Describes printers supported and the process required to define and configure a printer to use with an IMS-enabled enterprise server.
Server Enterprise Edition supports LU1 and LU3 printers for use with enterprise servers configured to run IMS applications, and is specifically limited to printer clients that support the TCP TN3270 protocol. Non-TN3270 printer clients and the IMS Spool interface are not supported.
Prerequisites
Before configuring a printer, you must have an MSS-enabled enterprise server defined in
Server Enterprise Edition Administration. Once this is in place, do the following:
Enabling Printer Support
The procedure for enabling printer support varies depending on your needs. Consider the following use case scenarios:
- Use Case 1: Most or All Printers are LU1
- No further configuration is required unless some printers are LU3 (see
Use Case 3 below).
- Use Case 2: Most or All Printers are LU3
- In this case, rename the MLU1 printer Term Model definition in the IMSGRP resource group to
MLU3, and redefine it as Term Model specifically for LU3 printers.
Important: You must rename and reconfigure the MLU1 definition, or remove it and create a new definition for LU3 printers. We do not support multiple Term Model printer definitions for TN32871.
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- Use Case 3: Define Specific Printers to
Server Enterprise Edition
- In this case, you want to install explicit definitions for exceptions to Use Case 1 or 2, or for all printers. This requires that you add the printer definition or definitions to the IMSGRP resource group by adding a Term definition for each printer.
Additional Configuration
In addition to defining your printers, you must also configure the following:
- Define the printer to
Server Enterprise Edition security
- Configure your TN3270 emulator to attach to the printer
See
Assigning Client Names for more information.
