IBM 4400-006 - 4400 Model 006 B/W Direct Thermal, User Manual

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Chapter 11
Sharing IBM 4400 Printers on MVS
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Resolving IPDS Printing Problems
If you have problems printing, do the following:
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Print an Ethernet Test Page. Refer to your Setup Guide.
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Verify that the IPDS service is enabled.
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Verify the service name.
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Verify that port number 5001 is being used.
If you are still unable to print IPDS files, contact IBM support.
Sharing IBM 4400 Printers on MVS
SMART
IBM 4400 printers can be shared on PSF/MVS in one of two ways:
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By using the MGMTMODE and DISCINTV parameters via the
JES spool.
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By port switching on the printer.
JES Spool Printer Sharing
JES spool printer sharing is valid for TCP/IP attached network
printers. A session with the printer is maintained while there is
output on the JES spool and the printer is available. When there is
no more output on the spool and the disconnect interval expires,
PSF/MVS ends the session with the printer. PSF/MVS attempts to
restart the session when there is more work on the spool for the
printer. After the session is restarted, PSF/MVS must reload the
resources required for the print jobs. When using this method of
network printer sharing, PSF/MVS cannot determine if another print
driver is active.
You can request this method of network printer sharing by
specifying the following parameters in the PSF Startup Proc.
MGMTMODE=OUTAVAIL
FAILURE=WCONNECT
TIMEOUT=REDRIVE
DISCINTV=n