Updated: 11 December 1998

OpenVMS System Manager's Manual

Chapter 11
11	Security Considerations
11.1	Understanding Security Management
11.2	Managing Passwords
11.2.1	Initial Passwords
11.2.2	System Passwords
11.2.3	Primary and Secondary Passwords
11.2.4	Enforcing Minimum Password Standards
11.2.5	Guidelines for Protecting Passwords
11.2.6	Password History
11.3	Using Intrusion Detection Mechanisms
11.4	Understanding Ways to Protect Objects
11.4.1	Interpreting a User Identification Code
11.4.2	Understanding Protection Codes
11.5	Creating Intra-Cluster Communications Security Objects
11.5.1	Example of ICC Startup Commands
11.6	Creating Access Control Lists
11.6.1	Kinds of Entries in an ACL
11.6.2	Types of Identifiers
11.7	Assigning ACLs
11.8	Using the ACL Editor
11.8.1	Adding an Identifier ACE
11.8.2	Setting a Default Protection Code
11.8.3	Generating Security Alarms and Audits
11.9	Auditing Security-Relevant Events
11.9.1	Enabling Classes of Security Alarms
11.10	Analyzing Audit Log Files
Chapter 12
12	Managing the Queue Manager and Queue Database
12.1	Understanding the Queue Manager
12.2	Understanding the Queue Database
12.3	Specifying the Location of the Queue Database
12.3.1	Specifying the Location of the Queue Master File
12.3.2	Specifying the Location of Queue and Journal Files
12.4	Displaying Information About Queue Managers
12.5	Starting the Queue Manager and Creating a Queue Database
12.6	Customizing Queue Manager Failover
12.7	Stopping and Restarting the Queue Manager
12.7.1	Stopping the Queue Manager
12.7.2	Restarting the Queue Manager
12.8	Using Multiple Queue Managers
12.8.1	Understanding Multiple Queue Managers
12.8.2	Creating Additional Queue Managers
12.8.2.1	Creating and Moving Queues with Multiple Queue Managers
12.8.2.2	Maintaining Queue Managers
12.9	Saving and Restoring the Queue Database
12.9.1	Saving Queue Database Files
12.9.2	Restoring Queue Database Files
12.10	Maximizing Queuing System Performance
12.11	Solving Queue Manager Problems
12.11.1	Avoiding Common Problems: A Troubleshooting Checklist
12.11.2	If the Queue Manager Does Not Start
12.11.2.1	Investigating the Problem
12.11.2.2	Cause
12.11.2.3	Correcting the Problem
12.11.3	If the Queuing System Stops or the Queue Manager Does Not Run on Specific Nodes
12.11.3.1	Investigating the Problem
12.11.3.2	Cause
12.11.3.3	Correcting the Problem
12.11.4	If the Queue Manager Becomes Unavailable
12.11.4.1	Investigating the Problem
12.11.4.2	Cause
12.11.4.3	Correcting the Problem
12.11.5	If the Queuing System Does Not Work on a Specific OpenVMS Cluster Node
12.11.5.1	Investigating the Problem
12.11.5.2	Cause
12.11.5.3	Correcting the Problem
12.11.6	If You See Inconsistent Queuing Behavior on Different OpenVMS Cluster Nodes
12.11.6.1	Investigating the Problem
12.11.6.2	Cause
12.11.6.3	Correcting the Problem
12.12	Reporting a Queuing System Problem to Compaq
Chapter 13
13	Setting Up and Maintaining Queues
13.1	Understanding Queuing
13.1.1	Managing Queues on Small Systems
13.1.2	Understanding Classes and Types of Queues
13.1.2.1	Execution Queues
13.1.2.2	Generic Queues
13.1.3	Understanding Autostart Queues
13.2	Designing Queue Environments
13.2.1	Designing a Batch Queue Environment
13.2.1.1	Using a Simple Batch Queue Configuration
13.2.1.2	Using Specialized Batch Queues
13.2.1.3	Using Generic Batch Queues in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment
13.2.2	Designing an Output Queue Environment
13.2.2.1	Using a Simple Output Queue Configuration
13.2.2.2	Mixing Printers
13.2.2.3	Printing PostScript Files
13.2.2.4	Using LAT Printers
13.2.2.5	Using Generic Output Queues
13.2.2.6	Using OpenVMS Cluster Queues
13.2.2.7	Spooling Printers
13.2.2.8	Distributing Printing
13.3	Planning Your Queue Setup
13.3.1	Setting Up Output Devices
13.4	Creating and Starting Queues
13.4.1	Creating and Starting Autostart Execution Queues
13.4.1.1	Creating an Autostart Queue
13.4.1.2	Activating an Autostart Queue
13.4.1.3	Enabling an Autostart Queue
13.4.1.4	Adding Commands to Your Startup Procedure
13.4.2	Creating and Starting Nonautostart Execution Queues
13.4.2.1	Creating a Nonautostart Queue
13.4.2.2	Starting a Nonautostart Queue
13.4.3	Creating and Starting Generic Queues
13.4.3.1	Creating a Generic Queue
13.4.3.2	Starting a Generic Queue
13.5	Restarting Execution Queues on Reboot
13.6	Using Queue Options
13.6.1	Controlling Access to Queues
13.6.1.1	Understanding UIC-Based Queue Protection
13.6.1.2	Setting and Showing UIC-Based Queue Protection
13.6.1.3	Understanding ACL-Based Queue Protection
13.6.1.4	Setting and Showing ACL-Based Queue Protection
13.6.1.5	Understanding How Privileges Affect Queues
13.6.2	Using Job Retention Options
13.6.2.1	Setting Job Retention
13.6.2.2	Specifying Timed Job Retention
13.6.2.3	Changing Job Retention
13.6.3	Specifying Queue Characteristics
13.6.3.1	Defining Characteristics
13.6.3.2	Displaying Characteristics Defined on a System
13.6.3.3	Assigning Characteristics to a Queue
13.6.3.4	Displaying Characteristics Assigned to a Queue
13.6.3.5	Canceling Characteristics Assigned to a Queue
13.6.3.6	Deleting Characteristics
13.6.4	Specifying Batch Processing Options
13.6.4.1	Base Process Priority
13.6.4.2	Job Limit
13.6.4.3	Working Set Default, Quota, and Extent
13.6.4.4	CPU Default and Maximum
13.6.4.5	Swapping
13.6.4.6	Options for Memory-Constrained Systems
13.6.4.7	Optimizing Batch Queues for the Sort/Merge Utility
13.6.5	Specifying Job Scheduling Options
13.6.5.1	Setting Job Scheduling Priorities and Limits
13.6.5.2	Changing the Scheduling Priority of a Job
13.6.6	Using Banner Pages
13.6.7	Using and Creating Forms
13.6.7.1	Displaying Forms Defined on a System
13.6.7.2	Displaying the Form Assigned to a Queue
13.6.7.3	Changing the Systemwide Default Form
13.6.7.4	Creating a Customized Form
13.6.7.5	Assigning a Default Form for a Queue
13.6.7.6	Mounting a Form on a Queue
13.6.7.7	Deleting a Form
13.6.7.8	Controlling Line and Page Overflow
13.6.7.9	Suppressing Initial Form Feed
13.6.8	Using Device Control Libraries
13.6.8.1	Understanding the Order of Device Control Module Output
13.6.8.2	Creating a Device Control Library and Inserting Modules
13.6.8.3	Assigning a Library to a Queue
13.6.8.4	Creating Forms for Setup and Page Setup Modules
13.6.8.5	Assigning a Reset Module to a Queue
13.7	Maintaining Queues
13.7.1	Using Queue Management Commands
13.7.1.1	Monitoring Queue Information
13.7.1.2	Modifying a Queue
13.7.1.3	Pausing a Queue
13.7.1.4	Closing a Queue
13.7.1.5	Stopping a Queue
13.7.1.6	Preventing Autostart Queues from Starting
13.7.1.7	Disabling Autostart on a Node
13.7.1.8	Stopping All Queues on a Node
13.7.1.9	Stopping Queues Before Shutting Down a System
13.7.1.10	Assigning a Logical Queue
13.7.1.11	Moving All Jobs from One Queue to Another
13.7.1.12	Deleting a Queue
13.7.2	Managing Jobs in Queues
13.7.2.1	Monitoring Jobs
13.7.2.2	Modifying Job Processing Options
13.7.2.3	Holding and Releasing a Job
13.7.2.4	Requeuing an Executing Job
13.7.2.5	Requeuing a Pending Job
13.7.2.6	Deleting a Job
13.7.2.7	Pausing an Output Queue to Control Print Job Position and Alignment
13.7.2.7.1	Specifying the Position of Print
13.7.2.7.2	Aligning Print Forms
13.8	Solving Queue Problems
13.8.1	Determining the Cause of General Printer Problems
13.8.2	Making Pending Jobs Eligible for Scheduling
13.8.2.1	Fixing Print Jobs That Are Pending Due to Stock Mismatch
13.8.2.2	Fixing Jobs That Are Pending Because of Characteristics Mismatch
13.8.3	Fixing a Stalled Output Queue
13.8.4	Determining Why an Autostart Queue Does Not Start
13.8.5	Solving Problems Deleting a Queue, Form, or Characteristic
13.8.6	Solving Problems Deleting Files
13.8.7	Adding or Deleting a Device Control Library Module
13.8.8	Fixing a Disabled Queue
13.8.9	Reporting Queue Problems to Compaq

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