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Contents
1. Guide to Machine Initialization
1.1. Overview
1.1.1. World !Machine.Initialization.Rational
1.1.2. Worlds !Machine.Initialization.[Site,Local]
1.2. Setting Up the Site and Local Worlds
1.3. Hints for Implementing System Customizations
1.3.1. Writing Customized Initialization Procedures
1.3.2. Using "_Start" Files to Reference Initialization
Procedures
1.3.3. Controlling the Order of Execution
1.3.4. Customizing Disk-Collection Thresholds
1.4. Enabling and Configuring Login Ports
1.4.1. Enabling Ports for Login
1.4.2. Customizing Port Characteristics
1.4.3. A Sample Terminal_Configuration File
1.4.4. Terminal-Configuration Options
1.5. Configuring Printers
1.5.1. Where to Specify Printer Information
1.5.2. Adding Entries to a Printer_Configuration File
1.5.3. Specifying a Directly Connected Printer
1.5.4. Specifying a Networked Printer
1.5.5. Specifying an Environment File
1.5.6. Specifying a Workstation Directory
1.5.7. Associating Default Printers with Individual
Users
1. Guide to Machine Initialization
D_12_5_0 changed the software that is automatically executed by
the Environment during the boot process. These changes apply to
D_12_5_0 and all subsequent releases (including D_12_6_5). In
particular, the software was reorganized to make it easier to:
* Install layered products
* Distinguish Rational-specific, site-specific, and
machine-specific customizations
* Configure a network of printers for large sites
The following subsections describe the D_12_5_0 mechanisms for
initializing an R1000. See also the "Installation Procedure" for
specific steps to convert any existing initialization software to
the D_12_5_0 mechanisms.
This document also can be found online in
!Machine.Initialization.Guide_To_Machine_Initialization.
1.1. Overview
Each time an R1000 is booted, software is executed that
initializes layered products, sets various system parameters (for
example, disk-collection thresholds and snapshot intervals),
starts servers, enables terminals, and so on.
In Environment releases prior to D_12_5_0, the boot process
automatically executed !Machine.Initialize, which in turn
executed a family of procedures (with names of the form
!Machine.Initialize_@).
In D_12_5_0 and subsequent releases, !Machine.Initialize is no
longer used. Instead, all system-initialization software resides
in the world !Machine.Initialization, which is structured as
shown: ]
!Machine.Initialization : Library (World);
Local : Library (World);
Rational : Library (World);
Site : Library (World);
Start : Ada (Load_Proc);
The D_12_5_0 (or later) boot process automatically executes the
Start procedure, which in turn executes all the procedures that
reside in (or are referenced in) the Local, Rational, and Site
worlds:
* The world Rational contains or references software that
initializes Rational products and provides standard settings
for many system parameters. Users should not modify the
objects in this world.
* The worlds Site and Local provide a place for system managers
to put objects that customize the initialization process. Such
objects can be used to override various standard system
parameter settings, to initialize customer-written
applications, and to specify terminal and printer
configurations:
- The world Site is intended for customer-written objects
that are common to two or more machines at a given site.
- The world Local is intended for customer-written objects
that apply only to the current R1000.
The following subsections give more detail about these worlds.
1.1.1. World !Machine.Initialization.Rational
The Rational world contains objects supplied by Rational that
perform basic initialization services for the current R1000.
These objects include:
* Loaded main procedures that are executed by
!Machine.Initialization.Start whenever the system is booted.
* "_Start" files that reference procedures located elsewhere in
the Environment. These are text files whose names end with
_Start; the procedures they reference are executed by
!Machine.Initialization.Start.
On a typical system, this world contains objects such as the
following:
!Machine.Initialization.Rational : Library (World);
Clean_Machine_Temporary : C Load_Proc;
Cross_Compilers : C Load_Proc;
Design_Facilities : C Load_Proc;
Dtia : C Load_Proc;
Finish_Install : C Load_Proc;
Log_Previous_Outage_Start : Text;
Mail_Start : Text;
Network : C Load_Proc;
Parameters : C Load_Proc;
Printers : C Load_Proc;
Servers : C Load_Proc;
Teamwork_Interface : C Load_Proc;
Terminals : C Load_Proc;
The procedures that are supplied or referenced in this world:
* Perform cleanup and compaction
* Initialize the installed Rational products, such as CDFs, RDF,
Rational Networking, and so on
* Initialize servers, including the archive and FTP servers
* Set standard values for various system parameters, such as the
medium-term scheduler, snapshot intervals and warnings,
disk-collection thresholds, and so on
* Initialize terminals and printers according to user-specified
requirements (given in files in the Site and Local worlds)
For more specific information, you can browse the comments in
each object in this world.
1.1.2. Worlds !Machine.Initialization.[Site,Local]
The Site and Local worlds are where system managers can create
objects to control sitewide or machine-specific initialization
and configuration. These objects may include:
* Ada procedures that supplement or override the basic
initialization services performed by objects in the Rational
world. All procedures in the Site and Local worlds are
executed by !Machine.Initialization.Start each time the system
is booted.
* "_Start" files that reference procedures located elsewhere in
the Environment. These are text files whose names end with
_Start; the procedures they reference are executed by
!Machine.Initialization.Start. Using a "_Start file" is
equivalent to calling Program.Run or Program.Run_Job to
execute the referenced procedure. (See section 1.3.2.)
* Configuration files that tell the Environment how to enable
and configure ports for login and ports for printing. These
are text files that are read by two of the procedures executed
by !Machine.Initialization.Start. A default file for enabling
login ports is created in the Local world during installation.
(See sections 1.4 and 1.5.)
* Text files that tell the Environment how to initialize layered
products such as the Cross-Development Facility or the
Rational Design Facility. (See the comments in the
specifications of the Cross_Compilers and Design_Facilities
procedures in world !Machine.Initialization.Rational.)
At most sites, system managers will use the Site and/or Local
worlds as a place for procedures (or "_Start" files) that:
* Set password policy
* Set login limits
* Start server programs for site-specific networking, databases,
and applications (for example, a login monitor or network
security server)
At some sites, system managers may need to use these worlds for
procedures that:
* Provide nonstandard daemon settings-for example:
- The time at which daily and weekly clients run. (The
standard times are 3:00 a.m. for daily clients and 2:30
a.m. for weekly clients.)
- How often snapshots are taken. (The standard snapshot
interval is every 30 minutes.)
- Whether (and when) to send a snapshot warning, snapshot
start messages, and snapshot finish messages. (The standard
is to send a warning 20 seconds before the next snapshot
and to notify users only when the snapshot has finished.)
- The interval for daemon warnings. (The standard is to send
a warning 2 minutes before the daily clients begin.)
- Whether to send disk-collection threshold warnings. (The
standard is to warn users when collection thresholds have
been passed.)
- What kinds of system log messages appear on the operator
console. (The standard is to route only warning, problem,
and fatal messages to the operator console.)
- Whether clients should perform access-list compaction. (The
standard is for all relevant clients to perform access-list
compaction.)
* Provide customized disk-collection thresholds (see also
section 1.3.4). Note, however, that values set by the
procedure in world Rational are calculated based on your disk
configuration and should be sufficient; see your Rational
technical representative if you want to use different
thresholds.
* Provide nonstandard medium-term scheduler settings. (Use the
Scheduler.Display command to see the standard settings.) Note,
however, that values set by the procedure in world Rational
should be sufficient; see your Rational technical
representative if you want to use different settings.
1.2. Setting Up the Site and Local Worlds
If you have a new R1000, you can use the following guidelines to
set up your Site and Local worlds:
1. Decide whether you need to provide any system customizations
such as those listed in section 1.1.2. Create the appropriate
procedures and/or "_Start" files, using the hints given in
section 1.3.
2. Inspect the default Terminal_Configuration file that was
created in the Local world during installation. This file
enables ports 235 through 249 for login. Edit this file if you
want to enable a different set of ports and/or specify further
connection or communication information; see section 1.4.
3. Decide whether to implement a printer-configuration mechanism
to enable users to use !Commands.Abbreviations.Print and to
facilitate the use of networked printers. Create the
appropriate files; see section 1.5.
4. If you have layered products such as the CDF or RDF, inspect
the comments in the specifications of the Cross_Compilers and
Design_Facilities procedures in world
!Machine.Initialization.Rational. Create any files required
for initializing these products (for example, a text file that
registers an RDF customization).
If you are upgrading from a release prior to D_12_5_0, the Local
world will already contain several objects that contain
customizations:
* A Terminal_Configuration file is created automatically in the
Local world, enabling the same set of ports that were enabled
at the time of installation. This file also preserves any
nondefault communication characteristics that were in effect
for RS232 ports.
* The !Machine.Initialize_Site procedure is automatically moved
into the Local world, as described in the "Installation
Procedure."
After your R1000 has been upgraded to D_12_5_0 or a more recent
release, you can use the following guidelines to set up your Site
and Local worlds:
1. Inspect the Initialize_Site procedure that has been copied
into the Local world during installation. Edit this procedure
to preserve any system customizations that are still
appropriate. You may want to split this procedure into
separate procedures and move appropriate procedures into the
Site world. See the "Installation Procedure" for specific
recommendations for handling this procedure. See also section
1.3 for information about initialization procedures and
"_Start" files.
2. Inspect the default Terminal_Configuration file that was
created in the Local world during installation. Edit this file
if you want to enable a different set of ports and/or specify
further connection or communication information; see section
1.4.
3. Decide whether to implement a printer-configuration mechanism
to enable users to use !Commands.Abbreviations.Print and to
facilitate the use of networked printers. Create the
appropriate files; see section 1.5.
4. If you have layered products such as the CDF or RDF, inspect
the comments in the specifications of the Cross_Compilers and
Design_Facilities procedures in world
!Machine.Initialization.Rational. Create any files required
for initializing these products (for example, a text file that
registers an RDF customization).
1.3. Hints for Implementing System Customizations
This section provides information about:
* Writing customized initialization procedures in the Site and
Local worlds; see section 1.3.1.
* Writing "_Start" files that reference procedures that reside
in other Environment libraries; see section 1.3.2.
* Controlling the order in which the customized initialization
procedures and the "_Start" files are processed by the Start
procedure; see section 1.3.3.
* Customizing disk-collection thresholds; see section 1.3.4.
1.3.1. Writing Customized Initialization Procedures
You can write procedures in the Site or Local worlds to implement
system customizations such as password policies, system daemon
settings, and so on. All procedures that appear in these worlds
are executed by the Start procedure each time the R1000 boots.
Customized initialization procedures can contain calls to
procedures in various standard Environment packages. Some useful
packages include:
* Package Daemon, which contains procedures that schedule
clients and warnings
* Package Operator, which contains procedures that set password
policy and login limits
* Package Scheduler, which contains procedures that control the
medium-term scheduler
* Package Program, which contains procedures that execute other
programs
Note that:
* You do not have to provide initialization procedures for
configuring login ports and printer ports; it is recommended
that you use configuration files instead (see sections 1.4 and
1.5).
* You do not have to write an initialization procedure "from
scratch" for customizing disk-collection thresholds; if you
must customize these thresholds, it is recommended that you
edit the sample initialization procedure provided in the Local
world (see section 1.3.4).
When writing customized initialization procedures:
* You can create separate procedures or put all calls in a
single procedure. Separate procedures take longer to execute
but make it easier to see what operations are being performed.
* You must not duplicate procedure names across the Rational,
Site, and Local worlds.
* You can specify the relative execution order of procedures
using annotations (see section 1.3.3).
1.3.2. Using "_Start" Files to Reference Initialization Procedures
As an alternative to writing procedures directly in the Site and
Local worlds, you can create "_Start" files in one or both worlds
to reference customized initialization procedures that reside
elsewhere in the Environment. "_Start" files are processed by the
Start procedure each time the R1000 boots, and the procedures
they reference are executed.
When writing "_Start" files:
* You must choose filenames that use the _Start suffix.
* You must not duplicate filenames across the Rational, Site,
and Local worlds.
* You must use annotations to reference the procedure to be
executed, as illustrated below.
* You may use annotations to control the order in which the
Start procedure executes the referenced procedures (see
section 1.3.3).
Referencing a procedure in a world or directory: A "_Start" file
with the following contents illustrates the basic set of
annotations required to reference a procedure that resides in an
Environment world or directory:
--|Procedure_Name Initialize_Routine
--|Procedure_Context !Commands.Example
--|Parameters Notify => "manager",
--|Parameters Effort_Only => False
* The --|Procedure_Name annotation specifies the name of the
referenced procedure. If the procedure resides directly in a
library, you supply the procedure's simple name; if it resides
in a package, supply the name in the form
Package_Name.Procedure_Name.
* The --|Procedure_Context annotation specifies the Environment
world or directory that contains the referenced procedure.
* Each of the --|Parameters annotations specifies the value to
be used for one of the procedure's parameters. Note that
string values must be enclosed in quotation marks, and commas
must be included to separate multiple parameters.
Referencing a procedure in a subsystem: A "_Start" file with the
following contents illustrates how to reference a procedure that
resides in an Environment subsystem. Note that you must replace
the --|Procedure_Context annotation with the --|Subsystem and
(optional) --|Activity annotations:
--|Procedure_Name Excelan_Boot_Server
--|Subsystem !Targets.Implementation.Motorola_68k_Download
--|Activity !Machine.Release.Current.Activity
--|No_Wait
* The --|Subsystem annotation specifies the name of the
subsystem that contains the procedure. (When this annotation
is specified, the --|Procedure_Context annotation is ignored.)
* The --|Activity annotation specifies the activity to be used
to obtain the view name and construct the full pathname of the
procedure. If you omit this annotation,
!Machine.Release.Current.Activity is used.
* Note that Excelan_Boot_Server is a parameterless procedure;
otherwise, one or more --|Parameters annotations would be
present.
* The --|No_Wait annotation permits concurrent execution (see
section 1.3.3). This annotation is present because this
procedure starts a server.
Specifying further information: "_Start" files may also contain
annotations that control the order in which the Start procedure
will execute the referenced procedures. See section 1.3.3.
Using a "_Start" file is equivalent to executing the referenced
procedure via Program.Run_Job or Program.Run. See the comments in
the specification of !Machine.Initialization.Start for additional
annotations that specify the equivalent of the Options parameter
in the Program.Run_Job procedure and the Context parameter in the
Program.Run and Program.Run_Job procedures.
1.3.3. Controlling the Order of Execution
You can specify the relative execution order of all
initialization procedures (including those referenced in "_Start"
files). To do this, you include annotations in the appropriate
procedure specifications or "_Start" files:
* To specify that procedure A cannot run until procedure B has
finished, you include the annotation --|Prerequisite B in the
specification of procedure A (or in the "_Start" file that
references procedure A).
If procedure B is referenced in a "_Start" file, you specify
the filename as the annotation's argument: --|Prerequisite
B_Start.
Note that the argument of this annotation is a simple name and
that all three worlds (Rational, Local, and Site) are searched
for that simple name. Therefore, simple names must be unique
across these three worlds if you want to use this annotation.
* To specify that procedure A must finish before any other
procedure can start executing, you include the annotation
--|Wait in the specification of procedure A (or in the
"_Start" file that references procedure A).
Using this annotation is equivalent to executing procedure A
using Program.Run.
* To specify that procedure A is to execute as a separate job
concurrent with other procedures, you include the annotation
--|No_Wait in the specification of procedure A (or in the
"_Start" file that references procedure A).
Using this annotation is equivalent to executing procedure A
using Program.Run_Job.
If none of the annotations listed above are present in a given
procedure or "_Start" file, the --|Wait annotation is assumed.
That is, procedures are executed sequentially unless told
otherwise.
If a circular dependency results from a combination of
annotations, it will be reported and ignored, so that each
procedure will run.
Note that you can execute the Start command with the Effort_Only
parameter set to True to test the execution order that results
from your annotations.
See the comments in the specification of the
!Machine.Initialization.Start procedure for a complete
description of annotation usage, along with examples.
1.3.4. Customizing Disk-Collection Thresholds
You can customize the disk-collection thresholds for the
particular needs of your site. To implement a change in your
disk-collection thresholds:
1. Create an empty Ada unit in the Local world.
2. Copy the contents of the
!Machine.Initialization.Local.Local_Gc_Thresholds_Sample file
into the empty Ada unit.
3. In the Ada unit, edit the Thresholds1 and Thresholds2 arrays
to specify the desired thresholds.
4. Promote the Ada unit.
Note, however, that values set by the procedure in world Rational
are calculated based on your disk configuration and should be
sufficient; see your Rational technical representative if you
want to use different thresholds.
1.4. Enabling and Configuring Login Ports
D_12_5_0 and subsequent releases provide a file-driven mechanism
in !Machine.Initialization for enabling and configuring ports for
login.
At the very least, you must ensure that this mechanism has enough
information to enable the desired login ports (see section
1.4.1). In addition, you may optionally use this mechanism to
specify:
* Connection and terminal-type characteristics for Telnet and
RS232 ports, such as logoff on disconnect, disconnect on
logoff, and so on
* Communication characteristics for RS232 ports, such as flow
control, parity, and so on
Such information is specified using the options described in
section 1.4.4.
1.4.1. Enabling Ports for Login
Ports for terminal devices must be enabled for login each time an
R1000 boots. Accordingly, the !Machine.Initialization.Start
procedure calls a procedure called Terminals in the Rational
world. This procedure in turn consults a file called
Terminal_Configuration in the Local world to determine which
ports to enable for login. This file-driven mechanism takes the
place of a procedure such as !Machine.Initialize_Terminals, which
enables terminals through calls to the Operator.Enable_Terminal
procedure.
The Terminal_Configuration file is created automatically in the
Local world during installation:
* On a new machine, a Terminal_Configuration file is created
that enables ports 235 through 249 for login.
* On an R1000 that is being upgraded from a previous Environment
release, the Terminal_Configuration file contains entries for
the same set of ports that were enabled at the time of
installation. (This file also preserves any nondefault
communication characteristics that were in effect for RS232
ports; see section 1.4.4.)
You can edit the Terminal_Configuration file at any time to
change which ports are enabled. The changes take effect the next
time you boot the R1000. Alternatively, you can execute the
Rational.Terminals procedure to make the changes take effect
without booting the R1000. Note that you must keep the
Terminal_Configuration file in the Local world, even if you want
to enable the same ports on all machines at a given site.
Following is a sample Terminal_Configuration file containing
basic enabling information:
16 => (Enable)
224 .. 249 => (Enable)
-- Ports 250 and 251 are for printers; disable them for login
250..251 => (Login_Disabled)
As shown, the Terminal_Configuration file consists of:
* Comments preceded with Ada comment notation (--)
* Entries of the general form: Port_Range => (Options), where:
- Port_Range can be a single port number or a range of port
numbers
- Options must be enclosed in parentheses
The options that pertain to enabling and disabling ports are
summarized in Table 1.
Table 1 Options for Enabling and Disabling Ports
------------------------------------------------------------
| | |
| Option | Description |
------------------------------------------------------------
| | |
|Enable |When specified for a given port, enables the |
| |port for login. Note that the port cannot |
| |subsequently be enabled for any other device, |
| |such as a printer. |
------------------------------------------------------------
| | |
|Login_ |When specified for a given port, prevents the |
|Disabled |port from being enabled for login-for example, |
| |by subsequent usage of the |
| |Operator.Enable_Terminal command. Note that the|
| |port can subsequently be enabled for other |
| |devices, such as printers. |
------------------------------------------------------------
| | |
|Disable |When specified for a given port, disables the |
| |port for all devices. Note that the port can |
| |subsequently be enabled for any device, |
| |including login. Specifying this option is |
| |equivalent to having no entry for the port in |
| |the file. |
------------------------------------------------------------
Port 16 is always enabled for login, regardless of whether an
entry exists for it. An entry for port 16 is included in the
automatically created Terminal_Configuration file for
explicitness.
Do not assign the Enable option to any port that you plan to
enable for a printer or other device (such as a CDF). Instead,
you can assign the Login_Disabled option or the Disable option to
those ports, or you can simply omit entries for them from the
file. Assigning the Login_Disabled option is recommended if you
want to ensure that printer ports cannot be enabled for login
even if the print spooler is killed.
1.4.2. Customizing Port Characteristics
You can add information to the Terminal_Configuration file to
specify connection characteristics for RS232 ports and
communication characteristics for RS232 and Telnet ports. Such
information is specified through the options listed in section
1.4.4.
The simplest way to specify multiple options is to assign them
directly to a port or range of ports:
* Multiple options in a single entry must be enclosed in
parentheses.
* Multiple options must be separated by commas.
* The options can extend over several lines, although the entry
itself must start on a new line.
For example, the following entry assigns several connection
characteristics to ports 224..249 and then enables those ports:
224..249 => (Logoff_On_Disconnect,
Disconnect_On_Logoff,
Enable)
You can organize recurrent sets of options and improve
readability in the Terminal_Configuration file by defining an
abbreviation for each set of options and then assigning each
abbreviation to a port or range of ports:
* Abbreviation entries are of the general form Abbreviation =
Options. Note that the equals sign (=) is used to define
abbreviations; the => symbol is used for port assignment.
* Existing abbreviations can be nested in the definition of new
abbreviations.
For example, the following entries create the abbreviations
User_Ports and Telnet_Ports, assigning the Telnet_Ports
abbreviation to ports 224..249:
-- Port settings for user login ports
User_Ports = (Logoff_On_Disconnect, Disconnect_On_Logoff)
-- Port settings for Telnet ports
Telnet_Ports = (Terminal_Type => Xrterm, User_Ports)
224..249 => (Telnet_Ports, Enable)
When adding entries to a Terminal_Configuration file, bear in
mind that:
* Nondefault communication characteristics for RS232 ports must
be set each time an R1000 boots. Consequently, if a port is to
have nondefault values for any of the options listed in Table
4, you must include these options in the entry for that port.
Omitting an option causes its default value to be set.
* Connection and terminal-type characteristics persist across
boots, retaining the last values that were set for them. Thus,
in principle, the options listed in Tables 2 and 3 need to be
set only once and then can be omitted from the
Terminal_Configuration file. However, you may choose to
include values for these options in the file to ensure that
booting the system resets them to the proper values in case
they had been changed.
* The options for each port are set in the order in which they
are assigned in the Terminal_Configuration file. Similarly,
the options in an abbreviation are set in the order in which
they are declared. If a single port number is included in the
ranges of more than one entry, that port takes the options of
the last entry in which it appears.
1.4.3. A Sample Terminal_Configuration File
The following sample file shows how a system manager can use
abbreviations to organize port information meaningfully. Note
that a number of connection options have been explicitly set to
ensure that booting the system sets them to a known value. Note
also that specifying the Disable option for the printer ports is
not absolutely necessary; however, specifying this option ensures
that no previous entry in the file had inadvertently enabled
these ports.
-- Operator line 16 settings
Operator_Port = (~Logoff_On_Disconnect,
~Disconnect_On_Logoff,
~Login_Disabled)
-- User login port settings
User_Ports = (Logoff_On_Disconnect, Disconnect_On_Logoff,
~Login_Disabled, ~Log_Failed_Logins,
~Disconnect_On_Failed_Login,
~Disconnect_On_Disconnect)
-- Dial-in port connection settings
Dialin_Ports = (Terminal_Type => VT100,
Input_Rate => Baud_2400, Output_Rate => Baud_2400,
Parity => None, Bits_Per_Char => Char_8,
Stop_Bits => 1, User_Ports)
-- Telnet port settings
Telnet_Ports = (Terminal_Type => Xrterm, User_Ports)
-- Printer port settings
Printer_Ports = (Login_Disabled)
-- Ports not in use
Unused = (Login_Disabled)
16 => (Operator_Port, Enable)
17..31 => (Dialin_Ports, Enable)
224..249 => (Telnet_Ports, Enable)
250..251 => (Disable, Printer_Ports)
252..255 => (Disable, Unused)
1.4.4. Terminal-Configuration Options
Tables 2, 3, and 4 summarize the connection, terminal type, and
RS232 communication options you can specify in the
Terminal_Configuration file. These options invoke corresponding
procedures in package Terminal.
Table 2 Boolean Options for Connection Characteristics
------------------------------------------------------------
| | |
| Option | Description |
------------------------------------------------------------
| | |
|Disconnect_On_ |When specified for a given port, |
|Disconnect |causes the Environment to respond to |
| |an incoming disconnect signal |
| |received on that port by initiating |
| |an outgoing disconnect signal on that|
| |port. |
------------------------------------------------------------
| | |
|Disconnect_On_Failed_ |When specified for a given port, |
|Login |causes the Environment to initiate an|
| |outgoing disconnect signal on that |
| |port when a user repeatedly fails to |
| |log in on that port (for example, by |
| |repeatedly entering an incorrect |
| |password or unrecognized username). |
------------------------------------------------------------
| | |
|Disconnect_On_Logoff |When specified for a given port, |
| |causes the Environment to initiate an|
| |outgoing disconnect signal on that |
| |port when a user logs off a session |
| |running on that port. |
------------------------------------------------------------
| | |
|Log_Failed_Logins |When specified for a given port, |
| |causes the Environment to write an |
| |entry to the system error log when a |
| |user fails repeatedly to log in on |
| |that port (for example, by repeatedly|
| |entering an incorrect password or |
| |unrecognized username). |
------------------------------------------------------------
| | |
|Logoff_On_Disconnect |When specified for a given port, |
| |causes the Environment to respond to |
| |a disconnect received on that port by|
| |logging off that port's session. |
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Table 3 Enumeration Option for Specifying Terminal Type
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| | |
|Option => | Description |
| Value | |
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| | |
|Terminal_ |Specifies the output driver type for a given |
|Type |port. Value can be any valid terminal type name, |
| |including (but not limited to): |
| |Cit500r Facit Rational Vt100 Xrterm |
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Table 4 Enumeration Options for RS232 Communication
Characteristics
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| | | |
| |Default| |
| Option => Value | Value | Description |
-------------------------------------------------------------
| | | |
|Bits_Per_Char |Char_8 |Specifies the number of data |
| | |bits per character. Value can |
| | |be: Char_5 Char_6 Char_7 |
| | |Char_8 |
-------------------------------------------------------------
| | | |
|Flow_Control | None |Specifies software flow control |
| | |for data transmitted by the |
| | |R1000 on the specified port. |
| | |Value can be: |
| | |None Xon_Xoff Dtr Rts |
-------------------------------------------------------------
| | | |
|Input_Rate | Baud_ |Sets the incoming data rate for |
| | 9600 |a given port. Value can be: |
| | |Baud_50 Baud_75 Baud_110|
| | |Baud_134_5 Baud_150 Baud_200|
| | |Baud_300 Baud_600 |
| | |Baud_1200 Baud 1800 |
| | |Baud_2400 Baud 9600 |
| | |Baud_19200 Disabled |
| | |Ext_Rec_Clk |
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| | | |
|Output_Rate | Baud_ |Sets the outgoing data rate for |
| | 9600 |a given port. Values are the |
| | |same as for Input_Rate. |
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| | | |
|Parity | None |Sets the parity for transmitted |
| | |and received data on a given |
| | |port. Value can be: None Odd |
| | |Even |
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| | | |
|Stop_Bits | 2 |Sets the number of stop bits for|
| | |a given port. Value is a natural|
| | |number in the range 1..2. |
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| | | |
|Receive_Flow_Control| None |Specifies flow control of data |
| | |received by the R1000 on the |
| | |specified port. Value can be: |
| | |None Xon_Xoff Dtr Rts |
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| | | |
|Receive_Xon_Xoff_ |(17,19)|Specifies flow-control bytes so |
|Bytes | |that the R1000 can regulate the |
| | |data it receives on the |
| | |specified port. Value is (n,m), |
| | |where n and m are natural |
| | |numbers in the range 0..255. |
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| | | |
|Xon_Xoff_Bytes |(17,19)|Specifies the flow-control bytes|
| | |that the R1000 recognizes for |
| | |the specified port. Value is: |
| | |(n,m), where n and m are natural|
| | |numbers in the range 0..255. |
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1.5. Configuring Printers
D_12_5_0 and subsequent releases provide a file-driven mechanism
in !Machine.Initialization for configuring a group of networked
and/or local printers. This mechanism allows you to define a
printer name for each printer on the network and to specify how
each printer is to be accessed. Furthermore, you can also
associate a printer name with each user, so that when a given
user enters the Print command (that is,
!Commands.Abbreviations.Print), the print job will be sent by
default to the device that is defined by the associated printer
name.
This file-driven mechanism automatically adds the specified
devices to the appropriate R1000s, creates the necessary print
classes on the appropriate R1000s, and associates each class with
the specified device, thereby creating print queues. Thus, when
you use the file-driven mechanism, you do not need to use
procedures from package Queue (such as Add, Create, Enable, and
Register) to do these things.
Existing sites can choose whether to use this file-driven
mechanism or to continue using procedures from package Queue to
configure printers. However, because the file-driven mechanism
combines class and machine information, it is recommended that
large sites with multiple networked printers use the file-driven
!Machine.Initialization mechanism. Small sites with few printers
connected directly to R1000s may want to continue using package
Queue. Sites that want to create a single class with multiple
devices should also use package Queue.
Note that the printer configuration (set either through commands
in package Queue or through the file-driven mechanism) applies to
both the Queue.Print and Abbreviations.Print commands. The
ability to associate printer names with usernames is specific to
the Abbreviations.Print command.
1.5.1. Where to Specify Printer Information
Each time an R1000 boots, the !Machine.Initialization.Start
procedure calls a procedure called Printers in the Rational
world. This procedure initializes the print spooler on that R1000
based on the information in the following user-created files:
* !Machine.Initialization.Site.Printer_Configuration, which
defines a printer name for each of the devices available on
the network and specifies how each device is to be accessed. A
copy of this file must exist on all R1000s from which users
will enter the Print command and on all R1000s that will
handle print requests for the specified devices.
* !Machine.Initialization.Local.Printer_Configuration, which
defines additional printer names for additional devices
intended only for users of the current R1000.
* !Machine.Initialization.Local.User_Printer_Map, which
associates a default printer name with individual users on the
current R1000. When a user executes the Print command with the
default Printer parameter, the command looks up the user's
name and sends the print request to the corresponding printer.
At a minimum, the Print command requires that one
Printer_Configuration file exist in either the Site or Local
world. If no User_Printer_Map file exists (or if the file exists
but contains no entry for a particular user), the Print command
uses the first printer name defined in the
Site.Printer_Configuration file. If this file doesn't exist, the
first printer name defined in the Local.Printer_Configuration
file is used.
The classes and devices specified in the Printer_Configuration
files are created when the Printers procedure (that is,
!Machine.Initialization.Rational.Printers) is executed (normally,
during machine initialization). The Printers procedure also
associates usernames with the appropriate printer information. Be
aware that whenever information is changed in any of the files
listed above, the Printers procedure must be run in order to
update the information.
If you choose not to create any of these files, you will have to:
* Create an initialization procedure (in either the Site or
Local world) that uses package Queue to create print queues
each time the system boots.
* Either:
- Use the Queue.Print command instead of the
!Commands.Abbreviations.Print command.
- Use the !Commands.Abbreviations.Print command, but
explicitly specify the class name for the Printer
parameter.
1.5.2. Adding Entries to a Printer_Configuration File
During installation, an empty Printer_Configuration file is
created in the Local world. After installation, you can:
* Add entries to this file to enable the use of the Print
command.
* Move this file (or create an additional file called
Printer_Configuration) in the Site world, if you need to
define sitewide printer information.
Each entry in a Printer_Configuration file defines a printer name
and specifies the characteristics of the device it represents.
Each entry must start on a new line, but the information can
extend over several lines and can include single and in-line
comments. For readability, the entries are often formatted like
command parameters.
Each entry has the general form:
Printer_Name => (Device_Type => Device_Info,
Other_Device_Characteristics,
Laser_Comm => Boolean,
Reverse_Output_Pages => Boolean,
On_Node => R1000_Name)
where:
* Printer_Name is the name by which you want to refer to a given
device in a Print command. Printer_Name must be a legal Ada
simple name.
* Device_Type is one of the following four kinds of printer
devices:
- Direct, which specifies a printer connected to an R1000 via
direct line.
- Telnet, which specifies a printer connected to an R1000 via
Telnet.
- File, which specifies a file on an R1000 in which
print-spooler output is collected. Subsequent processing is
required to get this output printed.
- Workstation, which specifies a directory on a remote
workstation to which print requests are sent. Such requests
are sent via FTP as individual files; from the remote
directory, they can be printed using the workstation's
print tools.
* Device_Info is further information about the device you
specified. The information depends on the type of device
specified (see the paragraphs below).
* Other_Device_Characteristics are additional entry elements,
separated by commas, that give further information about the
chosen device (see the paragraphs below).
* The Laser_Comm option, when True, specifies that printing will
be done on a laser printer. Omitting this option implies that
printing will be done on a line printer.
For Direct and Telnet devices, setting Laser_Comm to True
specifies that a laser printer is connected; for File and
Workstation devices, setting Laser_Comm to True specifies that
the collected print requests will eventually be printed on a
laser printer.
* The Reverse_Output_Pages option allows you to adjust the order
in which pages are spooled to accommodate the way your printer
stacks pages in its output tray. This option applies only if
the Laser_Comm option is set to True.
- Setting Reverse_Output_Pages to True causes the print
spooler to reverse the order of output pages, so that the
last logical page is printed first. Omitting this option is
equivalent to specifying True.
- Setting Reverse_Output_Pages to False causes the print
spooler to keep the pages of output in the order in which
they appear in the source file.
* The On_Node option specifies the network name of the R1000
that contains the print spooler for the device. Omitting this
option is equivalent to specifying the name of the current
R1000.
The following paragraphs describe printer-configuration file
entries for each of the four kinds of devices. (See also the
comments in the specification of
!Machine.Initialization.Rational.Printers.)
1.5.3. Specifying a Directly Connected Printer
To specify a printer connected to an R1000 via direct line, you
specify an entry of the following general form:
Printer_Name => (Direct => Protocol,
Device => Terminal_N,
Laser_Comm => Boolean,
Reverse_Output_Pages => Boolean,
On_Node => R1000_Name)
where:
* Protocol specifies the printer flow control and can be either
Xon_Xoff or Dtr. See the printer manual for details.
* Terminal_N represents the RS232C port to which the printer is
connected (N is the port number). The specified port must not
be enabled for login in the Local.Terminal_Configuration file.
* The Laser_Comm option, when True, specifies that a laser
printer is connected and enables a two-way
printer-communication protocol. Omitting the option is
equivalent to specifying False, which means that a line
printer is connected.
* The Reverse_Output_Pages option allows you to adjust the order
in which pages are spooled to accommodate the way your printer
stacks pages in its output tray, as described in section
1.5.2. This option applies only if Laser_Comm is set to True.
* The On_Node option specifies the network name of the R1000 to
which the printer is directly connected. Omitting this option
is equivalent to specifying the name of the current R1000.
The following entry creates a printer name called Lp, which
represents a line printer that is directly connected to port 30
of an R1000 called Jazmo:
-- Line printer connected to Jazmo
Lp => (Direct => Xon_Xoff,
Device => Terminal_30,
On_Node => Jazmo)
1.5.4. Specifying a Networked Printer
To specify a printer connected to an R1000 via Telnet, you
specify an entry of the following general form:
Printer_Name => (Telnet => Host_Name,
Device => Terminal_N,
Laser_Comm => Boolean,
Reverse_Output_Pages => Boolean,
On_Node => R1000_Name)
where:
* Host_Name is the network name of the printer.
* Terminal_N represents the Telnet port to which the printer is
connected (N is the port number). The specified port must not
be enabled for login in the Local.Terminal_Configuration file.
* The Laser_Comm option, when True, specifies that a laser
printer is connected and enables a two-way
printer-communication protocol. Omitting the option is
equivalent to specifying False, which means that a line
printer is connected.
* The Reverse_Output_Pages option allows you to adjust the order
in which pages are spooled to accommodate the way your printer
stacks pages in its output tray, as described in section
1.5.2. This option applies only if Laser_Comm is set to True.
* The On_Node option specifies the network name of the R1000 to
which the printer is connected via Telnet. Omitting this
option is equivalent to specifying the name of the current
R1000.
The following entry creates the printer name Dlaser, which
represents a laser printer that is connected via Telnet to port
226 of an R1000 called Roget. Because of the way this printer
stacks its output, print requests are spooled to this device with
their pages in ascending (rather than reversed) order:
-- Documentation's laser printer
Dlaser => (Telnet => Doc_Laser,
Device => Terminal_226,
Laser_Comm,
Reverse_Output_Pages => False,
On_Node => Roget)
1.5.5. Specifying an Environment File
To specify a file in which to collect print-spooler output, you
specify an entry of the following general form:
Printer_Name => (File => Environment_Pathname,
Laser_Comm => Boolean,
Reverse_Output_Pages => Boolean,
On_Node => R1000_Name)
where:
* Environment_Pathname specifies the file to which output is
written. The pathname must name a file that exists on the
R1000 named by On_Node. Note that the group Spooler must have
access to the specified file.
* The Laser_Comm option, when True, specifies that the collected
print requests will eventually be printed on a laser printer.
Omitting the option is equivalent to specifying False, which
means that a line printer will be used.
* The Reverse_Output_Pages option allows you to adjust the order
in which pages are spooled to accommodate the way your printer
stacks pages in its output tray, as described in section
1.5.2. This option applies only if Laser_Comm is set to True.
* The On_Node option specifies the network name of the R1000 on
which the file is located. Omitting this option is equivalent
to specifying the name of the current R1000.
The following entry creates the printer name Hold, which
represents a file on an R1000 called Logo. Low-priority print
requests are sent to this file, where they are held until someone
prints the file using the Print command (specifying a printer
name that represents a connected printer):
-- Place to hold large requests until printers are free in the
evening
Hold => (File => !Machine.Queues.Local.Held_Print_Requests,
On_Node => Logo)
1.5.6. Specifying a Workstation Directory
To specify a directory on a workstation to which print requests
are sent, you specify an entry of the following general form:
Printer_Name => (Workstation => Host_Name,
Path => Directory_Name,
Laser_Comm => Boolean,
Suffix => String,
Reverse_Output_Pages => Boolean,
On_Node => R1000_Name)
where:
* Host_Name is the network name of the workstation to which the
files will be transferred.
* Directory_Name is the pathname of the workstation directory
into which the files will be transferred. The directory
pathname must have syntax appropriate to the workstation and
must have trailing punctuation that permits the name of the
transferred print-request file to be appended.
* The Laser_Comm option, when True, specifies that the collected
print requests will eventually be printed on a laser printer.
Omitting the option is equivalent to specifying False, which
means that a line printer will be used.
* The Suffix option allows you to specify a string to be
appended to the filenames that are created on the workstation.
Omitting this option causes no suffix to be appended to the
filenames. The specified suffix can be used by print tools as
a way of identifying which files to print. This is useful when
several printer names send files to the same directory.
* The Reverse_Output_Pages option allows you to adjust the order
in which pages are spooled to accommodate the way your printer
stacks pages in its output tray, as described in section
1.5.2. This option applies only if Laser_Comm is set to True.
* The On_Node option specifies the network name of the R1000
whose print spooler handles the print requests. Omitting this
option is equivalent to specifying the name of the current
R1000.
In addition to creating an entry for each workstation in the
Printer_Configuration files, you must also create a
remote-passwords file, containing the username and password to be
used for accessing each workstation. This remote-passwords file
must be named Remote_Access and exist in the library
!Machine.Queues.Ftp. (For information about remote-passwords
files, see package Remote_Passwords in the Session and Job
Management book of the Rational Environment Reference Manual.)
When print requests are sent as files to a workstation, any FTP
messages are directed to a log file that is created in
!Machine.Queues.Ftp. This log file is automatically cleared after
each 100 print requests. Messages pertaining to creating print
classes and enabling devices are directed to the system error
log.
The following two entries create printer names Dc_Laser and
Dc_Lineprinter, both of which direct print requests to a
directory on a UNIX workstation called Enterprise. These print
requests, which are routed through the print spooler on an R1000
called Capitol, are sent as files with different suffixes,
depending on the printer name (_Lsr and _Lpt, respectively):
-- Laser printer attached to workstation in
-- Washington, D.C., office;
-- spooled on R1000 called Capitol.
Dc_Laser => (Workstation => Enterprise,
Path => /usr/spool/ratqueue/,
Laser_Comm,
Suffix => _Lsr,
On_Node => Capitol)
-- Line printer attached to workstation in
-- Washington, D.C., office;
-- spooled on R1000 called Capitol.
Dc_Lineprinter => (Workstation => Enterprise,
Path => /usr/spool/ratqueue/,
Suffix => _Lpt,
On_Node => Capitol)
Print tools on the workstation, such as the following sample, are
required to actually print the requests:
# This program spools print requests placed in
# /usr/spool/ratqueue to the appropriate printer based on
# the suffix of the spooled file.
# It checks the spool directory at 5-minute intervals to see
# if any new files need printing. This runs as a C-shell script.
# To execute, type csh and the name of this file.
:
set xFTPxDIRx=/usr/spool/ratqueue #spool directory
#
set xFTPxSUFFIXxLSRx=_Lsr # Laser printer suffix
set xFTPxSUFFIXxLPTx=_Lpt # Line printer suffix
#
set xPRINTxLISTxLSRx=/tmp/rat_print_lsr.$$
# Laser printer list file
set xPRINTxLISTxLPTx=/tmp/rat_print_lpt.$$
# Line printer list file
#
set xPRINTxCOMMANDx=/tmp/rat_command.$$
# temporary print command file
#
set xPRINTxDELAYx=120
# interval to wait before printing
set xRECHECKxTIMEx=180
# interval for checking print requests
#
cd $xFTPxDIRx
while (1 == 1)
#
# Creates a list of files to print for each printer.
#
ls $xFTPxDIRx | grep $xFTPxSUFFIXxLSRx > $xPRINTxLISTxLSRx
ls $xFTPxDIRx | grep $xFTPxSUFFIXxLPTx > $xPRINTxLISTxLPTx
#
# Adds the laser- and line-printer files to the
# print-command file (the device name of each type of printer
# should be provided after the -P).
#
cat $xPRINTxLISTxLSRx | sed -e 's^.^lpr -r -Plaser &^' > $xPRINTxCOMMANDx
cat $xPRINTxLISTxLPTx | sed -e 's^.^lpr -r -Pline &^' >> $xPRINTxCOMMANDx
#
# Waits the specified amount of time before printing the requests.
# (This delay allows time for the FTP operation to complete
# and should be adjusted based on the average length of files
# being printed.)
#
sleep $xPRINTxDELAYx
#
# Prints the files if there are any to print.
#
set LCNT=`cat $xPRINTxCOMMANDx | wc -l `
if ( $LCNT != 0 ) then
chmod +x $xPRINTxCOMMANDx
$xPRINTxCOMMANDx
endif
#
# Waits the specified amount of time.
#
sleep $xRECHECKxTIMEx
#
# Removes the old temporary files.
#
rm $xPRINTxLISTxLSRx
rm $xPRINTxLISTxLPTx
rm $xPRINTxCOMMANDx
#
end
1.5.7. Associating Default Printers with Individual Users
To associate a default printer with each user, you must create a
file called User_Printer_Map in the Local world and add entries
of the following form:
Username Printer_Name
where:
* Username is either:
- The username for an R1000 user
- The string Others, which represents all users not
explicitly listed by name.
* Printer_Name is defined in a Printer_Configuration file.
Following is a sample User_Printer_Map file:
phil dc_laser
sue dlaser
others lp
See also the comments in the specification of
!Machine.Initialization.Rational.Printers.