Software Product Description _________________________________________________________ PRODUCT NAME: VAX Distributed Queuing Service, Version 1.2 SPD 28.80.02 DESCRIPTION The standard VMS queue system enables users to use the VMS PRINT command to print files on output devices that are at- tached to the user's local VMS node. The VAX Distributed Queuing Service (DQS) uses the DECnet networking system to extend the standard VMS queue system to enable users to: o Print jobs on printers connected to systems other than their own o Show the status of jobs on those systems o Cancel their jobs on those systems o Change the specifications of their jobs on those systems Any node where a print request originates is called a client. Any node with an attached printer that performs the print- ing is called a server. Any node with DQS software can be configured to operate as only a client or as both a client and a server. The DQS software does not limit the number of client or server nodes or queues. The system manager cre- ates the queues and establishes the correspondence between client queues and queues on server nodes. A queue on a server node can accept jobs from queues on multiple client nodes. DIGITAL May 1991 AE-KS63C-TE VAX Distributed Queuing Service, Version 1.2SPD 28.80.02 Features The following is a summary of features available in the VAX Distributed Queuing Service software: o Provides an easy means of printing from systems that do not have printers. o The DQS software can be used in any DECnet networking en- vironment. Both Local Area Networks and Wide Area Net- works are supported. o The DQS software allows multiple VMS systems to share ex- pensive or unique printers. o The DQS software does not limit the user's choice of print- ing equipment as it can work with standard Digital sym- bionts and most user-written or user-modified symbionts. o Provides completely transparent support for the follow- ing qualifiers of the VMS PRINT command: /BACKUP, /BEFORE, /BURST, /BY_OWNER, /CONFIRM, /CHARACTERISTICS, /COPIES, /CREATED, /DEVICE, /EXCLUDE, /EXPIRED, /FEED, /FLAG, /IDENTIFY, /JOB_COUNT, /LOWERCASE, /MODIFIED, /NAME, /NOTE, /QUEUE, /REMOTE, /RESTART, /PAGES, /PASSALL, /SETUP, /SINCE, /SPACE, /TRAILER, and /USER All other VMS PRINT qualifiers are supported, with slight differences that reflect the distributed environment of DQS. o If the DQS server is temporarily inaccessible when a print command is issued, the DQS client will attempt to trans- fer the job for printing after the DQS server again be- comes available. 2 VAX Distributed Queuing Service, Version 1.2SPD 28.80.02 o If a printer becomes unavailable, the corresponding DQS server queue can be configured to direct print jobs to a different DQS server queue. o The DQS software can send notification to the user af- ter a print job has been completed. o Additional queues can be added and queue attributes changed without reinstalling the DQS software. o Additional DQS nodes can be added to an existing network of DQS nodes without reinstalling the software on the ex- isting nodes. o The DQS software can be configured to limit access to servers. o The DQS software can be configured to keep records of use. o The DQS commands can be used on non-DQS queues. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS VAX, MicroVAX, VAXstation, or VAXserver configuration as spec- ified in the System Support Addendum (SSA 28.80.02-x). SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS VMS Operating System DECnet-VAX Refer to the System Support Addendum for availability and required versions of prerequisite/optional software (SSA 28.80.02- x). ORDERING INFORMATION Software Licenses: QL-VENA*-** Software Media: QA-VENA*-** Software Documentation: QA-VENAA-GZ Software Product Services: QT-VENA*-** 3 VAX Distributed Queuing Service, Version 1.2SPD 28.80.02 * Denotes variant fields. For additional information on avail- able licenses, services, and media, refer to the appro- priate price book. SOFTWARE LICENSING This software is furnished under the licensing provisions of Digital Equipment Corporation's Standard Terms and Con- ditions. For more information about Digital's licensing terms and policies, contact your local Digital office. LICENSE MANAGEMENT FACILITY SUPPORT This layered product supports the VMS License Management Fa- cility. License units for this product are allocated on a CPU-capacity basis. For more information on the License Management Facility, re- fer to the VMS Operating System Software Product Descrip- tion (SPD 25.01.xx) or the License Management Facility man- ual of the VMS Operating System documentation set. For more information on Digital's licensing policies, con- tact your local Digital office. SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES A variety of service options are available from Digital. For more information, contact your local Digital office. SOFTWARE WARRANTY Warranty for this software product is provided by Digital with the purchase of a license for the product as defined in the Software Warranty Addendum of this SPD. 4 VAX Distributed Queuing Service, Version 1.2SPD 28.80.02 [TM]The DIGITAL Logo, CI, DEC, DECnet, MicroVAX, TK, VAXstation, VAXft, VAXserver, VAXcluster, VAX, and VMS are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. 5