Sage X3 Print Server
The SAFE X3 Print Server component is used to move the running of the reports and prints to a dedicated and administrable server.
Configuration
To implement the Print server, it is necessary to:
- Load the Print server component
- Configure the Print server
- Publish the solution for the Print server
Loading
To load this component, click on the Add button of the Print servers left list.
For more information on the component loading dialogue box,click here...
The Console loads the different parameters of the Print server component:
Note that the value of the status of the Print server is "Idle" and will switch to "Active" once the configuration is done.
Configuration
To configure the Print server component, enter the mandatory parameters:
- srvport:TCP port to which the print server is listening
- svcuser:Identifier of the system account used to launch the Windows service Do not use the Localsystem account because no printer is attached to it.
- svcpassword:Password of the system account used to launch the Windows service.
To launch the actual configuration of the Print server component, click on the Configuration button.
On exiting the configuration, the component status is "Active", and the 'adonix_edition_server_DEFAULT' service is created but not started: it will be launched automatically on the first solution publication. It is neither useful nor recommended to start this Windows service if no solution has been published.
Solution publication
To publish the solution on the documentation server, click on the Documentation Server button and then on the "Publications"button.
Click on the Add button of the toolbar and select the solution to publish in the list of the solutions managed by the console. Once the solution has been added to the publications of the print server, select the folders of the solution to be published via the checkboxes and validate by clicking on the "Apply" button.
The installation of the Print server is complete, it is now possible to carry out SAFE X3 publications.
Update
To update the print server, follow the steps described below:
- Stop the print server service via the console in the Print server Administration tab.
- Install the update (check out the installation procedures for further information) in order to replace your version with the new one.
- Refresh the print server configuration screen in the console. The update should automatically be detected by the console.
- Click on the configure button to complete the update.
- Verify that the service has been restarted following on from the configuration.
Deconfiguration
To deconfigure the print server, follow the steps described below:
- Stop the print server services via the console in the Print server Administration tab.
- Unpublish all the solutions
- Click on the "Deconfigure" button in the Configuration screen of the Print server component.
- Uninstall your component on the server.