RE: Monitoring an output queue

["Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Remote OUTQs are basically uni-directional.

SNMP, IPP, PJL are all bi-directional.  So you get better feedback on
the status of the print job.  You'll see the print go to a MSGW status.

HTH,

Charles Wilt
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iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
  

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> What problem would this solve?
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> Rob Berendt
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> Rob,
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> Do you really have to use a remote OUTQ?
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> You'd be better served by using the SNMP, IPP, or PJL driver 
> with a DEVD
> instead of LPR and a remote OUTQ.
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> Even on thermal label printers I've been able to use the SNMP driver
> with internal network cards and IPP with external print servers.
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> HTH,
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> Charles Wilt
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> iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
> Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
> ph: 513-573-4343
> fax: 513-398-1121
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> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1:29 PM
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> > Subject: Monitoring an output queue
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> > We are using some monitoring software.  I have a problem 
> > monitoring remote 
> > output queues.  When I turn off the printer on a -REMOTE- 
> > output queue and 
> > send it a spool file it doesn't go into a MSGW or anything. 
> > Like this 
> > remote output queue P01A08.
> > WRKSBSJOB QSPL
> > Job         User        Type     -----Status-----
> > PVCBAR1     QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
> > P01A01      QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
> > P01A01T     QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
> > P01A02      QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
> > P01A06      QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
> > P01A07      QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
> > P01A08      QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
> >
> > WRKWTR *ALL 
> > Writer      Type  Device      Queue       Library     Status 
> > Form Type 
> > P01A08      RMT               P01A08      QUSRSYS      STR 
> > *ALL 
> > Notice, no MSGW? 
> >
> > And the spool file itself will look like: 
> >             Device or                       Total   Current 
> > File        Queue       User Data   Status  Pages     Page   Copies 
> > QSYSPRT     P01A08                   SND        1                1 
> >
> > About all I could think of was to monitor for any spool 
> file in a SND 
> > status for an inordinate amount of time.  Or, x number of 
> > spool files in 
> > RDY state in that output queue.  Any other suggestions?  (Now 
> > if I could 
> > only get our monitoring software to handle one of those.)
> >
> > Rob Berendt
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