Maybe writing out a status record to a sequential file on the mainframe everytime you poll the printer. Keep printer-id, date, time, return code , etc in that record. Then make a ISPF appl to access those records and make it viewable.
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Gilbert Cardenas < [email protected]> wrote: > I have the need to monitor the status of an lpr printer running on a > windows server from the mainframe. > > We use VPS to route print from the mainframe to the windows server > and when the server goes down for maintenance etc, the vps printer > goes into an error status cause it can't communicate with the printer. > I can't rely on the network folks to communicate what they are doing to > me so I really need this to be automated. > > I have developed a jcl that uses IKJEFT01 to issue an LPQ command > against the printer and some REXX code to extract the status. I can > schedule the job to run in 15 minute intervals and return a code of zero > if all is well or one if the printer is inaccessible. > > I'm stuck with how to keep track of the status of the printer. Is there > some global variable I could set somewhere that would maintain the > value of the status of the printer(s) such as up or down. > > Is there a better way to do this? Without purchasing new software of > course. Can the HEALTH CHECKER be used for this application? > > Any Ideas? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > -- "I am as you, in you, for you. One as you in all, as all, forever. My call is your call." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
