>I started an LPR link in RSCS with this command: >SMSG RSCS DEFINE PDF01PO ASTART TYPE LPR FORM * > PARM EXIT=LPRXONE HOST=10.240.1.128 PRINTER=PDF01PO > ITO=0 USER=Y SYS=Y EPARM='S=N FF=N C=LPRCFG' > >For some reason, after every print job, this >printer is stopping. Here is part of the RSCS >console. A file was waiting for printing, until >VMUTIL sent a START command to the printer. >Immediately after printing the file, the printer >was again deactivated. (And needed to be >STARTed again for the next file, etc etc etc...) >
The ITO=0 parm is causing this. ITO specifies an inactivity timeout period after which the link will automatically drain. ITO=0 indicates to drain immediately once all queued jobs are processed. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development