9.4 Creating a Print Manager Object

The iPrint Manager is represented by and managed through a Print Manager object in eDirectory. It is a daemon that runs on the OES 11 SP2 server, and it must be running when you create Print objects. After printing is set up, the iPrint Manager receives print job requests and forwards them to printers when the printers are ready.

  1. Continuing from Step 9 in the previous section, click iPrint > Create Print Manager.

  2. In the Manager Name field, type the following:

    iPrint_Manager

  3. Click the Browse icon Browse icon next to the Container Name field.

  4. Click the down-arrow Down Arrow icon next to LAB, then click PRINTERS.

  5. Click the Browse icon Browse icon next to the eDir Server name field.

  6. Click the down-arrow Down Arrow icon next to LAB, click the down-arrow Down Arrow icon next to SERVERS, then click your OES 11 SP2 getting-started lab server.

  7. Click the Browse icon Browse icon next to the Driver Store name field.

  8. Click the down-arrow Down Arrow icon next to LAB, click the down-arrow Down Arrow icon next to PRINTERS, then click Print_Drivers.

  9. In one of the iPrint Service fields, type either the full DNS name of your getting-started lab server or its IP address, depending on the option you select.

  10. Click OK twice.