You can also use NBSPOOL to create a local archive file (i.e. to disk).
We have a similar job that archives certain spoolfiles (most of them) to
a file which is named based on the date. NBSPOool has very easy to use
unarchive facilities that puts the spoolfile back onto the spooler from
the archive file.
Script available on request.
-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Paul Christidis
Sent: 02 December 2004 01:31
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Spool files
Hi Greg,
I found myself in a similar situation some years back. The 'solution'
that I've implemented, using NBSPOOL, is as follows:
1. A job is run every morning to delete any spoolfiles that based on a
variety of parameters. (priority, outclass, age, etc.)
2. A record of each spoolfile that qualifies for deletion is written on
the job's $stdlist as follows:
PURGE DEVICE=NOPRINT,<=TODAY-15;SHOW
25 Spool Files Qualify
SFID FILENAME JOB USER NAME SECTORS DEVICE PRI WHEN
CREATED
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------
#O12482 $STDLIST #J3018 MANAGER.SYS 64 NOPRINT 8
11/15/04
00:10
#O12483 $STDLIST #J3019 MANAGER.SYS 32 NOPRINT 8
11/15/04
00:10
...
#O12841 $STDLIST #J3072 MANAGER.SYS 48 NOPRINT 8
11/15/04
05:00
#O12887 C6998ALL #J3082 PROG5.VXL 576 NOPRINT 8
11/15/04
06:00
#O12893 C7283ALL #J3085 PROG5.VXL 432 NOPRINT 8
11/15/04
06:10
...
3. The above $stdlist is emailed to myself and another programmer and
archived.
4. When a specific spoolfile is needed it can be located using the
recorded information.
5. The restore job can then use the 'SFID' to restore the specific
spool file.
I implemented the above around August of 2001 and have used it a few
times since then.
Regards
Paul Christidis
HP-3000 Systems Discussion <[log in to unmask]> wrote on 12/01/2004
04:34:45 PM:
> We just had an exciting experience... We had some apparently important
> reports that ran on Thanksgiving and did not get printed. We only keep
two
> day's worth of spool files on the system. So, we were restoring our
> STD file, and from that, all of our spool files from Friday. Then we
> began
to
> get reports of slow system response time, and our N class (MPE 7.0)
> consistently has sub-second response time for the application. After
> checking some of the more obvious possibilities, I called Beechglen.
> Jon Backus and Doug Werth found that the spooler was consuming all
> available CPU. Apparently, the spooler was having trouble both
> spooling to print,
and
> having restore write files to OUT.HPSPOOL. That sounds like a bug. So,
> beware!
>
> Now, among the many challenges we have with how we handle printing is
how we
> store and restore our spool files, such that getting back some of our
spool
> files means restoring all of them. There has to be a better way. Short
of
> buying a product, what are some better ways?
>
> Greg Stigers
>
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