Hi Gilbert, .
We have VPS also. IMHO the answer is "it depends" If you have multiple hosts sending to a virtual or real printer, and if the mutliple hosts get busy sending at close to the same time, it can cause contention. You can determine if either of these is happening by reviewing the VPS log. For example - VPS382E VPSIP DVRPD010 TCPIP ERROR=CONNECTION REFUSED VPS318N VPSIP SESSION REJECTED FOR DVRPD010 If you have exit 8 or the equivalent, it will be re-tried. Also, if you are sending bursts of small prints from the same host , you could run out of the default range of logical ports. VPS387E VPSIP DVNMJE07 TCPIP CONNECTION NOT AVAILABLE - REASON=HOST ADDRESS IN USE VPS318N VPSIP SESSION REJECTED FOR DVNMJE07 For this one, you can add additional logical ports in the VPS definition member. That works to a point. Can you post the results of this command? F VPS,DIS,prtid,* That result would give us a much better peek at how the printer is defined. The contents of the individual printer definition member only give part of the picture. Thanks, Linda Mooney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gilbert Cardenas" <gilbertcarde...@grocerybiz.com> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Friday, December 4, 2009 7:45:40 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: LPR from multiple mainframe regions to single host Sure, the problem (I think) is that I have 3 lpar regions that are lpr'ing to a common server (same IP address,port and queue). The catch is that the server lpr destination (HOUSTON) is not really a printer but software that is emulating a printer. So the mainframe VPS definition for each lpar is for example: COMMTYPE=(TCPIP,LPD) TCPPRTR=HOUSTON What I am trying to distinguish is whether lpr'ing from 3 disparate sources to 1 destination is common practice. If it is then I can focus on the printer emulating software. Hope this clears it up a bit. Gil. On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 09:15:53 -0600, Pat Mihalec <pat_miha...@rush.edu> wrote: >I have VPS and I can print to any printer from both of my Lpars. Can you >be clearer on how you have the definitions? > > >Pat Mihalec >Rush University Medical Center >Senior System Programmer >(312) 942-8386 >pat_miha...@rush.edu >P Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > >From: >Gilbert Cardenas <gilbertcarde...@grocerybiz.com> >To: >IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >Date: >12/04/2009 09:12 AM >Subject: >LPR from multiple mainframe regions to single host >Sent by: >IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu> > > > >Does anyone know if performing an LPR from multiple mainframe hosts >to a single lpr host queue definition would cause contention issues? > >I have 3 VPS mainframe printers that are lpr'ing to the same remote >host queue and there appears to be some contention going on. > >If lpr'ing from multiple locations to a single remote host queue is a >problem, how do you get around it? Define multiple queues...one for >each mainframe region? > >Your feedback would be appreciated, >Gil. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM- MAIN INFO >Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM- MAIN INFO >Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
