[cups.general] Problem queueing a file with big number of printers

[Michael Sweet]

On May 24, 2010, at 11:27 PM, ALi wrote:
> Hello,
> i am new to this list but i shouldnt i am administering a big server
> of printers (two aix servers) with 4000 printers each server. And i
> have realized that the number of printers slows the time of enqueue a
> file to the server with lp. from 1 s to 2 s. (the time of printing is
> important in the company ......)
> 
> The version of cups is esp 4.4.12, cups-conf says it is 1.1.29 ( i

You probably mean ESP Print Pro 4.*5*.12, which came with CUPS 1.1.*23*.

> know it is very old, but i dont know any compilation for aix)
> Anybody knows why is it so slow? (apart from the number of printers)
> and how to improve it? Will a new version of cups improve it?

So yes, a new version will speed things up, and you should be able to find CUPS binaries for AIX with a quick google search...

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Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair