Setting Up and Maintaining Queues

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14	Setting 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.

Information Provided in This Chapter

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

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

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

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

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

Reporting a Queuing System Problem to HP

Understanding Queuing