Starting the NetSpool task

Each NetSpool started task runs in its own system address space and processes data sets for different classes of NetSpool printer LUs. When a NetSpool task starts, it attempts to start any printer LUs defined in the Printer Inventory and assigned to one of the started LU classes specified in the NetSpool startup procedure. If the administrator defines a new printer LU in the Printer Inventory after you start the NetSpool task, NetSpool automatically starts that printer LU if it is in one of the started LU classes.

Before you begin:

• Make sure that the Printer Inventory Manager and NetSpool have been customized. See z/OS Infoprint Server Customization.
• Start the Printer Inventory Manager daemon (aopd) and the NetSpool daemon (aopnetd). See Starting and stopping Infoprint Server daemons.

These administrative tasks can be done before or after you start the NetSpool task:

• Define NetSpool printer LUs in the Printer Inventory. See Planning printer and printer pool definitions for NetSpool.
• Define NetSpool printer LUs to VTAM®. See Defining NetSpool printer LUs to VTAM.

Steps to start the NetSpool task:

1. Make sure that VTAM is started, and then activate any printer LUs defined in the Printer Inventory in the LU classes NetSpool will process. Use the VTAM VARY ACT command to activate the printer LUs.

   If NetSpool cannot start a printer LU because the printer LU is inactive in VTAM or because it is started by another NetSpool started task, NetSpool starts the printer LU automatically when the printer LU becomes available.

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2. Run the NetSpool startup procedure. Use this MVS™ START command:

   START procedure_name[,JOBNAME=jobname]

   For example, if the NetSpool startup procedure is a member named APIJPJCL in the SYS1.PROCLIB library, enter this command:

   START APIJPJCL

   (Optional) You can specify a jobname for each NetSpool task that you start. A jobname lets you easily distinguish between different NetSpool started tasks. To specify a jobname of NETSPOOL, enter this command:

   START APIJPJCL,JOBNAME=NETSPOOL

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Result: After you start NetSpool, use either (1) Infoprint Central or (2) the NetSpool DISPLAY SELECTED command (described on topic ***), to display the status of the printer LUs that NetSpool started or attempted to start. However, you cannot use Infoprint Central to display LU status if your installation starts more than one NetSpool task.