Create an output queue on iSeries for NetWare printers

Before you can print from iSeries™ to NetWare printers, you must create an output queue on iSeries. To do this, you use the Create Output Queue (CRTOUTQ) command:

  1. On the iSeries command line, type CRTOUTQ and press F4. The Create Output Queue display appears.
  2. In the Output queue field, specify a name for your queue.
  3. In the Remote system field, specify the NDS tree name.

    If you defined network server attributes, you can use the special value *NWSA to have iSeries retrieve the tree value you defined. (The command DSPNWSA OPTION(*NETWARE) shows you this value.)

  4. In the Remote printer queue field, specify the NetWare printer queue name. This value can be a distinguished name that begins with a period.

    If you defined network server attributes, you can also use a partial name (that does not begin with a period). iSeries uses it in conjunction with the NDS context attribute to form the distinguished name of the NetWare print queue.

  5. Page Down to display the next page.
  6. In the Connection type field, specify *IP.
  7. In the Destination type field, specify NetWare 5.0 or 6. The value for the destination type should be *NDS.
  8. Change the Manufacturer type and model to match your printer.
  9. You might want to select one of these destination options:
    *NOWAIT
    Select this option if you want the spool file to be removed from the iSeries output queue as soon as the entire file goes to the NetWare queue. Otherwise, the spool file remains in the iSeries output queue as long as it is in the NetWare queue (until the file prints or is deleted with a NetWare utility). The owner of the spooled file must be enrolled as a NetWare user.
    *BANNER='text'
    You can specify up to 12 characters that you want to print on a NetWare banner page. The banner page, which precedes the NetWare print job, also prints the user name.
    Note:
    You must type *BANNER in uppercase letters, enclose the text in single quotes, and make sure that there are no spaces before or after the equal sign.
  10. You might also want to specify a value other than *NONE in the Autostart writer field to have iSeries automatically start writers to this output queue. Valid values range from 1 to 10. Otherwise you must manually start writers after creating the output queue.
  11. Change any other values that you want or use the defaults. Then press Enter to create the remote output queue.

Unless you are starting writers manually, you should be ready to print from iSeries to a NetWare printer. iSeries sends spooled files to the remote printer queue on the NetWare network.

The NetWare server receives the files in a print queue. For information on how to print jobs from NetWare print queues, refer to Novell NetWare documentation Link outside the Information Center.