Guardian User's Guide

Managing the Spooler Using Spoolcom
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Modifying Print Process Attributes
Modifying Print Process Attributes
You can modify the attributes of a print process when it is in a dormant or procerror
state:
1. Find out which devices the print process controls:
) PRINT $print-process, XREF
2. Drain the device:
) DEV $device-name, DRAIN
3. Start the print process with the new attributes:
) PRINT $print-process [ , print-process-attribute ]
Print process attributes are described in Table 15-4 on page 15-10.
Example
To modify an attribute of the print process named $SPLA by changing the backup
processor from 2 to 4:
1. Enter:
) PRINT $SPLA, XREF
A listing such as this is displayed on your home terminal:
2. Check to see if all devices are offline (not busy or waiting):
) DEV $LP1; DEV $LP2
A listing such as this is displayed on your home terminal:
3. Drain the waiting device $LP1:
) DEV $LP1, DRAIN
4. Check the status of $LP1 to confirm it is offline:
) DEV $LP1
A listing such as this is displayed on your home terminal:
PRINT PROCESS DEVICE LOCATION
$SPLA $LP1 #FAST.DEFAULT
$SPLA $LP2 #SLOW.DEFAULT
DEVICE STATE FLAGS PROC FORM
$LP1 WAITING $SPLA
DEVICE STATE FLAGS PROC FORM
$LP2 OFFLINE $SPLA
DEVICE STATE FLAGS PROC FORM
$LP1 OFFLINE $SPLA