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Chapter 10 Configuring PSF for MVS to Print IPDS Files
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The IP address is the only required parameter. Other parameters may be
set to facilitate printer sharing as described in “Sharing IBM 6400 Printers
on MVS” on page 145. For a description of the PRINTDEV statement,
which is not given here, see the PSF/MVS
System Programming Guide
.
IPADDR
Specifies the IP address for the printer or attachment, in dotted-decimal
notation. Do not specify a hostname in place of the dotted-decimal
address.
Verifying a TCP/IP-Attached Printer on MVS
To operate a TCP/IP-attached printer, use JES operator commands.
Starting a TCP/IP-attached Printer
To start a TCP/IP-attached printer, do the following:
1. Start TCP/IP.
2. Power on the printer.
3. Start the printer FSA.
• On JES2, the command is:
$S
printer_name
• On JES3, the command is:
*VARY
printer_name
,ON
Stopping a TCP/IP-attached Printer
You can stop a TCP/IP-attached printer in several ways:
• The preferred method is to first stop the PSF FSA for the printer by
entering the following command from the MVS console:
JES2:
$P
printer_name
JES3:
*VARY
printer_name
,OFF
*CANCEL
printer_name