NetBase for MPE Reference Guide

Chapter 7
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Setting Up Remote Spooling
In order to use remote spooling, each system must be configured to import/export spool files. For
more configuration information, turn to Chapter 3 “Using CONFIG”.
To set up:
1. To verify that the nodes are configured:
: HELLO MGR.NETBASE
: RUN NBCTRL.PUB.NETBASE
∗> CONFIG
C> LIST NODES
Node Sys name Line Type Startup Spool Shadow
8∗ DAFFY N A N B
10 NORWAY N A B B
12 DEVELOP N A B B
2. Add directory entries for remote devices via NBDIR. In our example, the local system DAFFY has
a device class REMLP with spool files that need to be created on NORWAY.
:RUN NBDIR.PUB.NETBASE
D> DEVICE REMLP=LP,NORWAY;ALT=LP,DEVELOP;TEMP;COPY
D> EXIT
In the above entry, we are redirecting all spool files destined for device class REMLP to LP on
the node named Norway. If the communication to NORWAY fails, the alternate device is LP on
the remote system DEVELOP. Temporary copies of spool files are to be built locally and purged
when the complete spool file has been built simultaneously on a remote device (the TEMP
parameter).
3. Test the DEVICE entry. One way to do this is by using the FCOPY command as shown below. If
the configuration and the device entry is correct, the spool file named SPLTEST will be created
on NORWAY by the FCOPY command.
:FILE SPLTEST;DEV=REMLP
:FCOPY FROM=filename;to=*SPLTEST
Note. MPE's PRINT and COPY commands are not intercepted by NetBase, so they
cannot be used to test remote spooling.