[Info-vax] DEC3000->DECServer90TL->CMM comunication problem

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

emilwp at gmail.com wrote 2013-04-23 13:13:
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>> First, always (if possible, as in this case) supply both the
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>> message *and* the command producing it as-is. Cut-n-pased.
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> Sorry, but I cann't copy paste because I'm not posting from the
> problematic computer - I'm re-typing :(
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OK. :-)
But then, at least try to re-type your commands used also.

>> Second, didn't "$ help /message AUTONOTSTART" tell you anything?
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> As said, I'm newbe with the VMS - my knowledge does not go too far from:
> dir, type, set def , show.
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> Anyway the help says:
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> "An attempt was made to start an autostart queue when none of its
> available nodes has autostart enabled"
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> and
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> "Enter an ENABLE AUTOSTART /QUEUES command on th enodes in the queue's
> autostart node list"
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Exactly! Very clear on what was missing, not ? :-)


> this command (ENABLE AUTOSTART /QUEUES ) is in one of the file processed
> during system startup (at least I hope so)

Verify!

> namely
> SYS$MANAGER:SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM which I posted previously. does it mean
> that the file is NOT processed?

Systartup_vms.com is most certenly processed. But the enable autostart
command might not be. There might some logic in the startup that
prevents it from been executed, or something else is not in the
correct state when it is executed. One need the output from
a clean boot to tell wht is happening.


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> after entering:
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> SYS>ENABLE AUTOSTART /QUEUES
> SYS >start /queue batch$leitz
> %JBC-E-STARTED, queue already stared
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So ENABLE AUTOSTART /QUEUES seems to have fixed the problem
with the queue as such. You have to look over your startup
routines/scripts why this was not run at startup.

> but: SYS>print /queue=batch$leitz welcome.txt Job WELCOME (queue
> BATCH$LEITZ, entry 3) strated on BATCH$LEITZ
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Now, as you have seen, batch$leitz is a *BATCH* queue !
Not only from it's name (BATCH$LEITZ), but also from
the output of SHOW QUEUE :

> the answer is:
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> Batch queue BATCH$LEITZ,...............

Note "Batch queue..." in the output above!

Batch queues are for running batch jobs, *not* for printing!

A batch job (running on BATCH$LEITZ) can of course print things,
but using another queue, a "Printer queue", "Server queue" or such,
it depends on what method/protocol is used for the printer.


Jan-Erik.

> does not move the printer
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> Wojtek
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So ENABLE AUTOSTART /QUEUES seems to have fixed the problem
with the queue as such.