Defining the printer to the host: TCP/IP attachment
Installation Planning Guide F-19
– The default MTU value in the printer is 2052. To change
the MTU size for the printer, refer to the Sun network
software documentation.
– If these items are all in order, consult your network
administrator about a possible network problem.
Correcting for printer performance issues – MVS
Should you notice any printer performance problems—e.g.,
through-put speed degradation, check the areas listed in the
following table.
Table F-11. Components to check for printer performance problems
MVS On the MVS system, ensure that both the PSF and TCP/IP address spaces are receiving
a high level of service, are at a high dispatching priority, and their datasets and the JES2
spool datasets are on DASD volumes that have low competing activi ty from other
applications and from other DASD volumes on the same path.
Printer Ensure that the Maximum Transmission Unit size (MTU) is as large as pos sible. A small
MTU size increases the number of packets that are transmitted, allowing greater ch ances
of degradation throughout the network. Increasing the MTU size in both TCP/IP for MVS
and in the printer may improve printer performance.
LAN If the printe r is on a LAN that also has a large number of other devices attac hed to it, the
high levels of traffic on the LAN can cause printer speed degradation. Consider moving
the printer to a LAN that does not have so much activity on it.
LAN-to-host
attachment If the speed of the link connecting the LAN with the printer attac hed to the MVS system is
slow, this could be a bottleneck. This could be a concern with any configuration i n which
the LAN-attached controller (i.e., 3745, 3172, or 3174) is not directly channel-atta ched to
the host running PSF. This could occur in a Remote LAN configurat ion as discussed in the
Network Configurations section, earlier in this chapter. Review your network conf iguration
diagrams to look for any potential bottlenecks.