Spooler FASTP Network Print Processes Manual

Installing and Configuring FASTP Network Print
Processes
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Installing a FASTP Network Print Process
5. Configuration of network/protocol specific parameters for the devices in an external
configuration file (FASTCNFG) used by the FASTP network print process.
Installing a FASTP Network Print Process
Installation of a FASTP network print process is basically the same for either G-series
or D-series systems. However, differences exist in the network architecture and WAN
activity. On G-series systems, TLAM (Tandem LAN Access Method) is obsolete and
the ServerNet LAN System Architecture (SLSA) architecture is the basis for all LAN
activity. Also on G-series systems, the 61xx subsystem is obsolete and the AWAN
subsystem and ServerNet wide area network (SWAN) concentrator is now the basis for
all WAN activity. As a result of these architectural differences, the IOP subsystem and
protocol-specific software requirements to install a FASTP network print process can
vary from G-series to D-series. However, although the underlying network-architecture
product requirements can vary, the process for installing and configuring FASTP
network print processes is the same for either series.
For either a G-series system or a D-series system, each FASTP network print process
product includes the object code for its print process. The software for a FASTP
network print process is supplied as a distribution subvolume (DSV).
Note. Beginning with the G06 and D48 new product versions of FASTPTCP, you also can
convert one or more FASTCNFG files into a FASTKCON key-sequenced file. A
FASTKCON file provides two main advantages over the use of a standard FASTCNFG file:
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The FASTKCON file is a key-sequenced file. A key-sequenced file avoids long
sequential searches, provides for faster printer startup, and is especially useful for
large configurations.
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The FASTKCON file can be updated online with no impact on running FASTPTCP
processes.
The use of this feature is described in detail in
Creating a FASTKCON Configuration File
(Beginning with the G06 and D48 RVUs) on page 3-40.