using printer backup to move printer to different RIP / what's GUID ?

some additional information on moving printers to a different RIP:
- safest way is by creating a backup of the printer on one RIP, then deleting it from there and restoring it on the other RIP (just that printer). Answer "YES" to the "keep GUID?" question. As final step verify the path or IP share. Especially when moving to a different OS the nomenclature might be different.
- when creating printers RIP assigns each printer a unique, random ID. When recalibrating these IDs are used to know which recalibration belongs to which printer (even if you rename the printer in RIP). So the 5 Canon iPF9400 are using their individual recalibrations with their respective GUID. Deleting a printer and creating it again (even with same name and connection) will generate a new GUID and won't use any existing recalibration data for that printer any longer (as the GUID will no longer match).
- backups of individual printers can be used to either move printers or create new instances depending if "YES" or "NO" is answered on the "keep GUID?" question. "YES" will keep the printers GUID and shifts the printer's connection to a different RIP computer (or restores on the same). "NO" will create a new instance of the printer on a different RIP computer and make immediately all PMMs from the original RIP available for use, but they'd need to be recalibrated to make this new printer match existing setups.
- adding an additional printer of the same type to an existing RIP does not require restoring any backup. Simply add this new printer to RIP (which creates a new GUID for this one) and you can immediately use or recalibrate any existing PMM now also on this unit.
- do NOT recalibrate the same PMM on multiple printers at the same time. Finish recalibration on one printer before starting recalibration of the same PMM on the 2nd and so on. You can though recalibrate different PMMs at the same time.