Setting Up - IBM Mainframe (zSeries)
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AXIS 5570e User’s Manual
Note for IPDS printing:
3. Click the
Configuration Wizard for IBM sessions
button.
4. Click the
Add Session
button. This will start the
Configuration Wizard
which is a step-by-step guide through the required IBM configuration
settings.
Verifying the
communication
You can verify the communication between the MVS system and the Axis
Network Print Server by pinging the print server from the MVS system. A
successful ping indicates that the MVS system can communicate with the
Axis Network Print Server.
From an TSO session, enter the following command:
Note:
In JES2, enter the following command from the System Display and
Search Facility (SDSF) menu 6:
Note:
Here is an example of a successful ping:
And here is an example of an unsuccessful ping:
If the ping is not successful, make sure the Axis Network Print Server is
configured according to the instructions in
Setting the IP Address,
on
page 15 and in
Configuring the Axis Network Print Server,
on page 42.
If these items are all in order, consult your TCP/IP network administrator.
JES definitions
When a TCP-attached printer is to be used with JES, it must be defined for
deferred-printing mode. To use a PSF printer for deferred printing under
JES, you must first code JES initialization statements to define FSSs and
FSAs for PSF printers. For JES2, the FSS is defined by an
FSS
statement,
and the FSA is defined by a
PRTnnnn
statement. For JES3, the FSS is
In the Configuration Wizard, you can choose between PCL or PostScript printing. Choose the
printer language that corresponds to your printer.
TSO PING <IP_address>
The IP address is the IP address of the Axis Network Print Server.
ping <IP_address>
The IP address is the IP address of the Axis Network Print Server.
EZA0458I Ping V3R1: Pinging host 10.50.45.200
(Use ATTN to interrupt.)
EZA0463I PING: Ping #1 response took 0.055 seconds
Successes so far = 1
EZA0458I Ping V3R1: Pinging host 10.50.45.200
(Use ATTN to interrupt.)
EZA0464I PING: Ping #1 timed out
