RE: Losing Device Descriptions when system is powered down

They shouldn't be dropped off the system.

I think the reason that they are being dropped off is that there being
auto-configured as a different type, the system thinks the "old" printer
was replaced by a "new" printer.

If auto-configure is off, you should be good.

The other option is to figure out what needs to be changed on the
printer so that it is correctly auto-configured that way the system
won't keep thinking that you've got a different printer there.

If you want to try that, please post type-model of the auto-configured
DEVD vs. what you actually want.  In addition to the manufacturer and
model of the printer and how the printer is connected.


HTH,

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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Grizzly M
> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 3:06 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: Losing Device Descriptions when system is powered down
> 
> The printers are non-IBM label printers. If I turn auto configuration
> off then the devices will not be auto configured on start but 
> they will
> still be dropped when the system is IPL'd. Is that correct? Then I'll
> just have to run the CRT* command. If that's the case then it's better
> than having to first delete the autoconfiged devices before 
> creating the
> correct devices. And it could be automated. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Landess
> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 1:29 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: Losing Device Descriptions when system is powered down
> 
> Grizzly -
> 
> AFAIK, I've never seen this happen with IBM devices...
> 
> I would suspect that (since you didn't specify) that these 
> are non-IBM 
> printers that can emulate several different IBM printer 
> models, and that
> 
> when the system is IPL'ed that the "signature" that it gets is for the
> basic 
> printer model that it emulates
> 
> In my experience, this has been a common problem with non-IBM devices 
> (printers and 5250-type displays).
> 
> In my client shops where this has occurred, I have typically seen the
> system 
> administrator turn OFF Automatic Configuration once everything is
> initially 
> configured properly, then from that point forward, either manually
> create 
> new devices using the appropriate CRT* command or turning Automatic 
> Configuration on just long enough to configure any newly-attached
> devices, 
> then turning it back off.
> 
> Regards,
> Steve Landess
> Austin, Texas
> (512) 423-0935
> 
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