Spooler Utilities Reference Manual

Spooler Quick Start

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Starting the Spooler

This subsection discusses the various methods of starting a spooler and provides

example command files. The key distinction between a cold start and a warm start is

that in a cold start the supervisor is run with a new control file, while in a warm start the

supervisor is given the name of a control file that already exists. In operational terms,

warmstarting the spooler recovers existing jobs and configurations and coldstarting the

spooler erases any stored print jobs and previous spooler configuration settings.

Warm Starting a Spooler

Example 1-3 shows a command file that warm starts the spooler. Warmstarting a

spooler recovers existing print jobs and configuration settings. Once the spooler has

been brought up, the printer devices should be in the WAITING state. This command

file can be invoked automatically from a system startup file (an example of which is in

the Himalaya S-Series Planning and Configuration Guide), or you can invoke it by

using the following TACL command:

> OBEY $SYSTEM.STARTUP.SPLWARM

| ELSE | == It's a WARMSTART

FUP GIVE ($SYSTEM.SYSTEM.CSPOOL,$SYSTEM.SYSTEM.PSPOOL, &

$SYSTEM.SYSTEM.SPOOL),30,1

FUP SECURE ($SYSTEM.SYSTEM.CSPOOL,$SYSTEM.SYSTEM.PSPOOL, &

$SYSTEM.SYSTEM.SPOOL),"NUNU",PROGID

SPOOL /IN $OPER.SPLS.SPL,TERM $YMIOP.#CNSL,NAME $SPLS,NOWAIT,PRI 150,CPU 0/1

SPOOLCOM ;SPOOLER,START

] == ENDIF

#POP #DEFAULTS

#DELAY 200

[#IF NOT [#PROCESSEXISTS $SPLS]

| THEN | #OUTPUT *** ERROR *** PROCESS $SPLS WILL NOT START

| ELSE | #OUTPUT $SPLS Process Started...

]

] == Endif

Caution. Always back up the Spooler control files before attempting to start the Spooler. This

action preserves Spooler settings if there is a system problem and, if necessary, the backed-up

control files can be available for analysis.

Example 1-2. Spooler Start Macro (page2of2)