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Communications Server for z/OS V1R8 TCP/IP Implementation Volume 2: Standard Applications
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Communications Server for z/OS V1R8 TCP/IP Implementation Volume 2: Standard Applications

by Bill White, Adi Horowitz, Yukihiko Miyamoto, Gilson Cesar de Oliveira, Roland Peschke
December 2006
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
426 pages
17h 18m
English
IBM Redbooks
Content preview from Communications Server for z/OS V1R8 TCP/IP Implementation Volume 2: Standard Applications
Chapter 5. IP printing 185
򐂰 Infoprint Server
5.3.1 LPR/LPD
A simple Line Print Daemon (LPD) server can be implemented on the mainframe to enable
the z/OS platform as a print server.
Description of LPR/LPD
You can use LPD with the TSO LPR command or batch LPR jobs to support TCP/IP print.
This type of setup is limited in functionality, but involves minimal effort.
A TSO session user can enter the client LPR command manually for each file to be printed. A
batch job can also be set up to execute the LPR command in a background batch TSO
environment. The job can be scheduled and automated through a job scheduling system, but
there is no centralized management of the print files.
Dependencies of LPR/LPD
The z/OS LPD server uses JES to manage print ...
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