Remount the Printer Inventory and copy files that were customized

Description: When you migrate to the latest z/OS system, you must bring forward the customized data from your previous system.

Element or feature:

Infoprint Server.

When change was introduced:

General migration action not tied to a specific release.

Applies to migration from:

z/OS V1R13 and z/OS® V1R12.

Timing:

Before the first IPL of z/OS V2R1.

Is the migration action required?

Yes.

Target system hardware requirements:

None.

Target system software requirements:

None.

Other system (coexistence or fallback) requirements:

None.

Restrictions:

None.

System impacts:

None.

Related IBM® Health Checker for z/OS check:

None.

Steps to take: Follow these steps:

Printer Inventory:
- Remount the /var/Printsrv directory from the z/OS V1R13 system on the z/OS V2R1 system. The /var/Printsrv directory contains the Printer Inventory as well as other Infoprint Server files. The default directory is /var/Printsrv. However, you might have changed the directory name in the base-directory attribute in the aopd.conf configuration file.
  Note:
  1. After you start Infoprint Server on the z/OS system, you should use the Infoprint Server pidu command to export the Printer Inventory on the z/OS V2R1 system so that you have a backup of the Printer Inventory.
  2. If /var/Printsrv is not mounted at a separate mount point, use the Infoprint Server pidu command to export the Printer Inventory on the original system and restore it on the z/OS V2R1 system. Do not use other copy commands to copy the Printer Inventory. (Mounting /var/Printsrv at a separate mount point can result in better management of disk space and easier migration.)
- Configure the Infoprint Server environment variables (for example, AOPCONF, PATH, LIBPATH, NLSPATH, MANPATH) in /etc/profile.
Configuration file: If you modified the Infoprint Server configuration file, copy the file to the z/OS V2R1 system. Its default location is /etc/Printsrv/aopd.conf. However, you might have specified a different location in environment variable AOPCONF.
aopstart EXEC: If you modified the aopstart EXEC, copy it to the z/OS V2R1 system.
IP PrintWay™: If you currently use the IP PrintWay component of Infoprint Server, copy to the z/OS V2R1 system any IP PrintWay exit routines and data stream filters you have written. It is a good practice to recompile the exits and filters on z/OS V2R1.
NetSpool: If you currently use the NetSpool component of Infoprint Server, copy to the z/OS V2R1 system any NetSpool exit routines you have written. It is a good practice to recompile the exits and filters on z/OS V2R1.
Print Interface: If you currently use the Print Interface component of Infoprint Server, take these actions:
- If you have written any data stream filters, copy them to the z/OS V2R1 system. You do not need to recompile them.
- If you run the SAP R/3 application server on the z/OS system, copy the SAP callback daemon configuration file to the z/OS V2R1 system. Its default location is /etc/Printsrv/aopsapd.conf. However, you might have specified a different location in environment variable AOPSAPD_CONF.
Infoprint Central: If you currently use Infoprint Central, copy the z/OS HTTP Server configuration and environment variables files to the z/OS V2R1 system. The default locations of these files are /etc/httpd.conf and /etc/httpd.envvars.

Reference information: See the following information:z/OS Infoprint Server Customization .