APAR PQ30572 Print Spooler AIX Pubs Update and Usage Information



(Optional) Resize the Print Spooler Control File (PQ30572)
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    The following is an update to the DAE Installing and Configuring
    AIX Communications System/6000 manual, Configuring the Printing and
    Spooling Support Component chapter, Task B: Configure the Spooler REM on
    the Node section, Step2: (Optional) Resize the Print Spooler Control
    File.

    Note: Do this step only if you need the print spooler control file to
    have room for more than 99 print jobs.

    Using a method to resize a table (see Chapter 10, "Selecting a
    Configuration Method"), resize the number of entries in the as-shipped
    spooler control file (represented by the TCB named CS2PSF00.CS2NODE).
    The as-shipped print spooler control file has room for 100 entries.
    This provides space to store 99 print jobs.  If required by your
    applications, you can increase the maximum number of entries up to 1000
    (room for 999 print jobs).

  | If using the Communications System Utility Tools (CS2UTT), do the
  | following.
  |
  | Note: The following steps retain any current print jobs. If there are no
  | current print jobs, or if you do not need to save them, you can omit
  | steps 3 through 6 and 12 through 14.
  |
  | Stop the spooler REM
  | --------------------
  |
  |  1. If the spooler REM is running, stop it using a method to stop a
  |     resource.  (See chapter 10, "selecting a Configuration Method").
  |
  |     For example, from the Utility Tools main menu:
  |
  |     a. Select 1. Configuration Tool.
  |     b. Select 5. Resource Directory.
  |     c. Select 1. Specify resource.
  |     d. Enter Resource name: CS2PSR00.CS2NODE.
  |     e. Enter Node name: CS2NODE, if configuring the local node or
  |           your remote nodename, if configuring a remote node.
  |     f. Press enter until returning to the Resource Directory menu.
  |     g. Select 11. Stop resource.
  |        The message "Command completed successfully" indicates the
  |        spooler REM has been sent the stop request.
  |     h. Enter 9. Exit, repeatedly to return to the Utility Tools Main
  |        Menu.
  |
  | Archive the spooler contol file
  | -------------------------------
  |
  |  2. On the Main Menu, select 7. Tables and Queues Utility Tool.
  |
  |  3. On the Tables and Queues Utility Tool Main Menu, select 4.
  |     Resource Maintenance.
  |
  |  4. Select 1. Specify Resource, and enter Resource name CS2PSF00.CS2NODE,
  |     if configuring the local node or CS2PSF00.nodename, if configuring a
  |     remote node.
  |
  |  5. a. Select 1. Archive from the Resource Maintenance menu.
  |     b. At the Location prompt, press enter to use the default cs2/sys
  |        location, or specify a path where you want to store the existing
  |        spooler control file temporarily (in AIX path format).
  |     c. Select 1. Accept Data.
  |
  |     The message "Archive completed" indicates that the table has been
  |     archived successfully.
  |     The message "Control block for resource CS2PSF00.CS2NODE in use"
  |     indicates that you did not complete step 1 successfully.
  |
  |  6. Enter 9. Exit, twice to return to the Tables and Queues Utility Tool
  |     Main Menu.
  |
  |
  | Redefine the spooler control file
  | ---------------------------------
  |
  |  7. From the Tables and Queues Utilty Tool Main menu. Select 1.
  |     Table Definition.  Then:
  |     a. Select 1. Specify Resource, and enter Resource name
  |        CS2PSF00.CS2NODE.
  |     b. Enter Node name: CS2NODE, if configuring the local node or
  |        your remote nodename, if configuring a remote node.
  |
  |  8. From the Table Definition menu, Select 1. Display.  Press enter to
  |     scroll through the pages of displayed fields.
  |
  |  9. From the Table Definition menu, Select 3. Erase.
  |     The message "Command completed successfully" appears.
  |
  | 10. From the Table Definition menu, Select 2. Add.  On the next menu,
  |     select 1. Specify resource.  The values previously defined for this
  |     table, including the resource name are saved in the table
  |     definition buffer.  You should retain most field values as saved,
  |     by pressing enter for each field displayed and prompted.  Change
  |     the value of the Members field as needed to support your
  |     applications' requirements for entries (up to 1000).
  |
  |     Note:  You can also modify the values in the Principal image,
  |       Auxiliary image, memory image, Allocate on open, Preallocate,
  |       Principal image location, and Auxiliary image location fields, as
  |       required by your applications.  However, do *not* change any other
  |       value, for example, Resource name, Length, Primary index, or
  |       Secondary index fields.
  |
  | 11. From the Table definition menu, select 1. Accept Data.
  |     The message "Command completed successfully" appears.
  |
  | Reorganize the spooler control file
  | -----------------------------------
  |
  | 12. Enter 9. Exit, twice to return to the TQ Utility Tools Main Menu.
  |     Select 4. Resource Maintenance.
  |
  | 13. Repeat Step 4.
  | 14. a. Select 3. Reorganize from the Resource Maintenance menu.
  |     b. At the Location prompt, press enter to use the default cs2/sys
  |        location, or specify a path where you want to store the existing
  |        spooler control file temporarily (in AIX path format).
  |     c. Select 1. Accept Data.
  |
  |     The message "Reorganization completed" appears.
  |
  | 15. Enter 9. Exit, repeatedly to return to the Utility Tools Main Menu.
  |
  | Restart the spooler REM
  | -----------------------
  |
  | 16. Restart the spooler REM as described in
  |     chapter 10, "selecting a Configuration Method".
  |
  |     For example, from the Utility Tools main menu:
  |
  |     a. Select 1. Configuration Tool.
  |     b. Select 5. Resource Directory.
  |     c. Select 1. Specify resource.
  |     d. Enter Resource name: CS2PSR00.CS2NODE.
  |     e. Enter Node name: CS2NODE, if configuring the local node or
  |           your remote nodename, if configuring a remote node.
  |     f. Press enter until returning to the Resource Directory menu.
  |     g. Select 10. Start resource.
  |        The message "Command completed successfully" indicates the
  |        spooler REM has been sent the start request.

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