Installing the InfoPrint Manager OMS support when SAP runs on Linux

To allow SAP on Linux to issue the InfoPrint Manager commands, you must install the InfoPrint Manager SAP Client on every SAP server where an SAP application server will issue the commands. This includes every application server with an SWP managing R/3 devices that have been configured to use the InfoPrint Manager OMS. If you have configured your SAP R/3 system to use alternate servers, you must repeat these installation tasks on the alternate servers as well.

To install the SAP Client for Linux on your SAP application servers, use this procedure:

  1. Log into the Linux system as root.
  2. Insert the RICOH InfoPrint Manager: Common Clients, LCD4-5642 DVD-ROM, into the drive.
  3. Open a terminal window.
  4. The first time you run the Installer, follow this procedure:
    1. If you are installing from the RICOH InfoPrint Manager: Common Clients, LCD4-5642 DVD-ROM:

      1. Insert the DVD-ROM into the drive.

      2. Mount the file system by typing: 

        mount /dev/cdrom <mount_point>

      3. Type: 

        cd <mount_point>/linux

      4. Install the Linux SAP Client package (64–bit) by typing: 

        rpm -i ipr-client-sap.4.13.m-n.x86_64.rpm
        where m and n represent the service update level.

      5. If you are upgrading the InfoPrint Manager: Linux SAP Client from a previous version, you need to run: 

        rpm -U ipr-client-sap.4.13.m-n.x86_64.rpm
        where m and n represent the service update level.

        After the upgrade is complete, you must log off and then log in again.

      6. Unmount <mount_point> file system.

      7. Remove the RICOH InfoPrint Manager: Common Clients DVD-ROM.

    2. Test the system:

      1. Log off and log back on to pickup the changes.

      2. Issue one of the commands, followed by the -h flag to display the syntax of that command and verify the installation.

        For example: 

        pdls -h

      These environment variables become effective the next time you reboot the system. To start using the OMS support without rebooting, edit these four files that are found in the /usr/lpp/pd/bin directory:

      • ipm_submit
      • ipm_job_query
      • ipm_job_cancel
      • ipm_dev_query
      Locate and uncomment the lines: 
      #export PDHOST
#export PD_SOCKET
      Specify the same values that you specified during the install.

For another way to specify or change the InfoPrint Manager host and socket information to point to another InfoPrint Manager system or server, see Switching InfoPrint Manager servers. You can also provide a failover connection to another InfoPrint Manager server in the same InfoPrint Manager system (see Failing over to other servers in the same InfoPrint Manager system) and how to send jobs to more than one InfoPrint Manager system at the same time (see Supporting multiple InfoPrint Manager systems).

    Note:
  1. The SAP Client package cannot be installed if other ipr-client-sap.* rpm package reside on an SAP application server.
  2. If your installation uses older printers (for example, 4000 printers instead of InfoPrint 4100 printers), the GOCA support can cause the printers to print at less than rated speed. If your applications do not require GOCA support features, such as box shading, you might want to improve performance by turning off the GOCA support. For instructions on turning off this support after installing the SAP Client, see Adding box shading values to printed output.

To complete the configuration, complete the procedures described in Configuring and using the OMS.

    Important:
  • If you are upgrading your SAP client, make sure that you follow these steps:
    1. Use the /etc/rc.iprsap command to start all sap-daemons contained in the /etc/rc.iprsap.daemons file.
    2. Update the /etc/rc.iprsap.daemons file containing the startcbd commands incl. parameters:
      • Access the rc.iprsap.daemons file in the /etc directory.
      • Edit the file and add this command: "/usr/lpp/pd/bin/startcbd SystemName HostName InstanceID User Client Password Language".
    3. Edit the /etc/hosts file and add the host name and the IP address of the SAP server (for example, 192.168.11.109 sapsrv).
Parent topic: Installing and configuring InfoPrint Manager's OMS