HP Distributed Queuing Service for OpenVMS

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PRODUCT NAME: HP Distributed Queuing Service for OpenVMS

SPD 28.80.06

DESCRIPTION

This Software Product Description describes the follow-

ing Versions of Distributed Queuing Service for Open-

VMS (DQS):

• HP DQS for OpenVMS on Integrity servers Version

1.3-2

• DEC DQS for OpenVMS Alpha Version 1.3

• DEC DQS for OpenVMS VAX Version 1.3

The standard OpenVMS queue system enables users

to use the OpenVMS PRINT command to print ﬁles on

output devices that are attached to the users local Open-

VMS node.

The HP Distributed Queuing Service (DQS) uses the

DECnet networking system to extend the standard

OpenVMS queue system to enable users to:

• Print jobs on printers connected to systems other

than their own

• Show the status of jobs on those systems

• Cancel their jobs on those systems

• Change the speciﬁcations of their jobs on those sys-

tems

Any node where a print request originates is called a

client. Any node with an attached printer that performs

the printing is called a server. Any node with DQS soft-

ware can be conﬁgured to operate as only a client or as

both a client and a server. The DQS software does not

limit the number of client or server nodes or queues.

The system manager creates the queues and estab-

lishes the correspondence between client queues and

queues on server nodes. A queue on a server node can

accept jobs from queues on multiple client nodes.

Features

The following is a summary of features available in the

hp Distributed Queuing Service software:

• Provides an easy means of printing from systems

that do not have printers.

• The DQS software can be used in any DECnet net-

working environment. Both Local Area Networks and

Wide Area Networks are supported. DQS supports

DECnet Phase V fullname functionality.

• The DQS software allows multiple OpenVMS sys-

tems to share expensive or unique printers.

• The DQS software does not limit the users choice

of printing equipment as it can work with standard

OpenVMS symbionts and most user-written or user-

modiﬁed symbionts.

• Provides completely transparent support for the fol-

lowing qualiﬁers of the OpenVMS PRINT command:

/BACKUP /BEFORE /BURST

/BY_OWNER /CONFIRM /CHARACTERISTICS

/COPIES /CREATED /DEVICE

/EXCLUDE /EXPIRED /FEED

/FLAG /IDENTIFY /JOB_COUNT

/LOWERCASE /MODIFIED /NAME

/NOTE /QUEUE /REMOTE

/RESTART /PAGES /PASSALL

/SETUP /SINCE /SPACE

/TRAILER /USER

All other OpenVMS PRINT qualiﬁers are supported,

with slight differences that reﬂect the distributed en-

vironment of DQS.

October 2006

Summary of content (4 pages)

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Software Product Description PRODUCT NAME: SPD 28.80.06 HP Distributed Queuing Service for OpenVMS DESCRIPTION Features This Software Product Description describes the following Versions of Distributed Queuing Service for OpenVMS (DQS): The following is a summary of features available in the hp Distributed Queuing Service software: • HP DQS for OpenVMS on Integrity servers Version 1.3-2 • DEC DQS for OpenVMS Alpha Version 1.3 • DEC DQS for OpenVMS VAX Version 1.
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HP Distributed Queuing Service for OpenVMS SPD 28.80.06 The following counts refer to the disk space required on the Alpha system disk. Notice that the sizes listed are approximate; actual sizes may vary depending on your system environment, configuration, and software options. • If the DQS server is temporarily inaccessible when a print command is issued, the DQS client will attempt to transfer the job for printing after the DQS server again becomes available.
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HP Distributed Queuing Service for OpenVMS SPD 28.80.06 LICENSE MANAGEMENT FACILITY SUPPORT HP OpenVMS VAX Licenses This layered product supports the OpenVMS License Management Facility (LMF). DQS VAX Traditional License DQS VAX Traditional Update License License units for this product are allocated on an Unlimited System use basis. Each Unlimited Use License allows any number of individuals to use HP DQS at the same time.
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HP Distributed Queuing Service for OpenVMS SPD 28.80.06 SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES A variety of service options are available from HP. For more information, contact your local HP account representative or distributor. Information is also available from http://www.hp.com/hps/software. SOFTWARE WARRANTY This software product is provided by HP with a 90-day conformance warranty in accordance with the HP warranty terms applicable to the license purchase. © 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.