
HP Jetdirect XML Services
HP Jetdirect XML Services allows access by HP Web service applications to XML-based data on the
device. IPSec is an example of a security setting that is configured via this service.
XML Device Model (XDM) is an HP proprietary standard for modeling printing and imaging device
information. A device profile describes the data that will be formatted into the XDM representation.
The IXDM Access Interface (IXA) provides SOAP based web service interfaces to allow access to the
XDM data. The XDM clients or consumers get or set the well-structured XML information on devices
via XDM tickets. The ability to “get” device configuration data via well-formed XML ensures that
consuming applications can represent the device without having prior knowledge of the specific
device implementation.
As mentioned, XDM is independent of the specific device version and/or model and represents
device information such as status, capabilities, configuration information and usage metrics. XDM is
not an access protocol, security model, event notification, or SNMP replacement. Per the device
management strategy, XDM is meant for configuration of complex data where SNMP is impractical or
not available.
The HP Jetdirect XML Services setting is used to enable/disable the IXDM Access Interface (IXA).
When the HP Jetdirect XML services setting is disabled, the IXA interface is disabled and configuration
through XDM cannot take place. XDM configurable device settings are few, representing less than
~5% of total device settings. XDM configurable device settings primarily consist of IPSec, Firewall,
and some supply related settings. If HP Web Jetadmin is being used to configure these XDM settings,
the Jetdirect XML Services setting must be enabled.
The IXA service is only available via an SSL channel: https://[ipaddress]/hp/jetdirect/xdm.hps. It is
not accessible via an unencrypted port, therefore any consumer application is required to be an SSL
client.
In addition to the requirement of SSL, authentication is also supported.
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