RE: Monitoring an output queue

Rob,

Do you really have to use a remote OUTQ?

You'd be better served by using the SNMP, IPP, or PJL driver with a DEVD
instead of LPR and a remote OUTQ.

Even on thermal label printers I've been able to use the SNMP driver
with internal network cards and IPP with external print servers.

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 rob@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1:29 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Monitoring an output queue

We are using some monitoring software.  I have a problem 
monitoring remote 
output queues.  When I turn off the printer on a -REMOTE- 
output queue and 
send it a spool file it doesn't go into a MSGW or anything.  
Like this 
remote output queue P01A08.
WRKSBSJOB QSPL
Job         User        Type     -----Status-----
PVCBAR1     QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
P01A01      QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
P01A01T     QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
P01A02      QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
P01A06      QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
P01A07      QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE 
P01A08      QSPLJOB     WTR      ACTIVE    

WRKWTR *ALL 
Writer      Type  Device      Queue       Library     Status  
Form Type 
P01A08      RMT               P01A08      QUSRSYS      STR    
*ALL     
Notice, no MSGW? 

And the spool file itself will look like: 
            Device or                       Total   Current         
File        Queue       User Data   Status  Pages     Page   Copies 
QSYSPRT     P01A08                   SND        1                1 

About all I could think of was to monitor for any spool file in a SND 
status for an inordinate amount of time.  Or, x number of 
spool files in 
RDY state in that output queue.  Any other suggestions?  (Now 
if I could 
only get our monitoring software to handle one of those.)

Rob Berendt
-- 
Group Dekko Services, LLC
Dept 01.073
PO Box 2000
Dock 108
6928N 400E
Kendallville, IN 46755
http://www.dekko.com

-- 
This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion 
(MIDRANGE-L) mailing list
To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l
or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives
at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.