Printer Attributes

Use the Printer attributes to create situations that monitor information about each printer that is attached to your server. Printer is a multiple-instance attribute group. You cannot mix these attributes with those of any other multiple-instance group.


Average PPM The average pages printed per minute of the printer. Valid values are positive integers in the range 0 to 2147483647 and can include the use of the *AVG, *MIN, *MAX, or *SUM functions. For example, to express 35 for the average pages printed per minute, enter 35.

Comment The comment. Valid format is a text string of up to 64 characters. For example, SUBMITTED is an example of a comment.

Comment (Unicode) Comment in UTF8. Valid format is a text string of up to 388 bytes.

Data Type The data type used to record print jobs Valid format is a text string of up to 32 characters. For example, tEXT is an example of a data type.

Default Priority The default priority value assigned to each print job. Valid values are positive integers in the range 0 to 2147483647 and can include the use of the *AVG, *MIN, *MAX, or *SUM functions. For example, to express 3 for the default priority, enter 3.

Driver Name The print driver that is being used. Valid format is a text string of up to 64 characters. For example, to HP Laserjet III is an example of a print driver.

Location The location where the printer resides. Valid format is a text string of up to 64 characters. For example, to AGH specifies a location where the printer resides.

Location (Unicode) The location of the printer in UTF8. Valid format is a text string of up to 388 bytes.

Number of Jobs The number of jobs in the queue. Valid values are positive integers in the range 0 to 2147483647 and can include the use of the *AVG, *MIN, *MAX, or *SUM functions. For example, to express 12 for the number of jobs, enter 12.

Parameters The parameters of the print processor. Valid format is a text string of up to 64 characters. For example, to MARGIN indicates a parameter.

Port Name The port name that the printer is connected to. Valid format is a text string of up to 64 characters. For example, to LDEV1 specifies the port name for the printer.

Print Processor The print processor that should be used. Valid format is a text string of up to 64 characters. For example, to WINPRINT indicates the print processor used.

Printer Name The name of the printer. Valid format is a text string of up to 64 characters. For example, to LPT1 is the name of the printer.

Printer Name (Unicode) The name of the printer in UTF8. Valid format is a text string of up to 336 bytes.

Priority The priority of the job. Valid values are positive integers in the range 0 to 2147483647 and can include the use of the *AVG, *MIN, *MAX, or *SUM functions. For example, to express 2 for the second priority, enter 2.

Separator File The file that contains the job separator page. Valid format is a text string of up to 64 characters. For example, to JSEP indicates the file that contains the job separator page.

Separator\File (Unicode) The file that contains the job separator page in UTF8. Valid format is a text string of up to 392 bytes.

Share Name The share name of the printer. Valid format is a text string of up to 32 characters. For example, to AGHQ01 specifies the share name of the printer.

Share Name (Unicode) The share name of the printer.

Start Time The start time of the printer operation. Valid values are positive integers in the range 0 to 2147483647 and can include the use of the *AVG, *MIN, *MAX, or *SUM functions. For example, to express 12:00 for the start time, enter 12:00.

Status The status of the job. Valid format is a text string of up to 20 characters. For example, to PRINTING specifies the status of the print job.

System Name The network name of the source of this information. Valid format is a text string of up to 64 characters.

Timestamp The date and time the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server samples the data. Standard 16-character date/time format (CYYMMDDHHMMSSmmm), where:

C

Century (0 for 20th, 1 for 21st)

YY

Year

MM

Month

DD

Day

HH

Hour

MM

Minute

SS

Second

mmm

Millisecond

Use simple text strings as described above. For example, enter 0971009130500000 to express October 9, 1997, 1:05:00 pm.

Until Time The end time of the printer operation. Valid values are positive integers in the range 0 to 2147483647 and can include the use of the *AVG, *MIN, *MAX, or *SUM functions. For example, to express 2:00 for the end time of the operation, enter 2:00.