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Opens the spool queue(s) for a specified logical device, or device name or all device members of a device class. (Native Mode)

Syntax

OPENQ { ldev [;SHOW] devclass [;SHOW] devname [;SHOW] @ }

Parameters

ldev

The logical device number of the device.

devclass

The device class name of the devices. The devclass parameter must begin with a letter and consist of eight or fewer alphanumeric characters.

devname

The device name of the device. The devname parameter must begin with a letter and consist of eight or fewer alphanumeric characters. Note that it is not possible to have a device class name and a device that are the same. If you enter an alphanumeric character string, the command searches the device class list first, and then the device name list.

SHOW

The SHOW parameter displays the current state (enabled or disabled) of the devices specified with the OPENQ command.

@

The @ parameter globally reenables all currently open spooling queues that were disabled because the system ran out of system domain disk space, a file limit was encountered on the HPSPOOL account or its groups, or the SHUTQ @ command was entered.

If the spooling queues are disabled globally because the system is out of disk space or a file limit is encountered on the HPSPOOL account or its groups, the problem should be resolved before globally enabling spooling queues with the OPENQ @ command.

Refer to the Native Mode Spooler Reference Manual(32650-90166) for more discussion on globally enabling and disabling spooling queues.

Use the @ option without any other parameter. The SHOW option entered with the @ option returns an error.

Operation Notes

The OPENQ command enables the operator to control the spool queue of a specified device or all devices of a device class without affecting the operation of spooler processes. It also gives the operator access to spool queues for which no spooler or physical device exists.

Spoolfiles can be created faster than they are processed. You may want to issue a SHUTQ command, to clear the backlog of files in the queue, and then reopen it with an OPENQ command when the queue is clear.

The OPENQ command also serves as an option to the STOPSPOOL and SPOOLER commands.

Use

This command may be issued from a session, job, program, or in BREAK. Pressing Break has no effect on this command. It may be executed only from the console unless distributed to users with the ALLOW or ASSOCIATE command.

Example

To open the spool queue for logical device 6, enter:

  OPENQ 6

To show the state of queues and other information about the specified device, enter:

  OPENQ 6;SHOW
NOTE: Classes are collections of devices, so operations (such as OPENQ) on a device class are applied to all devices in the class. Thus, if class LP consists of LDEVs 6, 11, and 19:
  OPENQ 6  opens spool queues for LDEV 6
OPENQ LP opens spool queues for LDEVs 6, 11, and 19

Related Information

Commands

STOPSPOOL, SHUTQ, SPOOLER

Manuals

Performing System Operation Tasks (32650-90137)

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