3.3 Upgrading to Novell iPrint

Depending on your current print system, you can upgrade to iPrint running on Linux by using one of the following methods:

3.3.1 Upgrading Existing OES Linux iPrint Systems

To upgrade iPrint on an existing OES Linux server, apply the latest Support Pack patches.

IMPORTANT:When you upgrade or apply a support pack, the existing iprint.ini file is overwritten by the one in the update. If you made changes to the iprint.ini file, you should back up the file before installing the updates, and then copy your old one over the new file. If you want new functionality included with the latest iprint.ini, you should duplicate the settings in iprint.bak in the new iprint.ini.

3.3.2 Migrating iPrint on NetWare to OES Linux

  1. Run the Server Consolidation Utility.

    For more information, see Consolidating NDPS Printer Agents in the Novell Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit Administration Guide.

  2. Reconfigure DNS to point to the new server.

3.3.3 Migrating an Existing NDPS Print System to iPrint on OES Linux

To migrate your existing NDPS® print system serviced by NetWare to an OES Linux server, complete the following tasks:

  1. Set up DNS for your existing system.

    For more information, see Setting Up DNS for the Print Manager in the OES iPrint Administration Guide for NetWare.

  2. Upgrade your NDPS Print system to iPrint.

    For more information, see Upgrading from NDPS to iPrint in the OES iPrint Administration Guide for NetWare.

  3. Distribute the iPrint Client.

    For more information, see Windows: Distributing the iPrint Client in the OES iPrint Administration Guide for NetWare.

  4. Edit the UpgradeNDPSPrinters entry in iprint.ini.

    For more information, see Upgrading NDPS Printers to iPrint Printers in the OES iPrint Administration Guide for NetWare.

  5. Run the Server Consolidation Utility.

    For more information, see Consolidating NDPS Printer Agents in the Novell Server Consolidation and Migration Toolkit Administration Guide.

  6. Reconfigure DNS to point to the new server.

3.3.4 Replacing an Existing Windows Print System with iPrint

To replace an existing Windows Print System with an OES Linux iPrint server, use the iPrint Migration Utility for Windows Printing, which is available separately. See the documentation included with the Migration Utility for more information.