setting up SMB/FTP or SAMBA/FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–13
LP/LPR compatibility with Xerox FreeFlow Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–13
NPS lp-o and lpr-c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–13
Ethernet connection speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–15
Restore network factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–15
Other resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–15
Accounting and Billing 6-1
Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Auto exporting accounting log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1
Accounting exported values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
Accounting file fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
Job Notes window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9
Billing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9
View and Print the Billing Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
Billable events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
Xerox billable events include the following: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
Billable events do not include the following: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11
Billing meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11
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System Backup and Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7–1
When to Backup and Restore a System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2
Restore System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2
Configuration Backup and Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3
When to Backup and Restore a Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
Restore Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
DocuSP 5.x to FreeFlow Print Server 6.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–5
System Backup and Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–5
Configuration Backup and Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6
System Backup Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–7
Activity logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–7
Troubleshooting 8-1
Calling for service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–1
Declared faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Printer fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Disk Usage - example of a declared fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Job fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Undeclared faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–3
SNMP problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–4
Client problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–4
Windows problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–4
Macintosh problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–5
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FreeFlow problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–5
GUI problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–5
Tape Client problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–6
Print quality problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–6
Font problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–7
Inoperable system problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–7
Job flow problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–8
Job integrity problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–9
Tray to media mapping problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–9
Gateway problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–9
PDL problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–9
PostScript problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–10
TIFF problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–10
PDF problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–11
Editor problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–11
Restore password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–12
Restart Xerox FreeFlow Print Server software without rebooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–13
Productivity and performance problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–13
Problems when saving a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–14
Printing system logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–14
all_jobs_log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–14
system_log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–14
status_log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–15
ep_exception_log and ep_primary_log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–15
LPR logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–15
Printing the accounting log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–15
LP/LPR and the ASCII job tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–16
Rebooting and restarting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–16
Loading XJDC/Unix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–17
Configuring XJDC/Unix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–18
XJDC hints and tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–18
Output files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–19
Ejecting a CD/DVD on a Print Server station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–20
Remote Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–20
Hints and Tips 9-1
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–1
Disabling the Solaris Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–1
Color Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–1
Settings for enhanced color output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–1
Color job processing efficiencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2
Time used to generate the PDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2
Time used to transfer PDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2
Time required to RIP PDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2
Time required to print PDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–2
Job submission hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–3
Number of images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–3
PostScript preScan and full scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–3
PostScript factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–3
Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–4
Gateways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–4
Job submission order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–5
Job RIP hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–5
Variable data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–5
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Image Quality (IQ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–6
Job printing hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–7
Skipped pitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–7
PCI channel interface PWB trace capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–8
Perform a trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–8
Export the trace file to CD/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–8
Command Line Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–9
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About this guide
Introduction
The System Guide provides the information needed to perform
system administration tasks for configuring and maintaining the
Xerox FreeFlow
This guide is intended for network and system administrators
responsible for setting up and maintaining Xerox printers with
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server software. System administrators
should have an understanding of the Sun workstation, a familiarity
with Solaris, and with basic UNIX commands. This includes the
use of text editors such as vi or textedit and the ability to
maneuver within the Solaris environment. To enable them to setup
a customer site, system administrators are expected to have a
working knowledge of Local Area Networks (LANs),
communication protocols, and the applicable client platforms.
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Print Server for printing systems.
Contents
In general, this document covers information about the Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server that is not
other available guides.
The following list describes the contents of this guide:
covered in the Online Help or
• System Administration (includes font information)
• Job Submission
• Printing and queue management
• Finishing
• Gateway and Network Configuration
• Accounting and Billing
• Backup and Restore
• Troubleshooting
• Hints and Tips
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Conventions
Customer support
This guide includes the following conventions:
• Angle brackets - Variable information that is displayed on your
screen is enclosed within angle brackets; for example, “Unable to
copy <filename>.”
• Square brackets - Names of options you select are shown in square
brackets; for example, [OK] and [Cancel].
• Notes are hints that help you perform a task or understand the text.
Notes are found in the following format:
NOTE: This is an example of a note.
To place a customer service call, dial the direct TTY number for
assistance. The number is 1-800-735-2988.
For additional assistance, dial the following numbers:
• Service and software support: 1-800-821-2797
• Xerox documentation and software services: 1-800-327-9753
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Fonts
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This section discusses fonts and font resources and caveats on
certain system preferences and how they interact with specific
workflows.
The following information explains how to use and choose fonts
for a job. It also covers various resident and non-resident fonts
and their availability.
How to choose fonts
Fonts
Although document source files can specify almost any image on
a printed page, images that contain letters, numbers, punctuation,
and symbols are common enough to require a special mechanism
for dealing with them, similar to movable type. This mechanism is
the font. The Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server controller provides the
following resident fonts: Type 1, Type 42 (TT: TrueType), and
CID. Also supported are Types 0, 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 14, 32, and
42.
The most important thing to remember is that the font used to
create a document must also be available to the Xerox FreeFlow
Print Server controller.
NOTE: The Xerox FreeFlow Print Server supports the euro
character. Most font families include the euro character.
At the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server controller, a font can exist in
three forms:
Resident fonts A resident font is an internal font that is permanently stored on the
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server controller and is always available.
Soft fonts An optional or soft font is a typeface that is loaded as needed at
the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server controller. This allows the Print
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Downloaded font A downloaded font is a font that has its requirements embedded in
Downloading fonts from the network
Server controller to be customized with special fonts, such as
logos, or other special font applications as needed.
the actual source file. If this font is not available at the Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server controller, the downloaded information is
used to process and print the document. Although it is useful, it
also creates a much larger file size.
Downloading commercial fonts from the Network allows fonts to
be downloaded to the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server Controller from
both Mac or PC platforms. Supported application programs for
font downloading are as follows: PC Platform - Adobe Type On
Call; Apple Macintosh Platform - Adobe OCF, Marisawa, and Font
Works
Font download can also occur on a queue designed specifically
for the Appletalk gateway. These fonts usually a Japanese
(double-byte) or Chinese type font set. Applications in the Fuji
Xerox marketplace utilize the Appletalk two-way protocol to poll
the printer and then download the massive character sets needed
in these markets. In the U.S. marketplace the typical font loading
mechanism is to hard drive in [Administration]. The use of English
fonts from specific applications (e.g, Adobe has some) download
from the AppleTalk gateway is not common.
Resident fonts
The Xerox FreeFlow Print Server controller comes with a wide
variety of fonts that are available when creating a document.
NOTE: If you are unsure of the availability of a font, always
consult with your print organization’s management to determine
which fonts are currently loaded on the Xerox FreeFlow Print
Server controller.
PostScript resident fonts
The PostScript Type 1 typeface families listed in Table 1-1:
“PostScript Fonts” are scalable, which means that all point sizes
are supported, even intermediate point sizes. These include the
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typefaces that make up the LaserWriter IINTX basic font set, plus
additional Type 1 fonts supplied by Xerox.
Table 1-1. PostScript Fonts
Font family Stresses and weights
ACaslon Italic, Regular, Semi Bold, Semi Bold Italic
AGaramond Bold, Bold Italic, Italic, Regular
Americana Americana, Extra Bold
AvantGarde Book, Book Oblique, Demi, Demi Oblique
AdobeSans MM
AdobeSerif MM
Albertus Italic, Light, MT
AntiqueOlive Bold, Compact, Italic, Roman
Apple Chancery
Arial BoldItalicMT, BoldMT, ItalicMT, MT
Blackoak ---
Bodoni Bold, BoldItalic, Italic, Poster, Poster
Compressed
Bookman Demi, Demi Italic, Light, Light Italic
Carta ---
Chicago ---
Clarendon Bold, Light
CooperBlack Regular, Italic, ThirtyThreeBC,
ThirtyTwoBC
Coronet ---
Courier Courier, Bold, Oblique, Bold Oblique,
Regular
Eurostile Regular, Bold, Bold Extended Two,
Extended Two
Garamond Light, Light Italic, Bold, Bold Italic
Geneva ---
GillSans Bold, BoldCondensed, BoldItalic,
Condensed, ExtraBold, Italic, LightItalic
Goudy Regular, Bold, BoldItalic, ExtraBold, Italic
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Table 1-1. PostScript Fonts
Font family Stresses and weights
Helvetica Helvetica Black, Black Oblique, Bold, Bold
Oblique, Oblique, Light, Light Oblique,
Condensed, Condensed Bold,
Condensed Bold Oblique, Condensed
Oblique, Narrow, Narrow Bold, Narrow
Bold Oblique, Narrow Oblique, Regular
HoeflerText Black, BlackItalic, Italic, Ornaments,
Regular
JL-PropRoman ---
Joanna Regular (MT), Bold, BoldItalic, Italic
Kaufmann ---
Korinna Bold, Kursiv Bold, Kursiv Regular,
Regular
LetterGothic Regular, Bold, BoldSlanted, Slanted
Liithos Black, Regular
LubalinGraph Book, BookOblique, Demi, DemiOblique
Marigold ---
MonaLisa–Recut ---
Monaco ---
New Century
Roman, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic
Schoolbook
NewYork ---
Optima Bold, BoldItalic, Italic
Oxford ---
Palatino Roman, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic
Parisian ---
ParkAvenue ---
Poetica SuppOrnaments
RLKL-PropRoman ---
StempelGaramond Bold, BoldItalic, Italic, Roman
Symbol ---
Tekton Tekton, Bold
Times Bold, Bold Italic, Italic, Roman
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Table 1-1. PostScript Fonts
Font family Stresses and weights
TimesNewRomanPS Bold Italic MT, Bold MT, Italic MT, MT
Trajan Bold
Univers Regular, Bold, BoldExt, BoldExtObl,
BoldOblique, Condensed,
CondensedBold, CondensedBoldOblique,
CondensedOblique, Extended, Light,
LightOblique, Oblique, Extended Ob1
Wingdings Regular
Woodtype Ornaments Two
XeroxLogoTypes PK1 ---
ZapfChancery Medium Italic
ZapfDingbats ---
The fonts listed in Table 1-2: “Optional, Licensed Kanji Fonts” are
resident only
if they have a valid license.
Table 1-2. Optional, Licensed Kanji Fonts
Font family Stresses and weights
CGBrn PropRoman
ChuGothic BBB Medium, PropRoman
HeseiKakuGothic-W5 PropRoman
HeiseiMincho-W3 PropRoman
FutoGoB101 All, Bold, PropRoman
FutoMinA101 All, Bold, PropRoman
HonMincho-M PropRoman
JL-PropRoman ---
MMMA-PropRoman ---
MaruGothic M PropRoman
MidashiGO MB31 PropRoman
MidashiMin MA31 PropRoman
Mincho-PC Hiragana ---
Minch-PC Katakana ---
Osaka Mono Roman ---
Osaka PropRoman PropRoman
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Table 1-2. Optional, Licensed Kanji Fonts
Font family Stresses and weights
Ryumin-Light-KL PropRoman
PCL resident fonts
There are three types of PCL 5e resident fonts that are
permanently loaded at the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server controller:
• Scalable Intellifont typefaces
• LaserJet IV bitmap typefaces
• Typefaces that match the TrueType fonts as shown in Table 1-3:
“PCL Resident, Scalable Fonts”.
NOTE: These are the same internal typefaces that are provided
with the HP LaserJet 4 printer.
Table 1-3. PCL Resident, Scalable Fonts
Font family Typefaces
Albertus Medium, Extra Bold
Arial Regular, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic
Antique Olive Antique Olive, Bold, Italic
CG Times CG Times, Bold, Bold Italic, Italic
CG Omega CG Omega, Bold, Bold Italic, Italic
Clarendon Condensed
Coronet ---
Courier Regular, Bold, Bold Italic, Italic
CourierPS Regular, Bold, Oblique, Bold Oblique
Garamond Antiqua, Halbfett, Kursiv, Kursiv Halbfett
Helvetica Regular, Bold, Narrow, Oblique,
NarrowBold, BoldOblique,
NarrowOblique, NarrowBoldOblique
ITCAvantGuard Gothic Book, Gothic Demi, Gothic Book
Oblique, Gothic Demi Oblique
ITCBookman Light, Demi, Light Italic, Demi Italic
Letter Gothic Letter Gothic, Bold, Italic
LinePrinter ---
Marigold ---
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Table 1-3. PCL Resident, Scalable Fonts
Font family Typefaces
New Century
Schoolbook
Palatino Roman, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic
Symbol ---
SymbolPS ---
Times Roman, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic
Times New Regular, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic
Univers Medium, Medium Condensed, Medium
Wingdings ---
ZapfChancery ---
ZapfDingbats
Table 1-4. PCL 5e Resident Bitmap Fonts
Roman, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic
Condensed Italic, Medium Italic, Bold,
Bold Italic, Bold Condensed, Bold
Condensed Italic
Line Printer 16.67 pitch
8.5 point
Non-resident fonts
There may be many fonts available in your application that are not
resident at the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server controller. There are
two options for using non-resident fonts to create a document.
Downloaded fonts
If you expect to create a document using fonts that are available
on your workstation but not available at the Xerox FreeFlow Print
Server controller, your application may automatically download the
font when the job is sent to the printer. Fonts downloaded in this
manner are considered “temporary” and are deleted from the
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server controller as soon as the job is
printed.
Font family Typefaces
Portrait, Landscape
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NOTE: Refer to your application documentation for more
information on downloading fonts in your document.
If you are using a font in your application that has the same name
as a resident font but is a different version, it must be downloaded
with the job. The Xerox FreeFlow Print Server controller will use
the downloaded font rather than the resident font.
NOTE: Marking a font for “permanent” downloading in your
application is not supported.
Optional or soft fonts
Downloading fonts each time you print will increase the size of the
file and result in a longer transmission time. If your print jobs
regularly require a font that is not a resident font, you may request
to have it installed as an optional font at the Xerox FreeFlow Print
Server controller. Your printing organization's font policy should
give you the specific information you need to request a special
font.
Font substitution
PostScript fonts
PCL 5e fonts
A document may require a font that is not available at the Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server controller and has not been downloaded
with the source file. When the requested font is not available, font
substitution will take place.
A single default font, set by the System Administrator in the Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server software, will be substituted for any font
requirements that cannot be met at the Print Server controller. A
message will be printed to confirm that a substitution has taken
place.
Another type of substitution occurs for PCL fonts. If a requested
PCL font is not available, the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
controller will determine which available font best matches the
requested one and perform the substitution. Any PCL stream that
does not have any fonts specified in the file will have the default
font programmed in the “PCL font” section for the corresponding
queue in Queue Management.
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Font resources
Additional information on fonts can be found in:
• Xerox FreeFlow
Language book
• Xerox FreeFlow
• Xerox Document Services Platform MICR User Guide
System Preferences caveats
Combinations of certain System Preferences settings can be set
in order to enhance certain customer workflows. Some examples
follow:
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• When printing on transparency stock and
Administrative Pages (such as a Banner Page), the FreeFlow
Print Server uses the default administrative page stock (versus
the document job stock) to print the Administrative Pages.
• If Resource Based Scheduling is enabled
System Preferences > Job Processing > Resource Based
Scheduling), the job is held until the default administrative
page stock is loaded on the printer.
• If Resource Based Scheduling is disabled
displayed telling the user to load the requested stock.
NOTE: If you are printing Administrative Pages (Banner Page,
Error Page, Attribute Report) with your transparency job, ensure
that the default administrative stock is loaded before running the
job.
printing
(Setup >
, a message is
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2 Job submission
This section addresses printer drivers, hot folder and multiple job
submission, Remote Print Server, and web submission.
How to obtain the print drivers
Printer drivers are available on the CentreWare Printer Drivers CD
that came with your machine or they can be downloaded from the
Xerox Web site.
CentreWare printer drivers CD
Job submission
The installation files for the Xerox system printer drivers are
available on the print drivers CD. For updates and additional
information, check the Xerox web site at www.xerox.com
Printer drivers at the Xerox web site
Xerox system printer drivers can be downloaded from the Xerox
Web site at www.xerox.com
system models are available from the Web site.
To download printer drivers:
1. Open a browser and access the Xerox web site.
2. Select [Support & Drivers] at the top of the window.
3. In the search area, enter the appropriate product family.
• A window that supports that product family opens.
4. Find the appropriate printer and controller and select [Drivers
& Downloads]
.
. The installation files for all Xerox
The Drivers & Downloads window for that printer opens.
5. Select your operating system (such as, Windows XP or Mac
OS) from the Operating System list.
6. Select a language from the Language list
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7. Select the appropriate driver information from the Drivers list.
There may be a recommended check marked driver listed as
the first driver in the list.
• If there is recommended driver, select this driver.
• If there is not
a recommended, check marked driver, select
the one that best fits your printing requirements.
8. One of the following occurs:
• An “End User License Agreement” window opens, or
• The File Download window opens.
9. Select either the [Accept] or [Start] button to download the
appropriate printer driver.
You are asked if you want to save or run the file.
10. Select [Save]. The Save As window opens.
11. Select a location for the file download.
12. Select [Save]. The Win-Zip file is saved to that location.
13. Close your internet browser.
14. Open the file location where the printer driver was saved.
Double-click on the Win-Zip file; the Win-Zip window opens.
15. From the Win-Zip window, select [Actions] [Select All].
16. Select the [Extract] button.
17. Select a file location to save the extracted files and click the
[Extract] button.
The files are extracted to that location.
18. Select [Close] to close the Win-Zip window.
19. Continue to “Installing the print drivers” on page 2-3 to install
the print drivers.
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Installing the print drivers
From the CentreWare printer drivers CD
Insert the CD into the disc drive. Installation instructions are
provided on the CD; also refer to the CentreWare Printer Drivers
Guide.
From the downloaded Win-Zip file
Refer to the instructions outlined in the CentreWare Printer Drivers
Guide.
Job submission
Hot folder submission
Hot folders provides a fast and convenient method to submit printready jobs into network folders. It enables users to drag and drop
files into any Xerox Freeflow Print Server queue for automatic
printing.
This supports both Page Description Language (PDL) jobs with or
without Xerox Printing Instruction Format (XPIF) tickets. The
ability to support XPIF tickets with PDL files adds flexibility when
users want specific settings for jobs instead of default queue
settings.
To enable Hot Folders, perform the following:
1. Right-click on a queue
2. Select [Hot Folder]
3. Select [Enable Hot Folder]
FreeFlow Print Server creates an associated Hot Folder for
the queue and also creates an “Error” folder in the Hot Folder.
NOTE: Only System Administrators can Enable or Disable Hot
Folders. See the Online Help for more details.
Hot Folders directory
All the hot folders created by FreeFlow Print Server UI are stored
at the directory: /var/spool/XRXnps/hotfolders.
This directory is configurable through /opt/XRXnps/configuration/
printSvc.config file.
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Workflow example
1. The user enables “hot folder” for the queue on FreeFlow Print
Server GUI. For example, the user enables a queue called
“skywalker_PRINT” on the “skywalker” machine.
2. The FreeFlow Print Server creates an associated Hot Folder
for that queue and an “Error” folder in the Hot Folder.
3. The FreeFlow Print Server then exports the Hot Folder onto
the network for job submissions. In this example, the user
sees a folder named “skywalker_PRINT” with comments as
“skywalker_PRINT Hot Folder”.
4. The user then drops several non-XPIF ticket associated jobs
or XPIF pre-pended jobs that are ready to print into a Hot
Folder.
The user wants to use a separate XPIF ticket for a data file
and drops the data file in a specific location on the FreeFlow
Print Server. The user then drops the associated XPIF ticket
into Hot Folder.
Support information
For example, the user drops the file called “eightPages.pdf”
into the skywalker_PRINT folder to be printed.
5. The Hot Folder Observer periodically (every five seconds by
default) observes the hot folder for the presence of a job.
Upon detecting presence of a job, it sends the job to the
FreeFlow Print Server.
6. When the job successfully completes printing, Hot Folder
Observer deletes the job in Hot Folder.
If a job fails to submit, the Hot Folder moves the job to “Error”
folder.
• By default, the value of polling interval is set to five seconds.
This value can be changed under [System] [System
Preferences] [Job Processing > Hot Folder].
• The Hot Folder feature does not affect normal job submission,
processing, or printing.
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Caveats
• The Hot Folder feature may not be available on Mac OS 9
since Mac OS 9 does not support SAMBA.
• There is no authentication support for Hot Folder access All
hot folders are publicly
• The FreeFlow Print Server does not know who the actual job
submitter is. The sender name specified on the GUI is a
generic name (and is “HotFolderClient”).
visible.
Troubleshooting Hot Folder problems
The following logs are important for troubleshooting problems; if
there was no response from the agent to the browser, one or all for
the followings can be done:
NOTE: You must be root to use the following tools.
Job submission
•# prstat
• Shows activity of the processor and running programs.
Often this is seen whether or not the hf_observer is still
running. It may be that one of the processes that is using a
lot of processor time is contributing to the reason the
hf_observer cannot respond and therefore cannot submit
jobs to the print server.
• Normally, the user should see the hf_observer takes less
than 1.0% of the CPU time. The following line shows only
0.7% consumption of the CPU time.
1324 root 28M 7096K sleep 59 0 0:00:00 0.0%
hf_observer/4
• ps -ef | grep hf_observer
If you see the following line, the hf_observer is alive.
root 1324 1275 0 10:28:37 pts/12 0:01 ./hf_observer
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JDF support via the Hot Folder feature
The Job Definition Format (JDF) is a job ticket and workflow
specification language. It provides the means to describe print
jobs.
The ability to support JDF job tickets with PDF data files adds
flexibility when users want specific settings for jobs instead of
default queue settings.
Technical overview
JDF job tickets are submitted through the Hot Folders
feature. Upon receiving a JDF job ticket from Hot Folder (HF)
Observer, the JDF Gateway (JDFGW) uses the JDF Toolkit to
process the ticket and submit the data file associated with the
ticket to the FreeFlow Print Server to print.
After each job submission to the FreeFlow Print Server, the JDF
Gateway updates and outputs the JDF job ticket into a specific or
a default folder.
The JDF Process
Receive JDF Job Tickets from Hot Folder
Process JDF Job Tickets
Submit Data Files to FreeFlow Print Server
When a file is dropped in the Hot Folder, HF Observer checks if
the file is a JDF job ticket. If it is, HF Observer submits the ticket to
JDFGW.
The JDF Gateway is invoked to parse the ticket and create a JDF
Node based on the ticket. The JDF Toolkit then transforms the
JDF Node into a Combined Digital Printing (CDP) Node.
After a CDP Node is formed, the job attributes are converted into
the common Common Print Semantics Specification (CPSS)
representation.
The JDFGW converts the CPSS representation of job attributes to
the FreeFlow Print Server representation and submits data files
along with these job attributes to the Print Server for printing.
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Updates and Outputs JDF Job Tickets:
After each job submission to the FreeFlow Print Server, JDF
Gateway updates and outputs the JDF job ticket into specific or
default folders depending on the job submission status.
The updated JDF job ticket contains a relative job status and the
process time required.
The location of a specific folder is specified in the JDF job ticket by
“TargetRoute”. For example, a JDF job ticket has the following:
….
<NodeInfo TargetRoute=”/var/spool/XRXnps/JDF_Output”/>
…
This means, that the updated JDF job ticket, after job submission,
is moved to directory: “/var/spool/XRXnps/JDF_Output/”
If such information does not exist in a JDF job ticket, then the
default folders will be used to hold the updated JDF job ticket.
The default failure folder is named “error” and is a sub-directory of
Hot Folder directory. The default success folder is named “output”
and is a sub-directory of Hot Folder directory. Both names and
locations of these default folders are configurable via the property
file “/opt/XRXnps/XRXjdf/WEB-INF/classes/config/
JdfJmfGateway.properties”.
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Processes invalid syntax/value JDF Job Tickets
If the JDF job ticket has unsupported structural features, such as a
JDF Process node that is subordinate to a Product node, or if it
includes a supported attribute whose value is not supported or
which has an invalid syntax (i.e., for which JDFToolkit returns a
“Classification of Product Node failed” error), the job ticket cannot
be converted to a valid print job. In this case, JDF GW puts the
invalid JDF job ticket into the Hot Folder “Error” folder, and
submits an (invalid) empty no data job to alert the FreeFlow Print
Server operator to the error condition.
FreeFlow Print Server will display the following error messages:
• Processing Error - This job cannot be printed because the Job
Data File or the Pathname does not exist or the Pathname is
invalid.
Cancel the job and suggest that the job Data File or the
Pathname be checked prior to resubmitting.
• System error occurred while attempting to process this job.
Please resubmit this job
Select clear fault to print this job or
Cancel job and resubmit
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JDF Workflow Example
1. User enables “hot folder” for the queue in the FreeFlow Print
Server.
2. FreeFlow Print Server UI creates an associate Hot Folder for
the queue.
3. Hot Folder Observer will create an “Error” folder in the Hot
Folder if a job fails to submit to the FreeFlow Print Server.
4. FreeFlow Print Server exports the Hot Folder onto the network
for job submissions.
5. User drops a data file, in a specific location in FreeFlow Print
Server. The submitter drops the associated JDF job ticket into
Hot Folder.
6. Hot Folder Observer sends the JDF job ticket to JDFGW.
7. JDFGW processes the ticket and sends job attributes along
with data file into the FreeFlow Print Server for printing.
a. When the job successfully completes printing, JDFGW
writes the updated JDF ticket.
JDF Considerations
• JDFGW does not support multiple input files. A JDF ticket that
• A JDF ticket must have “page range” attribute specified in the
• If a JDF ticket has multiple file specifications, each
• Job Submission Status in the updated JDF ticket only reflects
• If a JDF ticket contains attributes with invalid syntaxes or
b. If the JDF job ticket is invalid or JDFGW fails to submit
job into the FreeFlow Print Server, JDFGW writes the
updated JDF ticket to “error” sub folder”.
contains multiple input file specifications (e.g., front cover,
back cover, and/or body content) must point to a single file.
input file specification.
specification must have “page range” set and be continuous.
the status of successful submission into FreeFlow Print
Server.
invalid values, it will be moved to the “error” folder.
Troubleshooting JDF
The following logs are important for troubleshooting problems:
If there was no response from the agent to the browser, one or all
of the following can be done.
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1. Enter the following command at a terminal:
ps -ef | grep java
If you see the following line, the JDFGW is likely to be alive.
root 5845 1 0 Sep 07 pts/5 12:08 /opt/XRXnps/
XRXweb/jre/bin/java -Xms128M -Xmx128M -Xmn32M XX:MaxPermSize=64M -
Since JDFGW shares a single JVM with Internet Services
Gateway, there is no single process dedicated to JDFGW.
In addition to this, look at the JDFGW log file
2. Logging files are located at /var/spool/XRXnps/log/
JdfJmfGateway.log.0
3. Upon a new restart of FreeFlow Print Server or new restart of
JDFGW, the JDFGW log shows:
2006.06.06 16:27:07 INFO
com.xerox.gateways.jdfjmf.common.JmfGatewayListener
init [thread-10] Gateway Running on http://[server IP
address will appear]
To indicate that JDFGW is running and now ready to process
JDF tickets.
4. By default, JDFGW is configured to log all messages. There
are many levels of logging:
SEVERE (highest value)
WARNING
INFO
CONFIG
FINE
FINER
FINEST (lowest value)
If you wish to change the level of logging, you can do so by
editing the configuration file /opt/XRXnps/configuration/
printSvc.config:
# Set the default logging level for the root logger
.level = <value>
With value being SEVERE/WARNING/INFO/CONFIG/FINE/
FINER/FINEST
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Multiple job submission
There are three menu selections in the Xerox Freeflow Print
Services interface (Reprint Manager):
•Print Selected
• Proof Selected
• Print Now Selected
When one of these print options is chosen, a dialog box opens
that presents the queue options. Once the user selects the queue
to send the job, the Xerox Freeflow Print Server displays a window
that tracks the progress and completion of each job submitted.
The [OK] button becomes enabled when the job is complete.
Jobs may be submitted simultaneously based on job size. There is
no hard limit to job submission. However, when submitting
hundreds of jobs, performance needs to be considered since it
may degrade.
The user always has the option of canceling the operation once in
progress. This does not disrupt any job currently being run but
prevents any further jobs from being submitted.
Web submission
Printing Using the Internet Services Web Client
With the Internet Services Web Client, you use a browser to
access windows that enable you to select a document file, set up
a job ticket, and submit your print job to the printer. This method of
job submission does not require any software.
NOTE: To use the Internet Services Web Client, you must have a
print-ready file (a file that does not need to be modified), such as a
PostScript (.ps), PDF, or PCL file.
To submit jobs using the internet services web client:
1. Enter the IP address of your printer in the URL field of your
internet access provider and select [Search].
The web client interface opens.
2. Select the [Job Submission] button.
The Xerox Job Submission window opens.
NOTE: Most of the options in this window are automatically set for
Printer Default. To make selections, you must clear the Printer
Default check box under each option.
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3. Enter the print path of the file you want to print in the File
Name field, or select [Browse…] to search for the file.
4. Clear the Printer Default check box under Hold Job, to enable
selection of [Print Options: <job disposition>] drop-down list
options Print or Save.
• Print: Prints the job file and does not save it. This is the
default setting. If you select this option, continue with Step
6.
• Save: Saves the print file, including the current job ticket,
on the print server but does not print the job. If you select
this option, continue with Step 5.
NOTE: Different printers save the print job in different ways. Refer
to your printer documentation for more information on how each
printer saves the job.
5. If you selected [Save] in Step 4:
• Clear the [Printer Default] check box under Save Format if
you want to select a save format for the job.
• Clear the [Printer Default] check box under Saved Job
Repository to select a location in which to save the job.
• Clear the [Use Job Name] check box under Save File As to
enter a new name for the job.
6. Clear the [Printer Default] check box under Hold Job to select
whether the job should be held or not held at the printer. If you
select [No], your job prints immediately. If you select [Yes],
your job is held at the printer until it is released to print.
7. Clear the [Printer Default] check box under PDL Type to select
a type of page description language (PDL) for the job. If you
select an ASCII option, select the font and its size and the font
orientation.
8. Set up the remaining job ticket parameters in this section of
the Job Submission window as required. This window is
divided into two sections:
• Basic printing section: This section at the top of the Job
allows you to make basic selections for your print job.
• Basic printing section: This section at the top of the Job
allows you to make basic selections for your print job.
• Advanced Features section: This section contains fields in
which you can specify Image Adjustment and Job Notes
settings.
NOTE: Do not enter job names, sender names, or queue names
that total over 140 characters.
9. If desired, record job notes by entering them in the fields in the
[Job Information] section.
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Remote Print Server
10. If you wish, select one of the following at the top of the
window:
• Save My Default Ticket: Saves your current selections as
the default ticket for other print jobs.
• Restore My Default Ticket: Restores the current settings to
your default job ticket, if you created one previously.
• Restore Queue Default Ticket: Restores the current
settings to the queue's default job ticket.
11. Select the green [Print] button to send the document file to the
print queue.
NOTE: Select the [Administration] button to check the status of a
job as it is printing.
Overview
FreeFlow Print Server Remote Print Server (otherwise known as
Remote Workflow) software provides the user a means to view,
interact with, and monitor high level status on multiple FreeFlow
Print Server Workstations from a single remote PC or Sun
workstation. It provides real time status of the printers, and the
ability to display the complete user interface of the remote printer,
and to manage the printer from that user interface. The user can
switch between the printers being managed; however, only one
user interface can be displayed at a time.
You can also program job tickets and manage jobs using Remote
Print Server. You can move, forward, promote, and delete jobs, as
well as other tasks.
Remote Print Server provides access to nearly all of the FreeFlow
Print Server features and functions from a remote location.
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Features
The Remote Print Server features include:
• Ability to manage connections to FreeFlow Print Server
• Ability to manipulate the FreeFlow Print Server Workstation
Notes and caveats
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supported printers from a single point location
from the client PC. This includes:
• Job management
• Queue management
• Reprint management
• Printer management
• System administration
• Color management activities (color printers only)
There are certain activities that should not be performed when
using Remote Print Server, and there are a select few features
that are disabled for use with Remote Print Server.
The list of unsupported features and activities is as follows:
• To access a FreeFlow Print Server controller, the Remote UI
tab must be enabled in [Setup: Preferences], and the Remote
Print Server software installed on a workstation. The
installation instructions for the Remote Print server software
are included with the Remote Print Server CD kit.
• You may not access diagnostics through the Remote
Workflow. The Diagnostics menu items do not appear in the
Main GUI window Setup menu. If diagnostics is entered at the
FreeFlow Print Server controller, all Remote Workflow
connections are automatically disabled.
• You are unable to change language settings in the [System
Preferences: International] tab, which is accessed from the
Setup menu. The language settings do not appear in the
window.
• You are unable to access the [User Preferences: Onscreen
Font Size] tab.
• You should never select Disable all Connections in the
[System Preferences: Remote Workflow] tab. If you select this
option, you cannot use the system until you can arrange for
the Remote UI settings to be edited back to their Enabled
state.
• Menus accessed using the right mouse button selected near
the edge of the screen may go off the screen, hiding some
selections. Shrinking or moving the main window should allow
for full menu viewing.
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• The minimum recommended video resolution is 1152 x 864.
• Add-on applications to the FreeFlow Print Server and any
third-party applications loaded on the FreeFlow Print Server
controller are not accessible remotely using the Remote Print
Server software. Terminal windows to the Solaris operating
system also cannot be accessed remotely using the Remote
Printer Server.
FreeFlow Digital Workflow Collection
The Xerox FreeFlow Digital Workflow Collection is a collection of
software and hardware solutions designed to improve and
enhance print production workflows. These solutions enable the
user to reduce costs, improve operational efficiencies, generate
additional revenue streams, and create greater profit potential by
integrating new technologies and capabilities into your current
workflow environment.
The FreeFlow Digital Workflow Collection includes:
• FreeFlow Web Services: Provides a web storefront for users
to submit new jobs and reorder existing ones - in a secure
environment from virtually anywhere.
• FreeFlow Process Manager: Automates repetitive prepress
activities in order to maintain high quality and consistency
while reducing errors.
• FreeFlow MakeReady: Simplifies complex, labor-intensive
make-ready operations with robust, sophisticated tools in a
WYSIWYG environment.
• FreeFlow Print Manager: Offers integrated print management
and full job ticketing, as well as a single point of access to all
Print Manager-supported printers.
• FreeFlow Variable Information Suite: Empowers the user with
the ability to turn variable data and images into high-value
variable content documents at rated printer speeds.
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Printing
Printing and queue management
3 Printing and queue
management
This section addresses how to set printing workflow. It also
describes the printing utilities that are available in the Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server software and how to use the Print Server
for TIFF orientation, and VIPP printing.
Printing workflow options
The two printing workflow options available are First In/First Out
(FIFO) and Resource Based Scheduling (RBS).
FIFO out can be set either on a limited scheduling/printing basis or
as the default printing workflow for the site. In either case FIFO
printing provides the capability to force jobs to fault and print in
FIFO order without regard to available paper stocks and other
variables. Typical applications include zip sorted work, VI print-forone, direct mail and financial data.
Resource Based Scheduling, which is the initial default option,
places jobs for which resources are available into the print stream
first. Jobs that require additional resources, like media, are placed
in an ineligible state awaiting resource availability. Resource
Based Scheduling optimizes the utilization of the printer.
First In/First Out (FIFO) printing
Workflow is referred to as FIFO when jobs are printed in the same
order in which they are received. For FIFO printing, the Queue
must also have the Release status set to Yes.
To set FIFO scheduling, perform the following:
1. Select [Setup] on the main menu.
2. Select [System Preferences].
3. Under Scheduling Mode, click FIFO.
NOTE: See the Online Help for detailed procedures.
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Resource based scheduling
Parallel RIP processing
Resource Based scheduling is the default setting on the Xerox
Freeflow Print Server. It schedules jobs only as the resources
available to run them become available.
To set Resource Based scheduling, perform the following:
1. Select [Setup] on the main menu.
2. Select [System Preferences].
3. Under Scheduling Mode, click Resource Based Scheduling.
NOTE: See the Online Help for detailed procedures.
The operator can choose to enable or disable parallel RIP. If VI
Object Cache is enabled then Parallel RIP is automatically
disabled. Likewise if Parallel RIP is enabled then VI Object Cache
is disabled.
The Xerox Freeflow Print Server processes the workflow in the
following way:
1. Is the first job eligible for Parallel RIPing? If yes, the Xerox
Freeflow Print Server processes the job using all the available
Parallel RIPs and no additional jobs can be processed.
2. If no, the Xerox Freeflow Print Server routes the first job
through a single RIP.
3. The Xerox Freeflow Print Server determines whether the next
job is eligible for parallel RIPing.
4. If yes, the Xerox Freeflow Print Server processes the job using
all the remaining RIPs. No other job can be RIPed until one of
the jobs is completed.
5. If no, the Xerox Freeflow Print Server routes the job through
the next single RIP path. The Print Server continues through
the cycle.
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ASCII and PCL printing utilities
ASCII printing within various environments results in output that is
not always formatted as desired. Unfortunately, there is no
“standard” method for printing ASCII files. ASCII is a character set
and not a Page Description Language. Therefore, ASCII files do
not contain format commands. Furthermore, there is no de facto
standard for ASCII formatting.
Nonetheless, users often have the requirement to match a specific
format. The utility below enables this formatting flexibility along
with a feature in Queue Manager that allows the administrator to
select the default document format.
ASCII and the PS or PCL decomposers
The Xerox Freeflow Print Server software automatically wraps
ASCII files with a predefined set of PostScript code and sends the
data through the PostScript decomposer. Unfortunately, this
predefined formatting does not always meet customer ASCII
printing needs and there are no “knobs” to change the formatting
within PostScript.
As an alternative, ASCII files can be identified as PCL and sent
through the PCL decomposer. The PCL decomposer does provide
some additional capabilities that can be used to modify ASCII files
as desired.
To force ASCII files to use the PCL decomposer, change the file
format in Job Manager. This can also be done by changing the
queue default document property from ASCII to PCL.
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setpclcontrol utility
The setpclcontrol utility offers the following user controls:
• Set the site default for the PCL decomposer line termination.
Setting these options allows both native PCL files and ASCII
streams forced through the PCL decomposer to be
conditioned with various combinations of carriage returns
(CR), line feeds (LF), and form feeds (FF). Mainframe and
UNIX environments typically require some form of CR/LF/FF
adjustment.
• Set a custom paper size to map to the PCL escape sequence
<esc>&|101A (which denotes “print on custom stock size”).
HP printers generally respond to this command by imaging an
area of 11.7 x 17.7 inches and then printing the image,
centered, on whatever stock is supplied by the operator. The
setpclcontrol utility allows you to specify a single image and
paper size to correspond with this escape sequence.
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setlp/lprcopycount utility
NOTE: This utility is now covered on the Xerox FreeFlow Print
Server interface. Click the PCL tab and make selections to Line
Termination.
The setlpcopycount utility allows the Xerox Freeflow Print Server
customer to modify how the lp/lpr gateway handles a copy count
of one. Beginning with DocuSP version 1.41.06, the default setting
ignores a copy count of one placed on the job by the lp/lpr
submission protocol. This allows the internal copy count set by the
PDL to take precedence.
The following utility allows a customer to return the Print Server to
its original behavior, that is, either imply a copy count of one when
none is specified or honor a copy count of one if specified on the
command line. This copy count of one takes precedence over the
copy count set by the PDL.
Syntax of the utility:
setlpcopycount -f option0 - Specifies that LP will set a copy count
of 1 if received.1 - Specifies that LP will ignore a copy count of 1 if
received.(default)No option will display current setting
Example:
printserver_printer% su rootPassword:# cd /opt/XRXnps/bin/#./
setlpcopycount -f 0
LP/LPR compatibility with Print Server
Print Server-driven systems can now be targeted to existing NPS
customers, both black and white and highlight color. The Print
Server now supports the following options.
NPS lp-o and lpr-c
The lp/lpr options are received by the LPR gateway and mapped
to Print Server attributes.
The following NPS lp/lpr options are supported:
1. NPS general options
• C”(acct=<text)” (account information)
• C”(collated)”
• C”(uncollated)”
• C”(copies=<n>)”
• C”(drilled)”
• C”(format=<pdl>)” (document format)
• C”(media=<n>x<m>)”
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• C”(pr=<n>-<m>)” (pages to print)
• C”(size=<n>)”
• C”(xshift)” (horizontal image shift)
• C”(yshift)” (horizontal side 2 shift)
• C”(xshiftback=<n>)” (vertical image shift)
• C”(yshiftback=<n>)” (vertical side 2 shift)
• C”(<nostich”l nostaple l stich l staple>l
2. Page order override
• C”(ton)”
• C”(nto1”)
3. Background forms
• C”(bf=<background form>”) (background form)
• C”(cf=<n>) (cycle from start location)
• C”(disposition=<savemaskG4 llsaveformG4>)”
4. Selectable halftone (not including full color)
• C”(halftone=<defaultHalftone l course lmediuem l fine l
extrafine>)”
5. Highlight color (highlight printing color)
• C”(hc=<color>)” (highlight color mismatch action)
• C”(hcm=<abort l ignore l operator>)” (highlight mapping
color scheme)
• C”(hrc=<pictorial l presentation l colorToHighlight l
automatic)” (highlight mapping color)
• C”(mc= <color>)”
6. Hold job for manual release
• C”(hold)”
7. Selectable resolution
• C”(res=< l 300 l 600 l>)
8. Other
• C”(pcl5c)”
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Highlight color programming in ASCII job ticket
The administrator can submit job programming parameters that
identify the algorithm and mapping to be used for rendering full
color into highlight color printing. The user may also specify what
action to take if there is no match.
For monochrome printing in gray scale, black is selected as the
highlight printing color.
The Print Server supports the following records in the ASCII job
ticket:
• %XRXhighlightPrintingColor: {blue l red l green}
• %XRXmismatchedHighlightPrinting Color: {Abort l
SelectCurrent l Intervene}
• %XRXhighlightMappingAlgorithm: {Automatic l
ColorToHighlight l Pictorial l Presentation l Monochrome}
• %XRXhighlightMappingColor. {black l red l green l blue l cyan l
magenta l cardinal l royalBlue l ruby l violet l brown l yelllow,
loadedColor}
Resource based scheduling for NPS color
DSC
Comment
%%
Beginning
Feature
To support the use of DSC comments in Resource Based
Scheduling, the preprocessor scans the DSC comments and map
them to job attributes. The Job Chooser reconciles the attributes
to determine the resources required by the job.
The following table lists the highlight color DCS comments
supported.
Table 3-1
Option Parameters Notes
HighlightMapping
Algorithm
HighlightMappingColor {none, black, blue, brown,
DCS Comments for Highlight Color
{none,automatic,colorTable
s,
colorToHighlight,pictorial,
presentation}
cardinal, cyan, dontCare,
green, magenta, other, red,
royalBlue, ruby, unknown,
violet, yellow}
Ignore none and
ColorTables
Ignore none,
dontCare, other,
and unknown.
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DSC
Comment
Socket gateway configuration utility: setVPSoption
Option Parameters Notes
HighlightPrintingColor {none, black, blue, brown,
cardinal, cyan, dontCare,
green, magenta, other, red,
royalBlue, ruby, unknown,
violet, yellow}
MismatchedHighlightPrinti
ngColor
{none, abortPrint,
reuqestOperatorInterventio
n,useLoadedColor}
NOTE: NPS options can be specified using lp -o and lpr -C from
the command-line.
Ignore all except
black, blue,
green, and red.
Ignore none,
MapabortPrint to
CancelJob. Map
RequestOperator
Intervention to
HoldJOb
This utility allows you to configure the two ports of the Socket
Gateway to either remove the echo commands (VPS) or leave the
data unaltered (NONVPS).
If you are a DT61xx or DT65/75/90 non-LCDS customer, configure
both ports as NONVPS. DP1xxxEPS and DT 75/90 customers
using LCDS need to decide whether to configure one or both ports
as VPS. If a port is not being used, it is recommended to set the
port to NONVPS.
The Socket Gateway allows two ports to be configured at one
time. Regardless of the port number assigned on the Socket
Configuration Utility, the socket port configured on the first port is
always Port 1, and the second line is always Port 2. Both ports are
set as VPS upon installation. set as VPS upon installation. Syntax
of the utility:
setVPSoption -1<option> -2<option>
0 - Specifies Port 1
1 - Specifies Port 2
option -VPS(default) or NONVPS
An example of the utility is as follows:
printserver_printer% su root
Password:
# cd /opt/XRXnps/bin
# ./setVPSoption -1VPS -2NONVPS
This sets Port 1 as VPS and Port 2 as NONVPS)
# ./setVPSoption -1VPS
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TIFF files
This sets Port1 as VPS and leaves Port 2 unaltered.
# ./setVPSoption -2NONVPS
This leaves Port 1 unaltered and sets Port 2 as NONVPS.
Restart the Print Server software after setting this option.
NOTE: Refer to the Security Guide for more information on the
Secure Socket Layer.
This section discusses the TIFF tags supported by the Print
Server software and the guidelines for printing TIFF files to
achieve the optimum performance.
GetTIFF and GetForm
The GetTIFF and GetForm operators provided in the Print Server
software allow the administrator to place a variety of external
objects on the page that are not supported by the native
PostScript language. These operators support TIFF files,
PostScript segments, PostScript files, EPS files and baseline
JPEG (JFIF) files.
The GetTIFF and GetForm operators take the name of the file that
contains the external object and, using the default coordinate
system, places the lower left corner of the object in the lower left
corner of the page. Then the administrator can manipulate the
object using standard PS procedures.
The GetTIFF and GetForm operators are encapsulated and do not
affect the Graphics state parameters, like color or font. Additionally
GetTIFF and GetForm execute the same sequence of calls that
are involved in Xerox Forms Caching.
If the job size is greater than 200 pages and a VIPP license or
demo license applies, then the job faults via standard VIPPS error
pages.
NOTE: The Enable Caching/Disable Caching (of Fast Forms)
selection found in the Postscript/PDF tab on the queue is not
overridden by the use of GetTIFF or GetForm.
NOTE: The “Enable/Disable Accelerator” cache in Preferences
activates cache for traditional PostScript jobs and does not apply
to GetTIFF or GetForm.
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TIFF orientation
The Print Server Save Feature stores TIFF images in different
orientations on the DocuTech/DocuPrint 75/90 and the DocuTech
61XX. This is done by design to optimize productivity and allow for
the different finishing requirements of the print engines controlled
by the Print Server software. The following products have these
options:
DocuTech 61xx -- The DocuTech 61xx finishes the trail edge of the
pages and orients the image appropriately.
DocuTech/DocuPrint 75/90 -- The DocuTech/DocuPrint 75/90
finishes the lead edge of the pages and orients the image
properly.
This difference can result in PostScript/VIPP files that call
Decomposition Service TIFFs being incompatible across the
different platforms. The imported TIFFs may print with a different
orientation relative to the PostScript image.
Prior to Print Server 3.1, the controller utilized a conversion tool
(TIFF to PostScript) to process and print TIFF files. A native TIFF
decomposer has now been implemented to directly process TIFF
files for printing. This improves the TIFF printing performance for
certain types of files. Decomposer level adjustments are also now
available for the TIFF decomposer at the Queue level.
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NOTE: Multipage TIFF files are supported. Single TIFF files can
contain multiple TIFF images to be processed and printed.
Supported TIFF tags
Below is a list of the TIFF tags supported by the Print Server
software.
Compression
– Default = 1
– The Print Server supports values of 1 (uncompressed), 2
(CCITT Modified Huffman RLE, 32773 (PackBits), 3 (CCITT
Group 3), and 4 (CCITT Group 4).
T4 Option
– Default = 0
– This is used to determine CCITT Group 3 one or two
dimensional coding.
Fill Order
– Default = 1
– The Print Server supports values of 1 and 2.
Image Width and Image Length
– Default = none; values must be supplied.
Orientation
– Default = 1
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– The Print Server supports values of 1, 3, 6, and 8. Values of 2,
4, 5, and 7 are treated as if they were 1, 3, 6, and 8
respectively.
Photometric Interpretation
– Default = none; value must be supplied.
– The Print Server supports bi-level values of 0 and 1 only.
Resolution Units
– Default = 2
– The Print Server supports values of 2 (inches) and 3
(centimeters)
Rows Per Strip
– Default = none
– The Print Server supports single and multiple strip images.
NOTE: Strips and tiles cannot be intermixed within the same TIFF
file.
Strip Byte Counts and Strip Offsets
– Default = none; values must be supplied if the image data is
organized into strips.
– The Print Server supports single and multiple strip images.
X and Y Resolution
– Default = none
– Values must be supplied for printing.
Tile Width, Tile Length, Tile Offsets, Tile Byte Counts
– Default = none
– Values must be supplied if image data is organized into tiles.
Administration page controls
The Print Server permits the user to enable or disable the printing
of Administration/Banner pages on a queue or job basis. This
allows the site to control when and how the banner and error
pages are printed.
The default setting by queue is set to enabled. The behaviors of
the banner and error pages follow Print Server precedence, that is
overrides, job level and so forth.
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Performance considerations
Optimum performance can be achieved for printing TIFF files by
following the guidelines listed below:
• Use CCITT Group 4 compression for speed.
• Use a resolution of 600 dpi to eliminate the need to scale the
image.
• Use a TIFF orientation tag value of 8 to eliminate the need to
rotate the image.
• Use single strip image data to eliminate additional image data
manipulations.
• Use a value of 1 for Fill Order to eliminate additional image
data manipulations.
Using VIPP
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To specify a job as a VIPP job, a start string is required. The
required start string can be automatically added using Print Server
functionality. This can be completed using the Command Line
Client, Queue Manager, and Job Properties.
To implement the VIPP Start feature, perform the following:
1. Copy the VIPP startup file into /var/spool/XRXnps/vipp and
then restart the Print Server. The file must exist in this directory
and cannot be changed. However, you can set a symbolic
link to other locations.
NOTE: The startup file must end with a lowercase.ini extension
2. In Queue Manager, create a print queue named VIPP. Change
the default document format from ASCII to PostScript. If this is
not done, all VIPP jobs runs as ASCII unless the data file
begins with “%!”.
3. Select the PDF/PostScript tab, and select [Start File]. Browse
to the startup file and select this file.
The CACHE command stores a form across a single VIPP job so
only the first instance is a normal RIP. After the first RIP, the form
is called in the job and it is retrieved from hard disk in a format
natively understood by the IOT. VIPP CACHE is available for color
products only.
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Repository management
Save job options
The Print Server provides a number of options in saving jobs to
the Save Job Library (SJL). Jobs can only be saved to the local
directory or a CD-RW. Jobs cannot be saved to the network.
Based on the type of input there are some additional limitations to
save job options.
Under the System Preference Save selection, there are three
options to use as the default save method. The site must pick the
option that best suits its overall job workflow:
• Rename job. This option automatically attaches a version
number to the job and saves the job to the respository. The
new job has a version number in an.nnn format.
• Overwrite Job. This option replaces the old version of the job.
• Fault Job. This option aborts the save attempt.
If the new job’s name matches that of an existing job, the system
proceeds according to the user’s selection. The job format, PDF,
TIFF or other file format, is not considered in name comparisons.
If the file has the same name, it is considered a duplicate. A new
name follows the TIFF format in creating its version number. For
example:
MyJob.ps.frf
MyJob.ps.001.frf
When a job is replaced all remnants of the previous job are
erased. Once a job has been replaced there are no provisions for
recovering that job.
System logs reflects when a job has been replaced and when new
versions have been created.
The job overwrite option is supported for the following formats:
• For scanning: PDF, single-page TIFF, multiple-page TIFF (with
job ticket)
• For copying: Multiple-page TIFF (with job ticket)
• For RIPing: PDF, single-page TIFF, multiple-page TIFF (with
job ticket), FRF.
For highlight color, the single-page TIFF format that includes two
images per page (black and highlight color) is supported.
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Scan to digital input on Nuvera 1xx
Only Nuvera 1xx products have the capability to use the Scan
interface and save a file. This feature enables the operator to scan
a file, browse a file path to save the job and specify a name for the
saved file. In saving, the operator is limited to these file formats:
•PDF
• Single Page TIFF
• Multi Page TIFF
Copy input for multiple page TIFF files
From the Copy user interface, the operator can Save, Print or
Save &Print multiple pages in TIFF format. The job is saved or
printed per operator selection.
If the option is to save, the Save Facility calls the Save Job Library
to save the job in TIFF format.
NOTE: If the product being used supports a scanner, any image
related to the job is saved without the image manipulation that was
programmed in the job submission. However, the instructions are
stored in the Saved Job Ticket to be used in job programming
when reprinting.
RIP input
In saving, the operator is limited to these file formats:
•PDF
• Multi Page TIFF
• Single Page TIFF
From the RIP input path, the operator chooses Save, Print and
Print&Save. The input facilities (CDF or Scan Facility) call the
Common Buffer Manager to generate saved and print-ready
images for color or black and white products.
The print-ready images are sent to the Phoenix image disk while
the save images are sent to Save Facility for consumption.
Copy/move/delete saved jobs
For jobs saved to the local drive, the administrator can copy, move
or deleted the following formats as soon as the job ticket file
exists:
•FRF
• Multipage TIFF
•PDF
The Print Server invokes the Save Facility which calls the Save
Job Library to process the request.
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Copying and saving jobs to CD
NOTE: Copy/move/delete functions are only for files specified with
the job ticket in the legal job format on the Print Server system.
These functions can only be performed on the local disk with the
job ticket.
The user interface invokes the necessary scripts to complete the
operation requested.
For jobs saved to a CD-R/W, the Save Facility calls the PM Library
to copy or save the jobs. However, move job is not supported.
The user can specify CD-RW as the Save Output Destination in
the Queue or Job Properties. The user then browses the
directories to save to the desired location. To improve
performance the images of a job are saved to a temporary location
first and then written to the CD once the last page has been
RIPed.
For systems with a scanner, the user can also select the CD as a
save location.
NOTE: There is no way to delete a file from CD; a user can only
delete all sessions or the last session. Any deleted sessions
cannot be reclaimed for reuse.
NOTE: Writing to a CD requires that the data be supplied at a
constant rate. It is advise to keep activity to a minimum during high
write periods.
Saving custom templates
The operator can create a customer template as well as program
any combination of imposition settings and save them under a
unique user-specified name as a “Save As User Defined
Template.”
The template later appears in the Layout Style drop-down menu.
When it is selected, it displays all the previously programmed
settings. These can be modified or left in tact. The template can
also be deleted at any point.
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Job previewing and editing
The Print Server has a number of editing features for saved jobs.
Editing thumbnails
For the DT100/120 family of products, the Print Server enables
the user to preview saved job in PDF, TIFF, PS or FRF file formats.
The Job Preview function allows the user to view both a thumbnail
image, that is a Thumbnail Resolution Image (TRI) and a full
display of the saved image, that is a Display Resolution Image
(DRI).
The Job Preview provides a menu offering the user a number of
features:
• Fit the image to page
• Rotate the image
• Scale the image
• Fit the image to the page by height and width
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• Select the page
• Go to the next page
• Go to the previous page
• Go to the end of the page
• Go to the front page
The Job Preview function can be accessed by right clicking the job
listed either in the Printer Manager or the Job Manager.
Using the PDF editor
The PDF editor allows the user to edit both FRF files for color
systems and black and white systems. The PDF editor is a full
page editor that allows the user to merge pages as long as they
are in the same file format.
The PDF editor offers the user these features:
• Insert page
• Delete page
• Undo functions for the saved job
• Importing pages for other saved jobs
Printing hints
If you compress the resolution of an embedded bitmap object at
the application level, you can produce smaller PDF files. This
allows your job to transfer across the net faster and requires less
Print Server spool/disk space, and may process faster.
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Queue management
The Queue Manager window displays all the queues available on
the printer. Think of each queue as a virtual printer with unique
characteristics defined when the queue is created. The queue list
displays the name, priority, and job acceptance and release status
for any queues available on the system.
Queue management involves creating and enabling queues to
receive jobs to help manage the flow of jobs through the printing
system. Queues allow you to manage jobs by:
• Controlling when to accept jobs from the network or host.
• Controlling when to release jobs.
• Defining default parameters (like 1- or 2-sided) for jobs.
• Overriding job parameters.
• Feeding from a specific tray rather than specifying a paper
stock (generally used for LCDS jobs).
Access Queue Manager by selecting [Queue: Queue Manager…]
menu option, or the Queue Manager icon on the shortcut bar.
Transaction printing
IPDS (Intelligent Printer Data Stream)
Refer to FreeFlow Print Server Help for more information on the
Queue Manager.
FreeFlow Print Server handles transactional data such as Xerox
LCDS and IBM IPDS. This section briefly covers considerations
for these types of data streams, and cites references for more
detailed information.
IPDS, or Intelligent Printer Data Stream, is a print data stream
defined by IBM.
IPDS is an optional feature for FreeFlow Print Server and is
enabled by a single license called IPDS Interpreter License. If
your system does not have the IPDS license, the FreeFlow Print
Server IPDS dialogues and the FreeFlow Print Server IPS
Manager menu do not display on your system.
IPDS data is a sequence of information transmitted by an IBM
host computer as directed by a host print application, such as the
Print Service Facility (PSF). In addition to delivering print
information, the IPDS data stream performs printer control
functions and shares job status information.
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NOTE: PSF is an IBM software product that controls IPDS printers
and forwards Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) data to the
printers in the IPDS language used by IPDS printers.
FreeFlow Print Server IPDS supports the TCP/IP and online
channel interfaces.
FreeFlow Print Server IPDS provides the ability to:
• Print the standard IBM IPDS data stream.
• Properly image all IPDS-required print resources and fonts.
• Support printing systems and feeding/finishing equipment
supported by FreeFlow Print Server.
• Recognize and process all supported IPDS commands from
the IBM channel and AFP software.
NOTE: AFP, or Advanced Function Presentation, is a collection of
programs used to format and print documents by defining the
exact placement of resources on a printer page.
IPDS Interpreter license
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FreeFlow Print Server support for IPDS is enabled with an
optional IPDS Interpreter License. When this license is active, the
following features are enabled on the controller:
• The IPDS Interpreter
• An IPS menu selection on the System GUI. This enables IPDS
to be invoked.
• An IPDS graphical user interface to apply settings.
• A TCP/IP socket to provide connectivity to a host system
storing the IPDS print jobs.
• A Channel bus and tag or card.
IPS Manager
The IPS Manager selection on the FreeFlow Print Server System
GUI enables an operator to access management functions and
use them to configure IPDS options not otherwise available on the
controller. The main IPS components are:
• File pull-down menu – Enables an operator to select and load
an existing job setup, to create and save a new job setup, and
to delete a job setup.
• System pull-down menu – Enables an operator to go online or
offline, stop or continue jobs, cancel an incoming job, perform
system configuration, manage resident fonts, and capture or
playback an IPDS diagnostics trace.
• Job Settings tab – Enables an operator to set up the following
for a specific job or class of jobs: Resource Resolution, GOCA
Image Resolution, End of Set Criterion, Output Queue,
Replicate and Trim, Enhanced Font Support, and Emulate
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IPDS with AFP
Continuous Form.
• Tray/Bin Mappings tab – Enables an operator to map
FreeFlow Print Server physical trays to virtual IPDS trays. The
contents of the virtual IPDS trays are reported back to the
host. The operator can view and modify stock attributes so that
they meet the needs of the IPDS print jobs to be run.
• Operator Commands – Applicable to both the Job Settings
and Tray/Bin Mappings tabs, these commands enable an
operator to Go Online or Go Offline, Stop or Continue
receiving IPDS data from the host, and Cancel an incoming
IPDS job.
IBM’s Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) is a collection of
programs that can be used to format and manage documents
independently of printer hardware. It enables users to control
formatting, paper output form, printing or viewing online, and
document storage across multiple operating system platforms.
AFP is implemented on various platforms by Print Service Facility
(PSF) software. This software generates the device dependent
IPDS. Some IBM systems, such as AIX, use InfoPrint Manager,
rather than PSF to accomplish this translation. FreeFlow Print
Server supports IPDS emitted by either PSF or InfoPrint Manager
software.
In order to print IPDS jobs, the host system must transform the
print job data into IPDS raster data and control data consistent
with IBM publication S544-3417 Intelligent Printer Data Stream
Reference. For host operating systems that support AFP, such as
Z/OS (MVS) and OS/400, the host decomposes the AFP
commands into appropriate IPDS commands and data. Some
host systems, from vendors other than than IBM, emit IPDS
directly rather than using AFP as an intermediary format.
Note that IPDS printers are centrally managed from the host
system. Resources, such as fonts, usually reside on the host and
are transferred to the printer when needed, rather than being
stored permanently on the printer.
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LCDS (Line Conditioned Data Stream)
LCDS (Line Conditioned Data Stream) jobs are accepted from a
channel-attached mainframe, from networked workstations and
from a tape client.
The Process of Printing an LCDS Job
Before LCDS data can be sent to the printer, the printer operator
must perform the following tasks:
• Load all the resources on the printer. These resources include
fonts, images, forms, and the printing instructions.
Every LCDS job requires resources such as fonts, images,
forms, logos, and a JSL. These resources must be loaded at
the workstation prior to running the job. You can view and print
a list of LCDS resources on the system.
• Set up the trays
• Activate the queue
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• Load the paper for the job to print properly
When the printer is set up for a job's requirements, the host
operator can send the job data. When printing is complete, the
printer operator performs procedures to end the data transfer. This
can be done automatically by a timer or by a command in the data
stream.
NOTE: Sometimes LCDS jobs are so large that they can fill or
exceed the hard disk capacity of the system. The Job Partitioning
feature enables the system to manage the internal disk capacity.
Select [Setup: System Preferences] and select the Job Policy tab
to make partitioning selections.
To view LCDS resources
1. Select [Administration > LCDS Resources…] menu
option. The LCDS Resources window opens.
2. Determine where the resources are located and select one
from the Source drop-down list:
•System
• Unix File System
• CD-ROM
3. Select the [Types…] button to view the System Resource
Types. Select one of the following:
• User Specified
• Library
4. Right-click on any resource and select [Properties] menu
option to view the properties of that resource.
System Guide 3-19
Printing and queue management
Printing LCDS Sample Resources
Printing the LCDS Resource List
To print LCDS resources:
1. Right-click on a resource and select [Sample] menu
option. The Sample Resources window allows you to specify
how you want the sample resource to print.
2. For example, select:
• A queue
• Image Output
• Scaling
• Document Options
• Quantity
To print the LCDS resource list:
1. In the LCDS Resources field, right-click and select [Print List]
menu option to print a list of LCDS resources on the system.
2. Specify how you want the list to print. For example, select:
• A queue
• Sides Imaged
• Quantity
3. Select the [Print] command button.
LCDS Queue information
To set up queues for LCDS jobs, you should consider the
following:
• The Destination Save property is not used for LCDS jobs.
• When you set up a queue for LCDS jobs, you must define
whether the job will be printed in spooling or streaming mode:
• Use Streaming if you want jobs to print while they are still
in the process of being sent to the printer. This is useful for
long jobs. Chunks of data are printed as they are received.
Printing does not wait for the entire job to be received, and
there is less chance of the disk becoming full.
In general, for on-line printing of large jobs, use a queue
that has been set up for streaming mode.
When a job has been sent to the printer in streaming
mode, END must be selected in the On-line Manager
before RIPping can begin.
• Use Spooling only if you want jobs to print after the entire
data stream has been received at the printer. This means
you must enter a Drain command to complete each job.
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Printing and queue management
• Use the LCDS tab to set up the Initial JDL, Initial JDE, and
other properties associated with the LCDS job.
NOTE: Some LCDS jobs are very long and take hours or even
days to complete. If you need to print another job before a long
LCDS job has completed, you can use the Job Pause/Interrupt
feature. This pauses the current job so you can print the other job.
You may then resume the interrupted job.
LCDS Queue Options
Before starting a job, you must specify the initial job descriptor
library (JDL) and job descriptor entry (JDE) that is used for the job
and for all the reports within the job printed at that time. The JDL
and JDE define the appearance of the printed job. These job
options can be selected in Queue Manager.
To select LCDS queue options:
1. Open Queue Manager, by selecting [Queue > Queue
Manager…] menu option or the Queue Manager Icon on the
Shortcut bar.
2. Right-click a queue and select [Properties…] menu option
3. Select the [Queue Properties: PDL Settings] tab
4. Select the [LCDS] FAB (Feature Access Button)
IPDS and LCDS reference resources
For more information on IPDS and LCDS, the following resources
are available:
• Xerox FreeFlow Print Server IBM IPDS User Guide
• Xerox FreeFlow Print Server Using LCDS Print Description
Language
• Print Description Language for Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
Users (see your analyst for information on this guide)
You may also contact your Xerox Customer Analyst for more
information on both IPDS and LCDS.
System Guide 3-21
Printing and queue management
3-22 System Guide
Subset finishing
Finishing
4 Finishing
The following section contains information about how to use
subset finishing and mixed stacking on a printing job.
The finishing information below does not apply to Continuous
Feed (CF) systems. For CF systems, the finishing configuration is
defined at the CF (STAMPA) Controller. CF imposition files are
used to impose documents for printing in conjunction with specific
CF finishing configurations.
Subset finishing is the capability to use different types of finishing
(or no finishing) within the same job. The ability to finish subsets
independently is a critical feature for many variable data
applications
This product allows more than one type of finishing within a single
PostScript job. The supported finishing options and the output
locations that can be used vary depending upon the printer type.
The finishing options and delivery locations are the following:
• Portrait Stitch
• Landscape Stitch
• Dual Stitch
• Right Portrait Stitch
• Right Landscape Stitch
• Right Dual Stitch
•Bind
•Right Bind
NOTE: The DT 61xx printers allow Short Edge Feed (SEF) only in
paper tray 3, 4, and 5. The short edges of the stocks range from
approximately 10 inches to 14 inches (254mm to 300mm).
System Guide 4-1
Finishing
Creating jobs to use subset finishing
It is important that jobs intended to be printed using subset
finishing be enabled with the following:
• PostScript code (using the “setpagedevice” operator)
• Variable Data Intelligent PostScript PrintWare (VIPP) version
2.0 or later.
NOTE: Subset finishing can also be performed at the FreeFlow
workstation through the Document Scan and Make Ready
application.
Subset offset (Page Level Jog)
The printer has the ability to offset on a page level. This support
allows VIPP to be utilized for offset type applications. This ability
permits jobs to be sent as one larger file with page level offset
commands.
The term “Jog” is used to initiate offset behavior.
• setpagedevice jog 0 (The offset command is “OFF”).
• setpagedevice jog 3 (The offset command is “ON”).
A job with a multiple copy count with a “jog 3” should force offsets
between each distinct set. A job with a copy count of 1 can contain
“jog 0” or “jog 3” on a page by page basis. The system will
alternate offsets between each alternating jog 3 and jog 0
command.
The following information should be considered when using the
“Jog” command:
• The first jog command on a page will be honored and all
others will be ignored.
• Multiple cases of jog 3 without the corresponding job 0’s will be
ignored.
• The Printer Manager’s setting of offset “ON” or “OFF” should
not impact the action of the PDL level jog commands. For
example, if the Printer Manager’s offset is set to “OFF” and a
job has a jog 3, then the sets should be offset from one
another.
• The DT/DP 75/90 allows subset offsets to the top tray.
However, the 61xx is not mechanically capable of jogging to
the top tray.
4-2 System Guide
PCL offset/separator/subset finishing command
The use of the PCL separator command, <ESC>&l1T, in
combination with Xerox FreeFlow
enables subset finishing for PCL jobs. The PCL separator
command defines offset segments of a job. PCL does not
commonly support finishing. However, the use of the PCL
separator command allows offset segments of a job to be finished
based on the finishing default set on the queue. For example, if
the queue default is portrait stitch, all segments of a job where the
PCL separator command has been used will be stitched.
The placement guidelines are as follows:
• Current Page Offset: If the current page is to be offset from the
previous page, then the PCL separator command must be
placed on the current page before any image data. Placement
should be within the job/page control section or before.
• Next Page Offset: If the next page in the document is to be
offset from the current page, the PCL separator command
must be placed at the end of the current page after any image
items.
® Print Server queue defaults,
Finishing
PCL Offset Stacking
Access the Offset stacking switch by opening Printer Manager and
selecting the Stacking tab and then select [Offset Stacking].
To enable offset stacking for collated or uncollated jobs, select the
enable checkbox. Both buttons are located under the collated
stacking and uncollated stacking sections.
Using the PCS Separator
The following information should be considered when using the
PCL separator command:
• The offset switch in Printer Manager in the Xerox FreeFlow
Print Server software must be set to ON. If the offset switch is
set to OFF and a job with the PCL separator command is
received, the sets will not offset when the job is printed.
• Multiple uses of the PCL separator command within a job will
be honored.
• Multiple uses of the PCL separator command on a page will be
ignored.
• All finishing limitations and restrictions at the printer will apply
to a subset segment.
System Guide 4-3
Finishing
PCL paper source command
Use the PCL Paper Source command <esc & 1 # H> to program a
PCL print job to use a specific paper. The PCL decomposer on the
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server Controller reads the paper source
command and, using the PCL Paper Sources option in the Queue
Properties and maps the command to the appropriate paper. The
number code corresponds to the following PCL Paper Source
programmed in Queue Properties.
To program the PCL Paper Source, use the following guidelines:
Standard: <ESC>&11H
Manual Paper Feed: <ESC>&13H
Manual Envelope Feed: <ESC>&13H
Lower: <ESC>&14H
Large Capacity: <ESC>&15H
Envelope Feed: <ESC>&16H
Tray programming
Tray confirmation
Tray confirmation selections control:
• whether a confirmation pop-up window appears on the
screen after a tray has been opened and closed
• what attributes are assigned to that tray
• whether the action is automatic or requires user action to
confirm the programming change
To set tray programming options, perform the following:
1. On the main menu select [Setup]
2. Select [System Preferences]
3. Select the [Stocks and Trays] tab
Settings are system-wide and are applied immediately. No restart
of the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server software required.
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Finishing
Tray Confirmation options:
• None - No tray confirmation pop up. The system assumes
tray refill, but if tray attributes change, the tray will fault. To
clear the fault modify the programming to match the tray. In
addition, the “New Stock has been Loaded” option must be
selected.
• When Tray Settings Change - A tray confirmation pop up
appears every time a stock attribute changes.
• After Every Tray Cycle - A tray confirmation pop up
appears every time a tray is opened and closed, or the
Printer reports a new stock attribute.
• Auto Accept Settings Changes - This mode will
automatically update the tray programming on the Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server to match what is reported by the
Printer. This option is not available on Nuvera C/P.
NOTE: Only System Administrators can set Tray Confirmation
options.
Tray mapping
NOTE: Tray confirmation is not available on iGen3 with Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server.
The Xerox FreeFlow Print Server allows the operator to select and
save tray mappings for recurring jobs or for jobs needing the same
mapping.
From the Printer GUI, the operator selects [Save Mapping]. The
dialog box [Save Settings] enables the user to either select an
existing mapping or create a new mapping by assigning a name
and entering a description in the Comments input area. The
operator can also delete mappings.
To apply the saved mapping to another print run, the operator
accesses the Save Settings dialog box, selects the desired saved
setting and selects [OK]. This action reprograms all the trays to
the values previously stored.
System Guide 4-5
Finishing
Mapping trays to media
Stacking order
On the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server printer, the media sources are
set up for each queue on the printer interface. The user can map
trays to media in the XPIF job ticket and then use the mapping
with the embedded PCL paper source commands in the data
stream.
Once the print job has been sent, the user cannot change media
sources. However, the XPIF job ticket media source to tray
mapping can be overridden for all the trays on the queue.
There are two ways in which an operator can specify the PCL tray
to media mapping:
1. XPIF job ticket. This ticket must be pre-appended to the job.
2. IPP Attributes. The information in the XPIF ticket and IPP
attributes become part of the job attributes sent to the system.
Mixed stacking
The user is able to specify the Output Set Stacking Order by the
combination of Output Order (1 to N or N to 1) and the Output
Delivery (Face Up/Face Down) selections.
These options can be set either at the Queue property level or at
the Job property level as part of the job ticket output option.
Mixed stacking allows all completed jobs with different finishing to
accumulate in the stacker until it is full or until the operator
empties it.
The types of finishing that can be mixed include stitching, binding,
and unfinished. The mixed stack can also include banner pages.
The stacker can hold between 12 and 18 subsets of different types
of finishing in the stacker before unloading.
Mixed stacking is enabled upon installation but can be disabled if
you choose to do so. If you wish to have it enabled at a later date,
a Xerox Service Representative must assist you.
4-6 System Guide
Additional finishing information
The Xerox FreeFlow Print Server is unable to dual staple 3-hole
punched stock. If dual staple is selected when using pre-drilled
paper, improper registration will occur. Select to single staple the
job, or print on non-drilled stock and manually punch the holes
after finishing of dual staple is complete.
Finishing
System Guide 4-7
Finishing
4-8 System Guide
Gateway and Network Configuration
5 Gateway and Network
Configuration
Gateway and network configuration is a set of features that allows
administrators to integrate the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
operation with a variety of protocols and gateways through a
common user interface. The Xerox FreeFlow Print Server gateway
and network configuration also enables system administrators to
select all the network configuration settings without having to work
in the UNIX operating system.
Administrators have a wide range of network options available for
configuration through the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server. IP
settings, network speed, and name service among other settings
can be handled easily and quickly.
This section of the guide describes how to use the Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server interface for the following gateways:
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
• AppleTalk
• Novell NetWare
•LPD
This section also addresses the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
support for the following network configuration settings:
•Host Name
• Internet Protocol Options
• IP address
•IPv4
•IPv6
• (IPv4) Name services
•WINS
• DNS
• NIS/NIS+
• Dynamic DNS Updates (DDNS)
• Filing configuration - SMB
• Filing configuration - FTP/SFTP
• Dynamic (DHCP) and Static configuration
• Ethernet speed
• Restore network defaults
System Guide 5-1
Gateway and Network Configuration
Gateways
SNMP gateway configuration
SNMP displays the status of network devices. Using the SNMP
tab in the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server Gateways, the
administrator can select among a number of features and settings
for SNMP.
NOTE: SNMP requires a standard license. The System
Administrator must enable SNMP in License Manager.
Xerox recommends the following third–party SNMP software
managers:
• IBM Network Printer Manager (XP)
• TNG Unicenter (XP)
• HP OpenView (UNIX, XP)
• Xerox CentreWare (UNIX, XP)
NOTE: The SNMP manager (for example, HP OpenView) may
have a number of requests into the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
for information. The requested information may not be among the
supported data sets on the Print Server. When this occurs, the
SNMP client/manager displays “no value...etc”.
NOTE: You can have more than one SNMP manager running at
the same time.
Additional features supported in SNMP
SNMP support for the following features are product dependent:
• The ability to ‘SET’ attributes.
• The ability to localize text and units of measure.
• The ability to support a number of MIBs related to finishing and
printing.
• The ability to perform automatic meter reading.
The following table specifies which Xerox products have these
SNMP supported features:
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Gateway and Network Configuration
Table 5-1
Feature
SNMP Supported Features by Product
DT 61XX
and DP
1xx
EPS 1XX iGen
Ability to SET Attributes Y Y N Y
Localization of
Y Y N N
Attributes
Finishing Capability for
YN NY
a Device MIB
Finishing Capability for
YN NY
a Supply MIB
Finishing Capability for
YN NY
Attributes
Print Working Group
YY NY
Job Monitor MIB
Auto Meter Reading/
YY NY
Billing
Nuvera
1xx
Enhancement to
attributes
Changing attributes support
YY NY
These attributes can be changed via ‘SET’:
• prtGeneralServicePerson
• prtAuxillarySheetStartupPage
• prtGeneralPrinterName
• hrFSLastFullBackupDate
• hrFSLastPartialBackupDate
• sysContact
• sysLocalization
For additional information on attributes, MIBs, and localization,
see device profiles.
System Guide 5-3
Gateway and Network Configuration
SNMP MIB support
The Xerox FreeFlow Print Server SNMP MIB files use the Xerox
Common Management Interface (XCMI) version 4.0. The
following list indicates the MIB files included for this version of the
Print Server software:
• rfc1213 - RFC1213-MIB (MIB-II) - specifically system, if
• rfc2790/rfc1514 - HOST-RESOURCES-MIB (XCMI rev
• rfc2790t - HOST-RESOURCES-TYPES (XCMI rev 000815) -
• rfc1759 - Printer-MIB (XCMI rev 000818) - except fin tables
numbers, at, ip, tcp, icmp, udp, snmp
000817) - rfc2790 is a later version of rfc1514. Specifically
hrDeviceTable and hrPrinter Table: hrSystem, hrStorage,
hrDeviceTable, hrPrinterTable, hrDiskStorageTable,
hrPartitionTable
same as 2.
• 06gentc - X
• 07gen - X
• 10 hosttc - XEROX-HOST-RESOURCES-EXT- TC - same as
2
• 11hostx - XEROX-HOST-RESOURCES-EXT-MIB - same as 2
• 15prtrxtc - XEROX-PRINTER-EXT- TC
• 16prtx - XEROX-PRINTER-EXT-MIB
• rfc1215 - SNMP traps version 1
Additionally the following MIBs files are supported:
• RFC 1213 MIB file
– The system Group
– The Interface Group
– The ip Group
– The icmp Group
– The tcp Group
– The udp Group
EROX-GENERAL-TC
EROX-GENERAL-MIB
– The snmp Group
• Host Resource MIB file
– The System Group
– The Storage Group
– The Device Group
• Printer MIB file
– The General Printer Group
– The Input Group
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– The Extended Input Group
– The Input Media Group
– The Output Group
– The Extended Output Group
– The Output Features Group
– The Marker Group
– The Marker Supplies Group
– The Marker Colorant Group
– The Media Path Group
– The Interpreters Group
– The Channels Group
– The Console Group
– The Alerts Groups
• Finishing MIB
– Finisher Device Group
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– Finisher Supply Group
– Finisher Supply, Media Input Group
– Finisher Device Attribute Group
• PWG Job Monitor MIB
– The General Group
– The Job ID Group
– The Job Group
– The Attribute Group
• XCMI Host Extensions
– Device Information Group
– Device Detail Group
• XCMI Service Monitoring MIB, Service Group for Print, Copy
and Scan
• Xerox General MIB file (uses only the 06gentc and 07gen files)
• The xcmGen Base Group
NOTE: The other files in Xerox General MIB are not supported.
System Guide 5-5
Gateway and Network Configuration
Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) support
Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) is a function that assists in the
accounting and billing process. The feature can be supported
using:
• xcmHrDevDetailIndex
• xcmHrDevDetailValue Integer
• xcmHrDevDetailValueString
Localization of text and units of measure
With the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server, SNMP text and units of
measure can be independent of the locality selected as part of the
Local User Interface (LUI).
Although the default is set so that the SNMP locality and unit of
measure is the same as that of the LUI, the new feature allows the
administrator to select a different locality or unit of measure for the
SNMP gateway.
Remote SNMP clients can control the localization of text objects
of syntax
LocalizedDescriptionStringTC by setting the MIB object:
prtGeneralCurrentLocalization
Access is changed from Read-only to Read/Write.
However, Remote SNMP clients cannot control the units of
measure localization of numeric MIB objects. The localization of
these objects can only be controlled from the LUI.
5-6 System Guide
SNMP configuration variables
Of the many parameters that are available for SNMP
configuration, only the ones of common interest to Xerox
customers are shown in the following table:
Gateway and Network Configuration
Table 5-2
Parameter Name Description
Configuration Variables
Value
Range
CommandLine Turn on/off the following flags:
–l: logging to SNMP_DEBUG_LOG
–w: logging to window
Printer operator The name of the printer operator String
(0...127)
Printer administrator The name of the printer administrator String
(0...127)
Printer administrator
location
Printer administrator
Phone
The location of the office of the printer
administrator
The telephone number for contacting the
printer administrator
String
(0...127)
String
(0...127)
Printer location The location of the printer String
(0...127)
Local User Interface (LUI) mapping to MIB
Default
Value
<empty>
<empty>
<empty>
<empty>
<empty>
The following table shows the mapping between the LUI and MIB:
Table 5-3 LUI Mapping to MIB
Local User Interface MIB
PrinterOperator prtGeneralCurrentOperator
PrinterAdministrator prtGeneralServicePersonsysContact
PrinterAdmin,
prtGeneralServicePersonsysContact
PrinterAdminURL
PrinterAdminPhoneNumber
PrinterLocation sysLocation
System Guide 5-7
Gateway and Network Configuration
Printer and job messages
SNMP can broadcast messages about the printer and the jobs on
the system. Printer messages may announce that the printer is
idle, printing, or out of paper. Job messages announce that jobs
are pending, processing, or completed. Other job-related
information may include the job owner’s name, the job quantity,
the job identifier, etc.
The information that is displayed at an SNMP Manager may not
always reflect the exact status of a job or printer on the Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server Controller. Those Managers that do not
support loading of Management Information Bases (MIBs) only
displays the printer and job status that they support.
NOTE: “Forwarding” is not a job state that is broadcast by the
controller; therefore, job forwarding information is not displayed by
the SNMP job managers.
AppleTalk gateway configuration
In Gateways, using the AppleTalk tab the administrator can enable
or disable the protocol. The administrator can specify the phase
type and time zone in the AppleTalk tab.
Always refer to the online Help on the GUI for additional
information.
NetWare gateway configuration
In Gateways using the NetWare tab, the administrator can
configure the NetWare Network automatically or manually. When
the automatic mode is selected, Ethernet Frame Type and Novell
Net Number is automatically configured.
If the manual mode is selected, the interface enables manual
entry for Ethernet Frame Type and Novell Net Number.
Always refer to the online Help on the GUI for additional
information.
5-8 System Guide
Queue server options
In Gateways using the Queue Server tab, the administrator has
the option to enable or disable NetWare and to define a Preferred
Server Name. This entry field allows the administrator an easy
method to directly point to a replica or NDS server name.
NOTE: It is recommended to set this after the first connect attempt
has been made since the Preferred Server Name should be
automatically available under normal conditions.
Always refer to the online Help on the GUI for additional
information.
LPD gateway configuration
In Gateways using the LPD (Line Printer Daemon) tab, the
administrator can enable or disable the LPD protocol, set the
default queue, and set the LPD port. The default port is 515, the
most commonly used port.
Gateway and Network Configuration
NOTE: Here’s a caveat concerning the default queue:
• If LPD Default Queue is enabled
job has not
default queue.
• On the other hand, if LPD Default Queue is disabled
and if the submitted job has not specified a queue, the
job is rejected.
Always refer to the online Help on the GUI for additional
information.
Network configuration settings
Within the System Administration part of the user interface,
Network configuration options are presented.
Always refer to the online Help on the GUI for additional
information.
and if the submitted
specified a queue, the job goes to the
Host Name
In Network Configuration, the administrator can change the Host
Name ID.
System Guide 5-9
Gateway and Network Configuration
Internet Protocol Options
In Network Configuration, the administrator can change the
Internet Protocol setting by selecting one of the following dropdown options:
• IPv4 Enabled
• IPv6 Enabled
• Dual Protocol; IPv4 Preferred (Manufacture Default)
• Dual Protocol; IPv6 Preferred
• Network Disabled
NOTE: When IPv4 is enabled, all tabs are enabled except the
IPv6 tab. When IPv6 is enabled, all tabs are enabled except the
IPv4 tab. When the “Network Disabled” option is selected, the
system is not configured with any available network options. All
Network Configuration tabs are inactive. FFPS cannot send nor
receive data via any network connection.
IP configuration
In Network Configuration, using the IPv4 and IPv6 Address tabs,
the administrator can adjust or change the following settings:
•IPv4
• IP Configuration Method
• Static - Allows the user to specify the IP information
• Automatic - allows an automatic generation of an IP
address
• IP Address
• Default gateway
• Subnet mask or prefix
•IPv6
• IP Configuration Method
• Static - Allows the user to specify the IP information
• Automatic - allows an automatic generation of an IP
address
• IP Address
• Default Gateways
NOTE: This information is supplied by the system administrator.
NOTE: The user is prompted whenever a reboot is required.
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Name services
Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
Gateway and Network Configuration
The following IPv4 name services are supported by Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server software.
NOTE: IPv6 is not supported in any of the name services.
This network configuration option allows the administrator to
enable/disable the WINS service. The Primary WINS server
option, when left blank, samba will use systerm cache or
broadcast to get a NetBIOS name resolved. Samba could also
use host or lmhosts as well if it is configured in smb.conf,
depending on the order of services configured in this file.
Domain Name Service (DNS)
The DNS service maintains host names to IPv4 Address
mappings. DNS is also a Directory Service that stores arbitrary
objects not necessarily related to name-to-IPv4 information.
In Network Configuration, using the DNS tab, the administrator
can enable/disable DNS. If DNS is enabled, the user must provide
the “Domain Name” and “DNS Server List” information in the text
entry windows; the “Domain Search List” is optional.
Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS)
The DNS protocol has also been enhanced to allow for dynamic
updating of DNS. The enhancement is referred to as Dynamic
Domain Name Service (DDNS). To invoke this service the
administrator enables it on the DNS tab.
NOTE: For specific procedures see the Online Help.
Network Information Services (NIS/NIS+)
NIS and NIS+ are network lookup services that provide
information that must be known throughout the networ k as well as
all machines on the network.
The administrator can enable or disable either the NIS or NIS+
service. If either of these is enabled, the administrator must supply
the information requested by the text fields or choose “Find NIS+
server” which will provide this same information.
System Guide 5-11
Gateway and Network Configuration
NOTE: The NIS/NIS+ server, by default, will accept the broadcast
requests within the subnet, there is no specific configuration
required on the server end. Select "Find NIS/NIS+ server", NIS/
NIS+ client(docusp system) to send broadcast message to locate
any NIS/NIS+ server(s) configured within the same subnet, if there
is one, it will reply and DocuSP will have the proper information
configured.
In Network Configuration, the “Options” tab allows the
administrator to configure ADS, SMNP/FTP, and Connections.
Active Directory Service (ADS)
The Xerox FreeFlow Print Server interface provides a “wizard” that
enables the administrator to add ADS domains and permits Print
Server integration into Windows ADS networks.
SMB/FTP network filing configuration
NOTE: SMB is disabled by default in Solaris 10 Update 4 - AR
86008 - Unlike previous revisions of the Solaris 10 OS, it has been
detirmened that the SMB service has been disabled by default in
Update 4. This will cause any features that depends on SMB to be
broken. Enable SMB through command line “svcadm” enable
samba wins”
In Network Configuration, Options, the SMB/FTP tab allows the
administrator to enable or disable filing using one of three different
technologies:
1. SMB, the protocol behind WINS.
2. FTP, File Transfer Protocol.
3. SFTP, Secure File Transfer Protocol with encryption.
Network Filing via SMB or FTP/SFTP
The System Administrator can program the SMB or FTP/SFTP
Server Login information that is required to gain network file
access. If this information was not programmed by the System
Administrator, perform the following:
1. If required, enter your User Name and Password.
2. Type the Domain Name or Select [Browse] to locate the
Domain Name and then select [OK].
3. Type the Server Name or Select [Browse] to locate the Server
Name and then select [OK].
4. If required, type the Share Path or Select [Browse] to locate
the Share Path and then select [OK].
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Gateway and Network Configuration
5. After entering all the required information, select [OK] to close
the Save Location dialog window.
• The Network Validation dialog opens if it takes longer than
two seconds to validate the network connection
information.
• Select [OK] if validation is successful. If validation is not
successful, follow the displayed instructions or contact the
System Administrator.
Setting up SMB/FTP
In order to save jobs to an SMB/FTP location, it must be enabled
on the system.
1. Log on as a System Administrator.
2. From the Setup menu, select [Network Configuration...].
3. Select the SMB/FTP tab.
4. Select any of the available options:
• Enable SMB Filing
• Enable FTP Filing
• Enable SFTP Filing
• Enter a NetBIOS name.
5. Select [OK].
LP/LPR compatibility with Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server-driven systems can now be targeted
to existing NPS customers for both black and white, and highlight
color. The Print Server now supports the following options.
NPS lp-o and lpr-c
There is support for NPS lp-o and lpr-c options; the lp/lpr options
are received by the LPR gateway and mapped to Xerox FreeFlow
Print Server attributes.
The following NPS lp/lpr options are supported:
1. NPS general options
• C”(acct=<text)” (account information)
• C”(collated)”
• C”(uncollated)”
• C”(copies=<n>)”
• C”(drilled)”
• C”(format=<pdl>)” (document format)
• C”(media=<n>x<m>)”
System Guide 5-13
Gateway and Network Configuration
2. Page order override
3. Background forms
4. Selectable halftone (not including full color)
• C”(pr=<n>-<m>)” (pages to print)
• C”(size=<n>)”
• C”(xshift)” (horizontal image shift)
• C”(yshift)” (horizontal side 2 shift)
• C”(xshiftback=<n>)” (vertical image shift)
• C”(yshiftback=<n>)” (vertical side 2 shift)
• C”(<nostich”l nostaple l stich l staple>l
• C”(ton)”
• C”(nto1”)
• C”(bf=<background form>”) (background form)
• C”(cf=<n>) (cycle from start location)
• C”(disposition=<savemaskG4 llsaveformG4>)”
• C”(halftone=<defaultHalftone l course l medium l fine l
extrafine>)”
5. Highlight color (highlight printing color)
• C”(hc=<color>)” (highlight color mismatch action)
• C”(hcm=<abort l ignore l operator>)” (highlight mapping
color scheme)
• C”(hrc=<pictorial l presentation l colorToHighlight l
automatic)” (highlight mapping color)
• C”(mc= <color>)”
6. Hold job for manual release
• C”(hold)”
7. Selectable resolution
• C”(res=< l 300 l 600 l>)
8. Other
• C”(pcl5c)”
NOTE: See “Printing” in this guide for further information on
Highlight color options.
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Ethernet connection speed
In Network Configuration, Options, using the Connections tab, the
administrator can select the speed of the Ethernet. The default is
set to automatic and the software/NIC card automatically detects
and transmits at the highest speed available. However, the
interface also offers 10 mb/sec, 100 mb/sec and 1000 mb/sec as
the situation requires.
The need to set a specific speed may occur if a switch is set to a
particular speed and does not support automatic negotiation.
Under these conditions, the full Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
controller may need to be set to the same speed as the switch.
Restore network factory settings
With the addition of several interface options as well as user
settings, the administrator may want to restore factory settings.
The interface provides a [Restore Defaults] button in Network
Configuration that permits the administrator to restore all settings
or to restore factory settings for only those of specific protocols.
Gateway and Network Configuration
Other resources
The FreeFlow Print Server Security Guide is a good resource
providing in depth information on gateways and network
configuration.
System Guide 5-15
Gateway and Network Configuration
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Accounting
Accounting and Billing
6 Accounting and Billing
The following section explains the various accounting log versions
that are available for systems configured with accounting and
billing capability. It also lists the billing meters for each region and
an explanation of each meter.
The Accounting function in the Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server
software produces a number of reports that enable the
administrator to accurately bill customers.
Auto exporting accounting log
The Accounting function will automatically export and purge the
accounting data when the database reaches 80% capacity. This
will protect data from being overwritten before the log runs out of
space. The export function is performed automatically and then
the file is saved automatically to a designated directory. The
default file directory where the accounting log is saved is: /export/
home/xrusr/accountingexportfiles.
NOTE: When purging, the oldest entry is purged first.
System Guide 6-1
Accounting and Billing
Accounting exported values
The Accounting feature tracks all jobs that have been processed
and printed, enabling your site to charge for use of the Xerox
printing system.
There are various versions of the accounting log supported by the
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server for exporting. The following list
describes each version. Refer to online Help for more details.
• Version 2: This is the most common version that is supported
for the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server printing system. If this
version is selected to be exported, it will not include any new
accounting entries.
• Version 3: This version will export all entries that are new and
old, having zero and non-zero values. Additionally, entries will
be exported that are not viewable on the interface. These
entries are: Channel Idle Time, Initial JDL, Initial JDE, DJDE
Records Read, and Lines Printed.
• Version 3.1: This version is similar to Version 3 and includes
the same exported values as Version 3, that is, all entries that
are new and old having zero and non-zero values. But Version
3.1 also includes the following fields:
– Interrupt Status: Options are Interrupt and Interrupted.
– Job Source: Indicates the Gateway through which the job
was submitted.
– RIP Interrupt Time: Displays how long the job was
suspended in the RIPing status if the job was interrupted
by a “Print Now” job.
• Version 4.0: This version is similar to version 3.1and includes
all the same values as Version 3.1. However, it also includes
the exported value for Trapping. The number displayed will be
the total number of pages trapped within a job.
• Version 5.x: This version exports all entries including those for
color attributes.
• Version 6.x: This version contains Account ID, User ID, and
additional job data for the purpose of identifying who ran jobs
and the account to which users are assigned.
• Version 8.x: This version contains LCDS information including
Final JDL and Final JDE.
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Accounting and Billing
Accounting file fields
The following information will help you identify accounting fields
when viewing the accounting and billing information.
Job ID System assigned ID number. When a job is sent to be printed or
saved, it is given a Job ID that the system uses to track the job.
Job IDs are generated sequentially, but the numbers can be reset.
Container ID System assigned ID number. The Container ID always has the
same number as the Job ID.
Report ID Report ID for the job.
Host Job Number Host supplied job number, as extracted from the data stream.
Record status This field will have one of the following values:
• Complete.
• Quantities shown may be less than actual.
• This is normally caused by the loss of marker data in the
Accounting structure. For example, Copies Printed, Total Color
Pages Printed, etc.
• Descriptive data was lost. Quantities shown are correct.
This is normally caused by the loss of job-related data in the
Accounting structure that was later successfully recovered. For
example, Job Number, Job Status, etc.
Descriptive data was lost. Quantities shown may be less than
actual.
This is normally caused by the loss of job-related data in the
Accounting structure that could not be recovered. For example,
Job Number, Job Status, etc.
Document Name The name of document or set to create.
Document Date The date of the document or set to create date.
Sender Name Specified at or by the submitting client.
Recipient Specified at or by the submitting client.
Account Specified at or by the submitting client.
Disposition This field will have one of the following values:
•Print
•Save
System Guide 6-3
Accounting and Billing
Job Status This field will have one of the following values:
• Completed
• Completed with warnings
• Completed with errors
• Undefined
• Faulted
• Cancelled by user
• Cancelled by operator
• Aborted
•Rejected
• Held by user
• Held by operator
• Save completed
• Save completed with warnings
• Save completed with errors
Interrupt Status This field will have the following values:
• No Interruption
• Interrupted
• Interrupt
• Interrupt Interrupted
Print Server Name This is the name of the Sun platform running the Print Server
software; it is also the remote host name for the Print Server
controller (e.g., adldp6135/6180).
Virtual Printer Logical name for printer queue assigned at startup. (e.g.,dp6135/
6180).
Machine Type
Printer Type
Job Source Source of the job being submitted.
This field will always be the type of printer.
Channel Idle Time
(milliseconds)
Job Submission Date Date and time job submitted in standard UNIX time format, i.e., in
Specifies the amount of time the Channel was idle in milliseconds.
seconds past midnight GMT, on Jan 1, 1970. (e.g., 835709136 is
June 25, 1996 09:25:36).
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Input File Size (bytes) Size of file in bytes. (e.g., 1751).
Job Format
Accounting and Billing
PDL Format
The source Page Descriptor Language of this job. This field will be
one of the following:
•Ascii
•Binary
• HPPCL
• Interpress
• LCDS
•PostScript
• PostScript2
• PostScript Query
•TIFF
•PDF
•IPDS
•HTML
• DocuJob
• Internal
•Native
Start RIP Time Date and time Raster Input Processing (RIP) started.
Stop RIP Time Date and time RIP completed.
Elapsed RIP Time (seconds) Difference between Stop RIP Time and Start RIP Time, in
seconds.
Account ID
User ID
Additional Job Data
RIP Interrupt Time (seconds)
Initial JDL Path to JDL for LCDS document submission.
Initial JDE JDE selection. This is used in combo with the Initial JDL in the
Total amount of time RIP was suspended for the job, in seconds.
LCDS document submissions.
Records Read The number of records read from a record data stream.
System Guide 6-5
Accounting and Billing
DJDE Records Read The number of DJDE records recognized.
Data Blocks Processed Number of blocks read processing the current job.
Data Blocks Skipped Number of blocks skipped processing the current job.
Number Pages RIPed Number of processed pages.
Total Pages Trapped Number of pages trapped.
Total Anti Aliased Pages
Processed
Start Date Date and time job printing started.
Completion Date Date and time job printing completed.
Pages To Print Can be a range (e.g. 5 - 8 or All). If not specified, this field
Collate Mode Indicates whether to collate output (Yes/No).
Copies Requested Number of copies the user wants to print. If the job is sent
Copies Printed Number of copies actually printed.
Total Sheets Greater than 9”
Wide Printed
Total number of Anti Aliased pages processed.
(attribute = value pair) will not appear in the Exported File.
requesting 10 copies, and held when 5 are printed, Copies
Requested will be 10 and Copies Printed will be 5.
Total number of sheets printed for which the job was greater than
9 inches wide.
Total Sheets Greater than
345mm Wide Printed
Total Sheets Printed Total number of sheets printed for the job, including any banner or
Total number of sheets printed for which the job was greater than
345 mm wide.
error pages.
Total Impressions Printed Two-sided sheets (printed both sides) count as two impressions;
single sided sheets count as one impression.
Pages to Bin Total pages delivered to output bin for job.
Pages to Tray Total pages delivered to tray for a job.
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Accounting and Billing
Number 1-Sided Sheets
Printed
Complexity Induced Skips
Number 2-Sided Sheets
Printed
Lines Printed Number of lines printed for a job.
Pages Spaced Number of pages spaced for a job.
Total Black Only Pages
Printed
Total Color Pages Printed Total number of color pages printed in a job.
Complexity induced Skips Number of blocks skipped while processing the current job.
Finishing Applied X Contains the finisher name (number X=1...10).
Number of single sided sheets printed.
Number of double sided sheets printed.
Total number of black-only pages printed in a job.
Medium X, Number Printed A count of the quantity of sheets of medium (number X=1,2,...)
(e.g., 25).
Medium X, Type The type of medium (number X=1,2,...). Field will be one of the
following:
•Plain
• Transparency
• Full Cut Tab
•Precut Tab
• Ordered Stock
• User defined
Medium X, Modulus
Indicates number of parts supported by the form associated with
this medium (number X=1...10).
Medium X, Size Page size for medium (number X=1...10). Field will be size of the
paper stock (for example, 8.5 x 11.0 in., 8.5 x 14.0 in.,...).
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Accounting and Billing
Medium X, Color Color of medium (number X=1,2,...). Field can be one of the
Medium X, Name Text name of medium (number X=1...10).
Medium X, Opacity Opacity of medium (number X=1...10).
following:
•White
•Clear
•Pink
•Red
•Yellow
•Blue
• Green
•Buff
• Goldenrod
• User defined
Medium X, Holes count Number of pre-punched holes in medium (number X=1...10).
Medium X, Grain Grain of medium (number X=1...10).
Medium X, Finish Finish of medium (number X=1...10).
Medium X, Weight Density of medium (number X=1,2,...). nn.n g/m².
(e.g., 75.0 g/m²).
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Job Notes window
Billing
Accounting and Billing
The Job Notes window displays accounting information as well as
user information. The following accounting and user fields have
been added and displays, exported, and printed as part of the
accounting log.
• Account Info
• Account ID.
•User ID.
• Additional Account Information: This field will accept up to 255
characters.
NOTE: These attributes are support by IPP, Reprint, LP, LPR and
XPIF.
The Xerox FreeFlow Print Server maintains a billing meter for a
number of billable events for systems configured with billing
capability. A meter is a measurement of how many billable events
took place. A billable event is a transaction performed on the
printer for which Xerox charges customers. System Administrators
and Operators can view and print the billing report.
Specific customer information is retained upon system restarts.
Retained information includes:
• Queue name for printing the Billing Report
• Customer ID (Customer Name)
• Machine ID (Printer Serial Number)
The Billing window displays the following information:
• The date and time that the meters were read
• Meter descriptions
• Value information for the meters
Customers print out the billing report and send it to Xerox. Xerox
then generates a bill based on the customer’s printer usage. This
can be done automatically by using the Remote Services feature.
NOTE: Meter names and what they measure vary by region.
Refer to the Billing Meters section in this book.
System Guide 6-9
Accounting and Billing
View and Print the Billing Report
Billable events
Do the following to view the billing report
1. Select [Administration: Billing...]
2. Select the [Print...] button
3. Select a queue from the Queue drop-down menu
4. Enter the Customer ID and Machine ID
5. Select [Close] when you are finished
NOTE: For CF systems, billing meters are maintained within the
print engine. For additional information, contact a Xerox Service
Representative.
Xerox billable events include the following:
• Waste sheets that are sent to a stacker as part of the process
to resolve a condition in the system.
• Waste sheets that are manually removed from a stacker.
• Each impression or imaged side of a sheet.
• Administration pages, such as the banner page or error page.
• Internal reports, such as billing or accounting reports.
• All completed sets and stacks.
• Sample jobs.
• Any partial sets that are generated by a programming conflict,
a PDL error, or a cancellation of a print job by the operator
during printing.
Administration pages and sample jobs will be billed as 1-sided
sheets.
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Billable events do not include the following:
Billing meters
Accounting and Billing
• Blank sides inserted by the system; for example, the last page
of an odd-numbered 2-sided job.
• Any partial sets generated when the system fault recovery
forces the job to be saved or cancelled during printing.
• Slip sheets.
• Blank sheets.
• Blank sides created as part of the job.
• Fuser cleanup sheets.
• Waste sheets that are manually removed from the feeders and
print engine.
• Sheets purged by the system for fault recovery or image
quality adjustment.
The Xerox Billing Meter window tracks the time and date of the
last meter read and the following Print Billing Report options are
retained between restarts:
• Queue name for printing the Billing Report.
• Customer ID (Customer Name)
• Machine ID (serial number).
The printing information is pre-loaded and only needs to be
entered once in the system. The customer or service
representative completes the entry and prints the Billing report.
This stores the values. But if the values stored are in error in some
way, they are editable.
NOTE: Tables 6-1, 6-2, and 6-3 show all meters for all printers
and for all
market regions.
System Guide 6-11
Accounting and Billing
Table 6-1 Billing Meters for 61XX/41XX DocuTech/DocuPrint Series
Region 61XX Meter Label 41XX Meter Label
1 Meter A
Meter B
2 Meter 1
Meter 2
Meter 3
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered
Impressions Printed in IOT Diagnostic Mode
Number of Purge sheets sent to Purge Tray
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 3 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 4 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 5 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 5 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 6 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 7 & 8 Pitch Mode
Number of Duplex Sheets Successfully Delivered
Percentage of Duplex Impressions
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered
Impressions Printed in IOT Diagnostic Mode
Number of Purge sheets sent to Purge Tray
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 3 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 4 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 5 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 5 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 6 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 7 & 8 Pitch Mode
Number of Duplex Sheets Successfully Delivered
Percentage of Duplex Impressions
5 Meter A Good Impressions Successfully Delivered
Impressions Printed in IOT Diagnostic Mode
Number of Purge sheets sent to Purge Tray
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 3 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 4 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 5 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 5 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 6 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 7 & 8 Pitch Mode
Number of Duplex Sheets Successfully Delivered
Percentage of Duplex Impressions
6 Meter 1
Meter 2
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered
Impressions Printed in IOT Diagnostic Mode
Number of Purge sheets sent to Purge Tray
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 3 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 4 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 5 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 5 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 6 Pitch Mode
Good Impressions Successfully Delivered in 7 & 8 Pitch Mode
Number of Duplex Sheets Successfully Delivered
Percentage of Duplex Impressions
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Accounting and Billing
Table 6-2 Billing Meters for Nuvera
Region Nuvera EA 100/120/144 Meter Label Nuvera 288 Meter Label
1 Meter A
Meter B
Meter C
Meter C Breakpoint Limit
Meter C Breakpoint Limit Last Modified
Meter D
Meter D Breakpoint Limit
Meter D Breakpoint Limit Last Modified
2 Meter 1
Meter 2
Meter 3
5 Meter A
Meter B
Meter B Breakpoint Limit
Meter B Breakpoint Limit Last Modified
Meter C
Meter A
Meter B
Meter C
Meter C Breakpoint Limit
Meter C Breakpoint Limit Last Modified
Meter D
Meter D Breakpoint Limit
Meter D Breakpoint Limit Last Modified
Meter E
Meter 1
Meter 2
Meter 3
Meter A
Meter B
Meter B Breakpoint Limit
Meter B Breakpoint Limit Last Modified
Meter C
Meter C Breakpoint Limit
Meter C Breakpoint Limit Last Modified
6 Meter 1
Meter 2
Meter C Breakpoint Limit
Meter C Breakpoint Limit Last Modified
Meter D
Meter 1
Meter 2
Meter 3
System Guide 6-13
Accounting and Billing
Table 6-3 Billing Meters for DocuColor 240/250/260
NOTE: These meters do not appear on the FreeFlow Print Server
GUI. These meters are displayed through Remote Services only.
Region DocuColor 240/250 Meter Label DocuColor 260 Meter Label
1 Total Impressions
Color Impressions
Black Impressions
Large Color Impressions
Large Black Impressions
2 Total Impressions
Color Impressions
Black Impressions
Large Color Impressions
Large Black Impressions
5 Total Impressions
Color Impressions
Black Impressions
Large Color Impressions
Large Black Impressions
6 Total Impressions
Color Impressions
Total Impressions
Color Impressions
Black Impressions
Large Color Impressions
Large Black Impressions
Total Impressions
Color Impressions
Black Impressions
Large Color Impressions
Large Black Impressions
Total Impressions
Color Impressions
Black Impressions
Large Color Impressions
Large Black Impressions
Total Impressions
Color Impressions
Black Impressions
Large Color Impressions
Large Black Impressions
Black Impressions
Large Color Impressions
Large Black Impressions
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Backup and Restore
7 Backup and Restore
To ensure a smooth transition between Xerox FreeFlow® Print
Server software versions and to maintain the Xerox FreeFlow
Print Server system for the long term, backing up and restoring
system and configuration information on a regular basis is part of
a well-maintained printing environment.
This section presents the backup and restore capabilities of the
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server controller. Refer to the
documentation that accompanied your system for instructions
specific to your product.
The capabilities are:
• Back up and restore the entire system
• Back up and restore user configuration information
System Backup and Restore
It is recommended that the system image be backed up on a
regular basis. Having a current system image ensures that in the
event of a failure of the system or the hard disks, the system can
be easily restored.
• Backup System provides an image or copy of the hard disk,
and places this copy into a protected partition on the Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server hard drive, SCSI tape drive, or Unix file
system. Backup System will copy everything on the disks that
it supports.
– Backup System provides a quick and efficient way to bring
the system backup to a known installation.
– Systems must have a minimum of 36Gbytes of disk space
and DocuSP 5.x software.
NOTE: Additional partitions/drives installed by the customer are
not backed up. These partitions/drives should be backed up on a
regular basis or prior to modifying the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
controller.
• Restore System brings back the entire disk copy for the
system, including the operating system, Xerox FreeFlow Print
Server software, and user options. Only one version, at a time,
of a Backup System is supported.
– For new Xerox FreeFlow Print Server systems or systems
that have had a clean installation, the Backup and Restore
System capability is available through the Print Server
interface.
System Guide 7-1
Backup and Restore
When to Backup and Restore a System
The following items detail when to use the backup and restore
system option.
It is recommended that the System Backup process be completed
after the system has been running in production for a week or two.
The System Backup should be performed once a month, and it
should be completed during a time when the printer is not in use,
such as at night.
Restore System
• To restore the system disk copy after a catastrophic software,
operating system, or other software failure.
• To restore the system when the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
or the operating system has been compromised i.e. from a
storm or if corrupted by a power surge.
• To restore a known image of the entire system.
•Do not use when restoring after a hard disk failure.
Restore System is performed via the System Restore Disk within
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server software kits. Before a restore is
attempted a previous backup must have been completed.
Restore takes approximately 30 to 60 minutes.
• From the System menu select [Backup/Restore].
• Select the [Restore System] button.
Users are prompted to retrieve the System Restore disk from
the software kit. The cd-rom contains a bootable OS and
pointers to the /XRXbackup folder. It does not contain user
data.
• Insert the System Restore Disk.
• Type: boot cdrom - restore
•Press <Enter>
Files are automatically copied onto the main drive partitions.
NOTE: Refer to your product’s installation or upgrade guide for
more detailed instructions.
7-2 System Guide
Configuration Backup and Restore
The Backup Configuration option enables the Administrator to
store some or all of the user-configurable settings on the Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server. The Restore Configuration option enables
the Administrator to select all or a subset of categories of userconfigurable settings that are restorable from a configuration
archive.
NOTE: The Backup option is for back up ONLY; it is NOT for
Restore. The Administrator must access a separate option for the
restore operations.
The backup configuration allows for fast and efficient saving of
user settings. XEROX recommends that you backup (save) your
configuration under the following circumstances:
• Upon completion of the initial configuration
• Whenever user-configurable properties, such as queue or
printer properties, change
Backup and Restore
The Configuration Backup option enables you to select among
categories like the following:
• Queues
• User accounts
• Network Setups
• Stock Database/Tray mapping
• Stacker/Finisher settings
• LCDS Resources
• ICC Profiles/User TRCs
Ideally, you should minimally backup your configuration at weekly
intervals. Jobs can be backed up using the Print From File
feature.
CAUTION: The FreeFlow Print Server retains job ticket
information as well as color information for each job.
NOTE: See Online Help for detailed procedures.
System Guide 7-3
Backup and Restore
When to Backup and Restore a Configuration
Xerox recommends that you backup your user-configurable
settings at weekly or monthly intervals, and during a time when the
FreeFlow Print Server is not active. You may save a configuration
file to any storage device that is accessible to the server.
Restore Configuration
The Restore Configuration option
• To restore customer settings after a hardware or hard disk
failure.
• For restoration after a software installation that included an
installation of the operating system.
• When you only need to restore individual items, such as queue
setups, custom security profiles, network and gateway
settings, or paper stock or tray mappings.
NOTE 1: If only a software upgrade is performed on the Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server, the system configuration information is
typically retained.
DocuSP 5.x to FreeFlow Print Server 6.x
DocuSP 5.x to FreeFlow Print Server 6.x requires a full reload of
the Operating System. The recommended process is:
• In 5.x, perform a Backup Configuration (all options)
• Full load of the OS and Print Server software
• Restore Configuration of the DocuSP 5.x on the Xerox
FreeFlow Print Server 6.x release. Items that cannot restore
across major releases, such as license files, will not be
available for restoration.
• Print several prints
NOTE: See Online Help for detailed Restore Configuration
procedures.
7-4 System Guide
Frequently asked questions
System Backup and Restore
What is the basic purpose of System Backup and Restore?
The basic purpose of System Backup and Restore is to save a
snapshot of the entire Solaris and Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
disk for recovery at a later time. System Backup and Restore is
useful for restoring the system quickly after the corruption of the
software.
What does System Backup save?
System Backup makes a snapshot or image of the entire disk,
including the operating system and Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
software. The image is saved in a special protected/unmounted
partition, /XRXBackup, on the Xerox FreeFlow Print Server hard
disk, SCSI tape drive, or Unix file system.
How big are the files?
Backup and Restore
The System Backup partition varies based on the hard disk drive
size and can be deselected at the time of installation. Size is
automatically selected based on the size of the hard disk drive.
Where are the files saved?
System files can only be saved to the /XRXBackup partition on the
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server hard drive.
How long does the process take?
A system backup may take over an hour to complete.
What schedule should be used?
System information should be backed up biweekly or monthly.
Only one version of the system image can be maintained at a
time.
System Guide 7-5
Backup and Restore
Configuration Backup and Restore
What is the basic purpose of Configuration Backup and
Restore?
The basic purpose of Configuration Backup and Restore is to save
user settings for upgrade after an operating system reload.
Configuration Backup and Restore is useful for restoring user
configurations at a clean Solaris/Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
installation or after a hard disk failure.
What does Configuration Backup and Restore actually
save?
Configuration Backup saves user defined settings only. It does not
save operating system or Xerox FreeFlow Print Server software. It
does not fix software corruption failures.
How big are the files?
Configuration data can be very small, depending upon the options
selected during the backup; an estimation of size is given before
Backup occurs.
Where are the files saved?
Configuration data may be saved to any available Xerox FreeFlow
Print Server location, including the local hard disk or a shared
network drive.
How long does the process take?
A configuration backup can vary substantially depending upon the
number and size of the items to be saved.
What schedule should be used?
Configuration information should be backed up weekly or more
often as necessary. Multiple versions of the files may be
maintained for future use. Saving a small set of very important
items can make the process very fast.
7-6 System Guide
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