HP Distributed Print Service Deprecated

new at 11i
original release

The HP Distributed Print Service (HPDPS) print environment is being deprecated at 11i and will be removed in a future release. HPDPS, however, will continue to be supported for HP-UX 11.0 and 10.20 until further notice.

Four options are available for print services in 11i:

Each option beyond the first is additive and increases in cost. Option 1 will provide base-level print services. Option 2 will spool print jobs from Windows clients and provide Web-accessible print queues, management, and configuration. Option 3 will automate the delivery of documents and provide a Web-based administrative interface for TCP-connected network printers, fax, and email. Option 4 will provide an enterprise-wide information delivery infrastructure to enable reliable document delivery and centralized print management across the entire enterprise.

Options 2 through 4 are available directly from HP; contact your local HP office for further information about functionality, platform support, and prices. Migration from HPDPS to Options 2 through 4 will require reconfiguration and setup of the print environment. Contact HP for assistance in performing this migration.

Option 3, the HP Document Router, most closely replicates the services that were provided by HPDPS although there is not a one-to-one mapping of commands.

HPDPS commands that are being deprecated are listed here for quick reference:

pdclean, pdcreate, pddcesetup, pddelete, pddisable, pdenable, pdgwcfg, pdls, pdmod, pdmsg, pdmsghlp, pdpause, pdpr, pdpromote, pdps, pdq, pdresubmit, pdresume, pdrm, pdset, pdshutdown, pdstartclient, pdstartspl, pdstartsuv, and pdstopd.