Entering NetSpool commands

To control NetSpool printer LUs, you can use the MVS™ MODIFY command to direct NetSpool commands to NetSpool. You can also use the MVS STOP command to stop a NetSpool started task.

The MVS MODIFY and STOP commands use the jobname and identifier fields to direct the command to the appropriate NetSpool task. If only one NetSpool task is started on a system, or if you specified a different jobname for each started task the JOBNAME parameter of the START command, specify only the jobname field in the command. However, if you started multiple NetSpool tasks with the same jobname, use the identifier field to distinguish between them. For more information about how to specify the jobname and identifier for your installation, see z/OS MVS System Commands.

The format of the MODIFY command is:

{F | MODIFY} jobname[.id],NetSpool_command

F | MODIFY

The MODIFY command name. You can enter either F or MODIFY.

jobname

The job name of the NetSpool startup procedure. This can be the member name (for example, APIJPJCL) or the name you specified on the JOBNAME parameter of the START command.

id

A number that identifies the NetSpool startup procedure to which you want the NetSpool command directed. If only one NetSpool startup procedure is running on a system, or you specified different job names in the JOBNAME parameter on the START command, you do not need to specify this field. However, if you started more than one NetSpool task using the same NetSpool startup procedure, and you did not specify the JOBNAME parameter on the START command, you must specify the identifier to distinguish among them.

NetSpool_command

The NetSpool command, for example, LUNAME=LUPRT001,ADD. The next sections describe NetSpool commands.