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G This chapter explains how to start up the printing system and test the printer.
F Make sure the system queue manager is running before creating queues. |
H If this is a new installation, you can use the startup template file to G help you set up your queues. Copy the printer startup template file as follows:
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" K $ COPY SYS$COMMON:[SYS$STARTUP]DCPS$STARTUP.TEMPLATE - 4 _$ SYS$COMMON:[SYS$STARTUP].COM |
@ DECprint Printing Services (CPS) is the predecessor software to G DECprint Supervisor (DCPS). If you are upgrading from CPS to DCPS, see W Section D.2 for more information. _ 3.3 Setting Up Execution Queues
? You must create an execution queue for each PostScript printer. D Execution queues schedule jobs for processing and deliver the print F jobs to a printer. An execution queue is associated with a particular printer.
E When you create an execution queue, you supply information about the x queue, including its name and default parameters. Example 3-1 shows w creation of an execution queue for a Raw TCP/IP printer. Example 3-2 F shows creation of an execution queue for a PrintServer printer. These ( commands are placed in DCPS$STARTUP.COM.
| Example 3-1 Creation of an Execution Queue ) Entry for a Raw TCP / IP Printer |
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" C $ IF .NOT. SETUP_MODE THEN @SYS$STARTUP:DCPS$EXECUTION_QUEUE - D 2UP - ! P1 - Execution queue name Q "IP_RawTCP/lnm40.my.com" - ! P2 - Interconnect protocol/device name M DCPS_LIB - ! P3 - Logical name for library(ies) H "NUMBER_UP=2" - ! P4 - Default queue parameters H "/DEFAULT=(FLAG,FORM=MYFORM)" - ! P5 - Default queue qualifiers Q "" - ! P6 - Communication speed (serial only) F "" - ! P7 - Device characteristics = "" ! P8 - Verify on/off |
| Example 3-2 Creation of an Execution Queue ( Entry for a PrintServer Printer |
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" C $ IF .NOT. SETUP_MODE THEN @SYS$STARTUP:DCPS$EXECUTION_QUEUE - D LPS20$BULL09 - ! P1 - Execution queue name Q "DECnet/BULL09" - ! P2 - Interconnect protocol/device name M DCPS_LIB - ! P3 - Logical name for library(ies) H "SIDES=2" - ! P4 - Default queue parameters H "" - ! P5 - Default queue qualifiers Q "" - ! P6 - Communication speed (serial only) F "" - ! P7 - Device characteristics = "" ! P8 - Verify on/off |
| Example 3-3 Creation of an Autostart Queue ) Entry for a Raw TCP / IP Printer |
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" C $ IF .NOT. SETUP_MODE THEN @SYS$STARTUP:DCPS$EXECUTION_QUEUE - : HP9000_RAW - ! P1 : (FOO,BAR)::"IP_RawTCP/hp9000.lkg.dec.com" - ! P2 : DCPS_LIB - ! P3 : "SIDES=2" - ! P4 : "/SEPARATE=(NOBURST,FLAG)" - ! P5 : "" - ! P6 : "" - ! P7 : "" ! P8 |
F Configure your system so that required software is started before you C start your execution queues. For example, for a networked printer, A ensure that the corresponding TCP/IP, LAT, DECnet, AppleTalk, or 6 PrintServer Supporting Host software is started first. F Also, if you invoke DCPS$EXECUTION_QUEUE.COM directly, and neglect to H add the same command to DCPS$STARTUP.COM, some DCPS queues may not work * after your OpenVMS system reboots. |
E The following sections describe each item of information you need to { supply to DCPS$EXECUTION_QUEUE.COM, as outlined in Table 3-1.
| Parameter | Value |
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| $ P1 (required) | ! Name of the execution queue |
| $ P2 (required) | I Printer device description, including some or all of the following: |
| J Node name if in an OpenVMS Cluster and you want to = specify the system on which the DCPS queue is to be run | |
| , Interconnect protocol | |
| : Port number for Raw TCP/IP printers | |
| 2 Queue name for LPD printers | |
| N AppleTalk zone for AppleTalk printers and zone name is required | |
| I AppleTalk printer type for AppleTalk printers and printer type is required | |
| $ P3 (required) | : Logical name pointing to device control library(ies) |
| $ P4 (optional) | Default queue parameters |
| $ P5 (optional) | Default queue qualifiers |
| $ P6 (optional) | F Communication speed (for directly-connected serial devices only) |
| $ P7 (optional) | Device characteristics |
| $ P8 (optional) | ( Verification setting for debugging |
F An execution queue name can have 1-31 characters, including uppercase H and lowercase alphabetical characters, digits, the dollar sign ($), and G the underscore character (_). The queue name must include at least one : alphabetical character and cannot have intervening spaces. V 3.3.2 Supplying the Printer Device Name (P2)
F The printer device name specifies the interconnect and device used to D access the printer, and the OpenVMS Cluster member node on which it resides.
E If the OpenVMS system is not a member of an Openvms Cluster, specify ) the P2 parameter in the following format:
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" @ "interconnect/interconnect_specific_device_address" |
H If the system is a member of an OpenVMS Cluster, and you want the queue G to run on a particular system in the cluster, specify the P2 parameter in the following format:
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" F node::"interconnect/interconnect_specific_device_address" |
H If the system is a member of an OpenVMS Cluster, and you want the queue H to be an autostart queue and run on one or more systems in the cluster, 1 specify the P2 parameter in the following format:
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" Y AUTOSTART_ON=(nodelist)::"interconnect/interconnect_specific_device_address" |
where:
| For ... | &Specify ... | "See ... |
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| 3 Printers that connect with Raw TCP/IP sockets | IP_RawTCP | @ Section 3.3.2.1 |
| $ Printers that connect with LPD | IP_LPD | A Section 3.3.2.2 |
| 0 Printers that connect directly or with LAT | serial | C Section 3.3.2.3 |
| L PrintServer printers that connect with TCP/IP using the CPAP protocol and TCP/IP | IP_CPAP | @ Section 3.3.2.5 |
| L PrintServer printers that connect with DECnet using the CPAP protocol and DECnet | DECnet | B Section 3.3.2.4 |
| B Printers that connect with EtherTalk and LocalTalk protocols | AppleTalk | A Section 3.3.2.6 |
7 Please note the following details concerning autostart:
G The device specification syntax allows a device name to be longer than E 39 characters. Those device names that are longer than 39 characters E display as "DCPS$" for the value of the /ON qualifier. The & device name is stored in logical name - DCPS$queue-name_DEVICE_NAME. |
5 Enter the device information in the following format:
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" & "IP_RawTCP/address:port" |
where:
A address is the IP address of your NIC, print server, or 4 terminal server in either a named or numeric format.
A port is the number of the Raw TCP port for your network H device. Check the documentation for your NIC, print server, or terminal z server to determine what number to use. Table 3-2 shows the port H numbers for some commonly-used devices. If no port number is specified, 9100 is used.
| 20nn | L DECserver terminal servers, where "nn" is the physical port number | |
| 2501 | 6 DIGITAL LN17ps and DIGITAL Laser Printer LN17+ps | |
| Emulex NICs | ||
| 3001 | * DIGITAL Laser Printer LN15 and LN15+ | |
| ) DIGITAL RapidPrint 500 print server | ||
| 6869 | Compaq Laser Printer LNC02 | |
| 0 DIGITAL Laser Printer LN20, LN40 and LNC02 | ||
| 9100 | / Compaq Laser Printer LN16, LN32 and LNM40 | |
| 9 GENICOM Intelliprint mL, LN and microLaser printers | ||
| , GENICOM RapidPrint MPS100 print server | ||
| HP Color LaserJet printers | ||
| HP LaserJet printers | ||
| IBM InfoPrint printers | ||
| ; Lexmark C, Optra, S, Optra T, T and W series printers | ||
| Tektronix Phaser printers | ||
| Xerox DocuPrint N printers | ||
| 1 HP JetDirect, Lexmark and XCD print servers | ||
| 9101 | HP 9085 MFP |
C For example, a Raw TCP/IP printer could be specified by any of the following:
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" ! "IP_RawTCP/ln40.my.org:6869" "IP_RawTCP/8.9.10.11:9100" # "IP_RawTCP/hp4300.lkg.dec.com" |
H If you specify the wrong port number for the printer, DCPS is unable to C communicate with the printer. However, because the symptoms are no G different than if the printer were busy or offline, you do not receive 5 any indication that the port number is wrong. |
5 Enter the device information in the following format:
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" ) "IP_LPD/address:queue-name" |
where:
G address is the IP address of your NIC, print server, terminal < server or remote system in either a named or numeric format.
D queue-name is the name of the internal queue name for your E network device. Check the documentation for your printer, NIC, print F server or terminal server to determine what name to use, if any. Most G printers do not require you to specify an internal queue name, but you must specify a queue name for a remote LPD queue. See Table 3-3 for G some printers that require an internal queue name to be specified when creating a queue.
G For example, an LPD printer could be specified by any of the following:
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" "IP_LPD/ln40.my.org" "IP_LPD/8.9.10.11" ) "IP_LPD/lsr2000.lkg.dec.com:xjprint" & "IP_LPD/linuxbox.zko.hp.com:ln03" |
| Printer | .Internal Queue Name |
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| " DIGITAL Colorwriter LSR 2000 | xjprint |
| DIGITAL DEClaser 3500 | PORT1 |
| # DIGITAL Laser Printer LN17+ps | PASSTHRU |
| DIGITAL LN17ps | PASSTHRU |
H If you fail to specify the internal queue name when required or specify F the wrong name, your print job will be put on hold and the queue will > stop. You will also receive messages similar to the following:
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" @ %DCPS-F-LPDTERMINATED, LPD connection abnormally terminated D -DCPS-I-JOB_ID, for job S (queue SNOBALL, entry 866) on SNOBALL = %%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 19-SEP-2003 12:12:48.88 %%%%%%%%%%% ' Message from user SYSTEM on FUNYET O Queue SNOBALL: %DCPS-F-LPDTERMINATED, LPD connection abnormally terminated |
- Use the following format for serial printers:
| If Your Serial Printer is On... | .Use This Format ... | $Where ... |
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| A local serial line | "SERIAL/T xyn" | * x is the printer type code,, y is the controller name, and0 n is the host system unit number. |
| A LAT port | "SERIAL/LTA n" | 0 n is the host system unit number. |
C The SET TERMINAL and SET DEVICE commands translate the name of the F printer for serial printers. To prevent the commands from translating B the printer name, prefix the printer name with an underscore (_). |
5 Enter the device information in the following format:
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" "IP_CPAP/address" |
E where address is the IP address of your DIGITAL PrintServer , printer in either a named or numeric format.
G For example, a PrintServer TCP/IP node could be specified by either of the following:
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" ! "IP_CPAP/garmnd.dsg.dec.com" "IP_CPAP/16.128.144.11" |
5 Enter the device information in the following format:
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" "DECNET/nodename" |
@ where nodename is the DECnet node name of your DIGITAL PrintServer printer.
= For example, a PrintServer DECnet node could be specified by:
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" "DECNET/GARMND" |
G You can include printers in your printing system that are connected to F an AppleTalk network. To make an AppleTalk printer a network sharable G device, the PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Macintosh) software must be running 0 on the same node that is running the DCPS queue.
5 Enter the device information in the following format:
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" . "APPLETALK/printername@zone@type" |
where:
C When only printername is required, the information provided for P2 would be just ) "APPLETALK/printername" .
C For example, an AppleTalk printer could be specified by any of the following:
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" "APPLETALK/Paul's Printer" # "APPLETALK/Paul's Printer@MRO" / "APPLETALK/Paul's Printer@MRO@LaserWriter" |
D PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Macintosh) has been retired and is no longer supported. |
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