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Chapter 10 Configuring PSF for MVS to Print IPDS Files
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2. Set TCP/IP addresses for the printer, such as IP address, gateway
address, or subnet mask. See “Configuration Tools” on page 21.
3. Configure the host environment. See “Configuring PSF for MVS to
Print IPDS Files”, below.
4. Verify the configuration. See “Verifying a TCP/IP-Attached Printer on
MVS” on page 144.
5. If you want to share the printer, do the procedure in “Sharing IBM
6400 Printers on MVS” on page 145.
6. If you have problems, refer to “Handling MVS Connectivity Problems”
on page 147.
Configuring PSF for MVS to Print IPDS Files
To perform this procedure, you need the IP address of the NIC.
Configuration Procedure
Configuring PSF/MVS to print IPDS files includes the following steps:
1. Define the MVS communications control unit to MVS. See “Define the
Communications Control Unit to MVS” on page 137.
2. Modify the TCP/IP profile on your MVS system, if necessary. See
“Modify the TCP/IP Profile in MVS” on page 137.
3. “
Ping
” the printer. See “Verify the Printer Connection” on page 140.
Table 6. Operator Panel Settings
Menu Item Setting
PRINTER CONTROL Interface Selection
• AUTO SWITCH if you use the
printer for other than IPDS
printing
• ETHERNET for IPDS only
IPDS IPDS Emulation Mode 6408/6412