HP SNA Printer Emulator SPD 26.70.11
for OpenVMS, Version 1.6
ERASE/WRITE ALTERNATE
ERASE ALL UNPROTECTED
• PrE will recognize the following SNA Character String
orders:
BS - Backspace
CR - Carriage Return
FF - Form-feed
GE - Graphics Escape (converted to a hyphen)
HT - Horizontal Tab
IRS - Inter Record Separator
LF - Linefeed
NL - Newline
SHF - Set Horizontal Format
SVF - Set Vertical Format
TRN - Transparency
VCS - Vertical Channel Select
VT - Vertical Tab
• PrE accepts but ignores the following SNA Character
String orders:
BEL - Bell
ENP - Enable Presentation
INP - Inhibit Presentation
SLD - Set Line Density
• PrE supports the 3287 printer Program Attention
(PA1 and PA2) keys and the CANCEL PRINT key
using commands entered at the user interface.
• PrE does not support the Printer Authorization Matrix
feature, and it does not emulate the 3287’s REPRINT
key function.
• PrE supports 1 to 255 copies of the print job to be
printed.
• PrE supports a maximum of 250 sessions simultane-
ously.
• PrE supports the ability to submit a print job for an-
other user. The print job will run exactly as if that
user submitted the request. Accounting information
is logged to that user’s account. The user name
string can be 1 to 12 characters in length and should
be a valid user name on the system.
• PrE supports multiple form types. The form type is
specified by using either a numeric value or a form
name. These form types can refer to the print image
width, length, or type of paper. Codes for these form
types are installation defined.
• PrE supports the ability to change queue name,
forms, number, number of copies, user name, and
choice of deleting the output stream files without
stopping the session.
• PrE supports the deletion of output files that are
spooled to printers as a user-selectable setting.
• PrE provides an option to send an INIT SELF request
to the IBM application.
• PrE supports LU security through the ability to spec-
ify a password for providing additional security to ac-
cess the LU. This feature is supported in the HP
DECnet SNA Gateway for Synchronous Transport,
the HP DECnet SNA Gateway for Channel Transport,
the HP SNA Domain Gateway, the HP SNA Access
Server for Windows NT, and the HP SNA Server for
OpenVMS products.
INSTALLATION
Only experienced customers should attempt installation
of this product. Installation services from HP are recom-
mended for all other customers. These services provide
for installation of the software product by an experienced
software specialist.
PREREQUISITE SUPPORT
For HP SNA Printer Emulator for OpenVMS to be sup-
ported by HP, the customer must also have a support
agreement for the selected prerequisite SNA server or
gateway.
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
Processors Supported
For information about supported processors, refer to
the OpenVMS Operating System for I64, Alpha and
VAX Software Product Description (SPD 82.35.xx and
25.01.xx).
Processors Not Supported
PrE is not supported on the following processors:
• VAX-11/785
• VAX-11/788
Disk Space Requirements (Block Cluster Size = 1)
Disk space required for installation:
OpenVMS I64 3820 blocks
(1.91 MB)
OpenVMS Alpha 2119 blocks
(1.06 MB)
OpenVMS VAX 1711 blocks
(856 KB)
Disk space required for use (permanent):
OpenVMS I64 2868 blocks
(1.434 MB)
OpenVMS Alpha 1037 blocks
(520 KB)
OpenVMS VAX 574 blocks
(290 KB)
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