How to Configure an OSA-ICC Printer Session with z/VSE

Jayantha Senadipathi via VSE-L

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Jun 4, 2018, 3:54:30 AM6/4/18

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Dears,

Could you please advise us on how to Configure an OSA-ICC Printer Session with z/VSE.

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Jayantha Bandara Senadipathi

Tsutomu Fukuda

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Jun 6, 2018, 5:56:03 AM6/6/18

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Hi. Jayantha

I think that OSA-ICC(TN3270E) isn't supported.(Display sessions only). (from IBM-SE)

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Tsutomu . Japan.

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Kevin Corkery

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Jun 6, 2018, 11:01:15 AM6/6/18

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I have used TN3270E printer support to drive 2 Printronix P7000 series printers via an OSA-ICC connection (on both a z9 and a z114). I initially had some issues keeping the printers active to CICS-RCF but Printronix support was able to create a fix to their software to resolve the problem. I will try to see if I can post additional relevant information later today.

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Kevin Corkery

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Jun 6, 2018, 3:18:09 PM6/6/18

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Here's what I have. I don't have physical access to the printers so can't really tell how they are configured at this point. They are Printronix P7000 series (IBM did at one point resell these under the IBM logo). Anyway see imbedded comments; hope this can put you in the right direction ...

The below is the definition of the device in the OSA advanced configuration facility of the HMC. Notice the console type "3" for printer as opposed to "1" for 3270 terminal. The IP address needs to be hard assigned to the device. The timeout is set at 30 seconds; not really sure why but that's what I use. The printer definitions are surrounded by 3270 terminal sessions.

<SESSION49>
CSS= 00 IID= 01 DEVICE= 0130
GROUP= "X049"
CONSOLE_TYPE= 1    RESPONSE= ON    READ_TIMEOUT= 60
</SESSION49>

<SESSION50>
CSS= 00 IID= 01 DEVICE= 0131
GROUP= "P050"
CONSOLE_TYPE= 3    RESPONSE= ON    READ_TIMEOUT= 30
CLIENT_IP= 172.18.64.50
</SESSION50>

<SESSION51>
CSS= 00 IID= 01 DEVICE= 0132
GROUP= "P051"
CONSOLE_TYPE= 3    RESPONSE= ON    READ_TIMEOUT= 30
CLIENT_IP= 172.18.64.51
</SESSION51>

<SESSION52>
CSS= 00 IID= 01 DEVICE= 0133
GROUP= "XCUU"
CONSOLE_TYPE= 1    RESPONSE= ON    READ_TIMEOUT= 60
</SESSION52>

Here are the corresponding VTAM definitions for the devices on the OSA-ICC above. Note the use of a custom DLOGMOD table entry.

X049     LOCAL CUADDR=130,TERM=3277,                                   *
               USSTAB=VTMUSSTB,                                        *
               DLOGMOD=SP3272QN,                                       *
               MODETAB=IESINCLM,                                       *
               MDLTAB=VTMMDL,                                          *
               MDLENT=VSE3278Q,                                        *
               ASLTAB=VTMASL,                                          *
               ASLENT=CICSX049,                                        *
               FEATUR2=(MODEL2)
P050     LOCAL CUADDR=131,TERM=3286,                                   *
               DLOGMOD=P7000DSC,                                       *
               MODETAB=IESINCLM,                                       *
               FEATUR2=(MODEL2,PRINTR)
P051     LOCAL CUADDR=132,TERM=3286,                                   *
               DLOGMOD=P7000DSC,                                       *
               MODETAB=IESINCLM,                                       *
               FEATUR2=(MODEL2,PRINTR)
X052     LOCAL CUADDR=133,TERM=3277,                                   *
               USSTAB=VTMUSSTB,                                        *
               DLOGMOD=SP3272QN,                                       *
               MODETAB=IESINCLM,                                       *
               MDLTAB=VTMMDL,                                          *
               MDLENT=VSE3278Q,                                        *
               ASLTAB=VTMASL,                                          *
               ASLENT=CICSX052,                                        *
               FEATUR2=(MODEL2)

Here are the DLOGMOD custom entries we have in place. We needed to play around with these based on various Printronix and IBM documentation sources. The "DSC" type of connection was the one that actually worked.

IESINCLM MODETAB
         EJECT
         TITLE 'P7000SCS'
********************************************************************
*                                                                  *
*        PRINTRONIX P7000 PRINTER SCS FOR TN3270E VIA OSA-ICC      *
*         ( AS SPECIFIED FROM THE PRINTRONIX DOCUMENTATION )       *
*                                                                  *
********************************************************************
P7000SCS MODEENT LOGMODE=P7000SCS,FMPROF=X'03',TSPROF=X'03',           X
               PRIPROT=X'B1',SECPROT=X'90',COMPROT=X'3080',            X
               RUSIZES=X'87C6',PSNDPAC=X'01',SRCVPAC=X'01',            X
               PSERVIC=X'01000000E100000000000000',                    X
               APPNCOS=#CONNECT
         TITLE 'P7000LU3'
********************************************************************
*                                                                  *
*        PRINTRONIX P7000 PRINTER LU3 FOR TN3270E VIA OSA-ICC      *
*         ( AS SPECIFIED FROM THE PRINTRONIX DOCUMENTATION )       *
*                                                                  *
********************************************************************
P7000LU3 MODEENT LOGMODE=P7000LU3,FMPROF=X'03',TSPROF=X'03',           X
               PRIPROT=X'B1',SECPROT=X'20',COMPROT=X'3080',            X
               SSNDPAC=X'00',SRCVPAC=X'00',RUSIZES=X'C7C7',            X
               PSNDPAC=X'80',PSERVIC=X'03800000000018502B507F00',      X
               APPNCOS=#CONNECT
         TITLE 'P7000DSC'
********************************************************************
*                                                                  *
*        PRINTRONIX P7000 PRINTER DSC FOR TN3270E VIA OSA-ICC      *
*         ( IN IBM REDBOOK - COPY OF DSILGMOD FOR ISTINCLM )       *
*                                                                  *
********************************************************************
P7000DSC MODEENT LOGMODE=P7000DSC,FMPROF=X'02',TSPROF=X'02',           X
               PRIPROT=X'71',SECPROT=X'40',COMPROT=X'2000',            X
               RUSIZES=X'0000',PSERVIC=X'000000000000000000000200',    X
               APPNCOS=#CONNECT
         EJECT

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