One gotcha can occur when configuring an additional printer onto an existing
device class.  If you do not stop the spooler before the DOIONOW command
there is a chance that the IO changes will not take effect.

Example.  You have the device class LP01 with ldev 1400 assinged.  You want
to assign 1401 to the class LP01 also (for load ballancing or whatever).
You should enter the command "SPOOLER LP01;STOP", or some equivelant, prior
to the DOIONOW command.

Carl McNamee
Systems Administrator
Billing Concepts

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Cole [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 3:57 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Sysgen and DOIONOW


Ron,
Once you configure the printers in SYSGEN, save the configuration, exit
SYSGEN and then simply type DOIONOW.  The online configuration changes are
performed.  The online update works for adding or deleting devices but not
for modifying devices.  The changes made by SYSGEN are kept in a file called
LOG4ONLN.PUB.SYS.  After the DOIONOW command is issued the results of the
online configuration changes are logged in a file called ONLNOLOG.PUB.SYS.

The question I have is the reference to NMMGR.  Are the printers serial or
direct connect or are the printers network connected?  This may affect the
order things may need to be done?

Steve

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----- Original Message -----
From: RON HORNER <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 3:32 PM
Subject: Sysgen and DOIONOW


> I need to configure some printer devices, but not add them to NMMGR.  I
know
> how to add them through Sysgen and then reboot your system.  It's just
that
> I'm not in the position to reboot.  How do I use Sysgen and DOIONOW to
> configure printers?
>
> Thanks!!
>
> Ron Horner
> Operations Manager
> Administrative Management Group
> [log in to unmask]
> (847) 870-2175