HP Guardian User Manual page 280

Performing Routine Spooler Operations Using
Spoolcom
You might need to use the TACL STOP command if you cannot get jobs out of the
spooler, if the supervisor isn't running, or if an error has occurred with a print process.
Caution. Do not use the TACL STOP command as a regular way of bringing down the spooler
subsystem: recovery from the STOP command can be time-consuming. You should first try to
bring the spooler to an orderly halt with the Spoolcom command SPOOLER, DRAIN. Use the
TACL STOP command only after the SPOOLER, DRAIN command fails to work.
1. To stop your spooler subsystem with the TACL STOP command, exit from
Spoolcom and enter:
> STOP $supervisor
> STOP $collector
> STOP $print-process
2. Warmstart the spooler (use your warmstart command file):
> OBEY warmstart-file
See Warmstarting a Drained Spooler
file you can adapt and use for your system.
3. Check the status of the supervisor, collectors, and print processes:
> SPOOLCOM
) COLLECT
) PRINT
If the status displays show that any processes are stopped or if they continue to
receive error messages, see
Example: Stopping and Restarting a Spooler Subsystem
In this example:
The supervisor is $SPLS.
The collectors are $S, $S1, and $S2.
The print processes are $FPLP, $SPL2, $SPLP, and $SPLX.
To stop, warmstart, and check the status of the spooler:
1. Exit Spoolcom:
) EXIT
2. Stop the supervisor:
> STOP $SPLS
on page 14-12 for an example of a command
Solving Common Spooler Problems
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Stopping the Spooler
on page 14-26.