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14Setting Up and Maintaining Queues  



If you have a printer connected to your system, or if you want to use batch processing, you must use queues. A queue allows users to submit requests for printing or batch processing at any time; the system then prints or processes jobs as resources allow.

Before setting up queues, you need to understand how the queue manager and the queue database operate and how to create them for the OpenVMS queuing system. These are explained in Managing the Queue Manager and Queue Database. )

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This chapter describes the following tasks:

Task Section
Managing queues on small systems
Managing Queues on Small Systems
Designing your batch queue environment
Designing a Batch Queue Environment
Designing your output queue environment
Designing an Output Queue Environment
Planning your queue setup
Planning Your Queue Setup
Creating and starting queues
Creating and Starting Queues
Restarting execution queues on reboot
Restarting Execution Queues on Reboot
Using queue options
Using Queue Options
Using and creating forms
Using and Creating Forms
Using queue management commands
Using Queue Management Commands
Managing jobs in queues
Managing Jobs in Queues
Solving queue problems
Solving Queue Problems



This chapter explains the following concepts:

Concept Section
Queuing process
Understanding Queuing
Types of queues
Understanding Classes and Types of Queues
Autostart feature
Understanding Autostart Queues
Options for controlling access to queues
Controlling Access to Queues
Job retention
Using Job Retention Options
Queue characteristics
Specifying Queue Characteristics
Batch processing options
Specifying Batch Processing Options
Job scheduling options
Specifying Job Scheduling Options
Banner pages
Using Banner Pages
Forms and stock
Using and Creating Forms
Page and line overflow
Controlling Line and Page Overflow
Initial form feed
Suppressing Initial Form Feed
Device control libraries
Using Device Control Libraries


NoteThis chapter contains many references to DCL commands. You can find additional information about all DCL commands in the HP OpenVMS DCL Dictionary.

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Understanding Queuing
Designing Queue Environments
Planning Your Queue Setup
Creating and Starting Queues
Restarting Execution Queues on Reboot
Using Queue Options
Maintaining Queues
Solving Queue Problems
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