Xerox Status Reporting Considerations; Table 7-2. Xerox Spooler Status Values And Fastpxns Actions - HP Spooler FASTP Manual

Installation, Configuration, and Usage
Considerations for FASTPXNS

etnlib.sys (binary file)

etntim.sys (time file)

etnchd.sys (Clearinghouse file)
These files do not need to be modified for site specific information but they must be
present for proper operation. See your local Xerox representative for more details.

Xerox Status Reporting Considerations

Before sending a Spooler job to the Xerox printer, FASTPXNS solicits the status of the
Xerox printing system to ascertain if the job can be safely sent. This solicitation is done
as part of the session establishment sequence.
The status of three basic Xerox printing system components are of interest to
FASTPXNS:

The spooler, which receives jobs and queues them on disk.

The formatter, which converts the jobs into the native Xerox format.

The print engine, which prints the jobs.
By default, FASTPXNS only reports status that is likely to impair the successful
delivery of Spooler jobs. However, if DEV PARM 2 is set on, FASTPXNS reports Xerox
status regardless.
The most important status is Xerox spooler status. This determines if jobs can be
received. Table 7-2
actions FASTPXNS performs in response to them:

Table 7-2. Xerox Spooler Status Values and FASTPXNS Actions

Spooler
Status
Available
Busy
Disabled
Full
Unknown
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lists the Xerox spooler status values, their meanings, and the
Meaning Reported?
Spooler is OK. If PARM 2 on
Spooler is Always
busy.
Spooler is Always
disabled.
Spooler is full. Always
FASTPPXNS Always
could not
ascertain
status.
Xerox Status Reporting Considerations
FASTPXNS Action
FASTPXNS attempts to deliver job.
FASTPXNS pauses for 1 second and
solicits status again. If, after the tenth
poll the status is still busy, FASTPXNS
informs the Spooler supervisor that the
device is not ready.
FASTPXNS informs the Spooler
supervisor that the device is not ready.
FASTPXNS informs the Spooler
supervisor that the device is not ready.
FASTPXNS attempts to deliver job.
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