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DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 6
Maintenance for R6vs/si
555-230-127
Issue 1
August 1997
Maintenance Object Repair Procedures
Page 10-1016PMS-PRNT/JNL-PRNT (PMS Printer Link)
10
PMS-PRNT/JNL-PRNT (PMS Printer
Link)
NOTE:
PMS-PRNT stands for the pms-log printer. JNL-PRNT stands for the
wakeup-log printer. Since the maintenance strategy for the both the
JNL-PRNT and PMS-PRNT MOs is the same, both of these MOs are
described in this section.
In DEFINITY Generic 1 and Generic 3iV2, there are up to two journal printers.
They are identified as the wakeup-log printer which is shared between the
Automatic Wakeup feature and the Emergency Access to Attendant feature to
print scheduled reports and log of events, and the pms-log printer which is used
as a backup of the PMS output device to print the audit trail data of all PMS
transactions executed by the system and the PMS Housekeeping Status Change
events while the PMS Printer Link is not available. The journal printer link is
administered to a data extension that provides a standard EIA 232C interface to
the printer. The printer can be connected through a data module (PDM, MPDM,
DTDM) and a port on the TN754 or TN754B Digital Line circuit pack, or through
an ADU and a port on the TN726 Data Line circuit pack.
PMS Printer Link Maintenance provides a strategy in the system for maintaining
the link between the system and a PMS device (an external Journal Printer
device). The strategy includes a set of tests for periodic diagnosis, detection of
errors during normal operation, actions for troubleshooting, and raising alarms
for serious problems. PMS Printer Link Maintenance uses a try-and-wait
mechanism for maintaining the PMS Printer Link. If a PMS Printer Link is torn
down due to an error, PMS Printer Link Maintenance intends to bring the link up
immediately. If the trial of Link Setup fails, PMS Link Maintenance waits for five
minutes before the next retry. If the number of retries reaches the value of a
threshold (15), a Minor alarm is raised for service attention.
PMS Printer Link Maintenance does not cover the maintenance of the elements
composing the journal printer physical link, for instance, the external printer
device, Data Module (PDM/MPDM/DTDM) and Digital Line Port of TN754 or
TN754B Digital Line circuit pack, ADU and Data Line Port of TN726 Data Line
circuit pack, and Data Channels on TN777 Network Control circuit pack. If PMS
Printer Link Maintenance cannot restore the PMS Printer Link, then the
maintenance tests of these individual components of the PMS Link must be
executed to diagnose faults.
MO Name (in
Alarm Log)
Alarm
Level Initial Command to Run Full Name of MO
PMS-PRNT/JNL-
PRNT
MINOR test journal
pms-log/wakeup-log l
PMS Printer/ Journal Printer
PMS-PRNT/JNL-
PRNT
WARNING test journal
pms-log/wakeup-log
PMS Printer/ Journal Printer