Spooler FASTP Network Print Processes Manual

Installation and Configuration Considerations for
FASTPTCP
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FASTCNFG POLLTYPE Keyword for HP JetDirect
Printers
SysUpTime response is numerically lower than the first response, the printer is
presumed to have rebooted, and the print job is requeued.
If UPTIME=NO, this processing is not performed.
The specification of UPTIME is optional. If not specified, the default is to enable
MIB-II SysUpTime processing.
POLLSTRING = oid
specifies the SNMP request used to poll the printer for status. The value specified
is a numbered MIB beginning with 1.3. and ending with .0; the maximum length
is 100 bytes. Refer to your printer manufacturer’s MIB documentation for the
values to be specified. Be aware that MIB support can vary widely among different
models of network interfaces and even among different firmware-release versions.
The POLLSTRING specification is required for all POLLTYPE record definitions
unless the POLLTYPE name is specified as HPJETDIRECT.
Polling is performed as follows: After all print job data is sent, FASTPTCP does a
shutdown (send-side only) of the socket by sending TCP FIN to the printer. Next
FASTPTCP waits for the printer to complete the shutdown process by returning
FIN. Then FASTPTCP begins the polling process by sending the SNMP MIB
request as specified in POLLSTRING to port 161. The response is checked to
ensure that it matches the request and does not indicate any error. An error can
occur if the printer interface does not support the particular MIB request specified
for POLLSTRING. This error can occur with third-party emulators and also when
trying to use an advanced MIB request that is not supported by all HPJETDIRECT
interfaces. Any error, or lack of a response is treated as an invalid response. If no
error is detected, any alphabetic characters in the text of the response are shifted
to uppercase. Then the text is compared to the RESPONSE parameters as
described below.
RESPONSE = fecode [, EMS], "resp-string"
specifies a response string that is comp
ared against incoming SNMP responses
and then mapped to a Guardian file error code and optionally also to an EMS
message. The RESPONSE specification is optional. Multiple RESPONSE
parameters can be specified. The text of an SNMP response is compared to the
RESPONSE parameters in the order that the parameters appear in the POLLTYPE
record.
fecode
specifies the Guardian file error code to be used when the associated
response string matches the response from the printer. Only the following
values can be specified and they are interpreted as follows:
0 feok Signals the Spooler supervisor that the job completed
printing normally.
12 feinuse Same as above.