DEFINITY ECS Release 8.2 Maintenance for R8.2csi
555-233-119 Issue 1
April 2000
Maintenance Objects
3-1015SYS-PRNT (System Printer)
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SYS-PRNT (System Printer)
The Report Scheduler feature provides the c apability to sched ule selected
administration commands to be printed by a n asynchronous System Printer
(SYS-PRNT) or sent to a Personal Computer (PC). The System Printer Link to this
external device can b e administered either as a d ata extension.
System Printer Link Maintenance provides a strateg y for maintaining the link
between the system and an external SYS-PRNT output device. The strategy
includes a set of tests for de tection of errors during normal operation,
troubleshooting actions, and alarms for serious problems. System Printer Link
Maintenance uses a try-and-wait mec hanism for maintaining the SYS-PRNT link.
If the link set-up fails, a minor alarm is raised for service attention. A warning
alarm is raised when the SPE has been busied out. A m aximum of two link retry
attempts is made. After the sec ond attempt, set-up attemp ts are only made by
the application software (that i s, the 15-minute timer fires and jobs are prin ted
unless an immediate job was entered .) After two unsuccessful attemp ts to
establish the link, a MINOR alarm is raised for servic e attention. If the System
Printer Link is torn down due to an error, System Printer Link Maintenance raises
a MINOR alarm but does not attempt to b ring up the System Printer Link.
In DEFINITY Generic 1, the physical configuration for th e System Printer Link is
from a data channel (DATA-CHL) on the Processor circuit pack (DATA-BD) to a
data extension where the SYS-PRNT output device connects via the stand ard EIA
232C interface
The data extension can be a(n) PDM, MPDM, DTDM, or ADU. The PDM, MPDM,
or DTDM connects to a Digital Line (DIG-LINE) on the TN754 or TN754B Digital
Line circuit pack (DIG-BD); the ADU connects to a Data Line (DAT-LINE) of the
TN726 Data Line circuit pack (DT-LN-BD).
System Printer Link Maintenance does not cover the eleme nts comprising the
SYS-PRNT ph ysic al lin k; tha t is, t he exte rnal SYS-PRNT out put d evic e, th e EIA
port on the Processor circuit p ack, the Data Module (PDM/MPDM/DTDM) and the
Digital Line of TN754 or TN754B Digital Line circuit p ack, the ADU and the Data
Line of TN726 Data Line circuit pac k, and the data channels on the TN798
Processor circuit pac k. If System Printer Link Maintenance cannot restore the
System Printer Link, the maintenance tests of these individ ual components of the
System Printer Link must be executed to diag nose faults.
MO Name (in
Alarm Log)
Alarm
Level Initial Command to Run Full Name of MO
SYS-PRNT MINOR test sp -lin k l System Pr inter
SYS-PRNT WARNING release sp-link System Printer