Spool server inactive

Hi,
I have problem with spool server. When I logged into SPAD it is displaying Inactive in QAS.
Pls help me to resolve this issue.
Regards,
Kris

This is normally done by a basis administrator, so if anyone near, ask him. Else try and have a look at transaction RZ10 (profile maintenance). The profile rdisp/wp_no_spo parameter should first be maintained.If it is, check if it is active.

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Difference between logical spool server and alternative printer

Hi All,
We are in the process of implementing load balancing among printers. As of now, they are printing as static printers. I want to know:
1) Is it necassary to define logical spool servers for printer load sharing or we by using printer load balancing and defining the alternative printer, we would be able to accomplish printer load sharing?
2) Also, even after going by the help manual, still not able to figure out the correct advantage of logical spool servers.
Thank You,
Antarpreet

Hi Antarpreet,
Logical spool server is at application server level while printer load balancing or what is known commonly as pool printing is something at print server level.
They are 2 different concepts.
If you mutiple application servers and each one of them has spool work processes then the best way of making sure that printing makes use of these work processes on load sharing basis is to create logical spool server. In a logical spool server you can define 2 application servers or 1 application server and another logical spool server. Then this logical spool server can assigned to all the printers. When you fire a print out dispatcher would look for which of servers in the logical spool server is free and direct printing to it.
In case of pool printing you create a printer pool again consisting of 2 physical printers or 1 physical printer and 1 pool printer. Here SAP is not responsible for load balancing but the actual print server is which will decide which printer in the pool is free and will direct the print out to it.
So logical spool server helps in load balancing at SAP application server level while pool printing does load balacing at physical printer level.
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Dear Experts.
I set up a printer. This printer spool write spool orders in the operating system. Orders are generated spool in background jobs running various programs.
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I think that it only possible to define "Set Command Id" when "Host Spool Access Method" is L type ("Print Locally Using LP/LPr" ) and Spool Server is phisical host.
So every spool order generated in same host and can be processed by "Set command id".
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Error while printing (SAP spool error)

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I have configured a printer of type 'C : Direct Operating System Call'. On printing a page, an error occurs with the following log entries
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Print request processing log
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Device class          Standard printer
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srtroot03.startek.com\srt-dc-c4-sharp
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1. I run a form from Form Builder, execute and select to print from spool
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Time created   2008050118454600
Remaining life +00007235918
Dispo 1 (Go/Hold) H
Dispo 2 (Keep/Delete)     K
Dispo 3 (Indirect/Direct) D
Default output device HP01
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Format G_RAW
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Time created   2008050118471500
Output device HP01
Format G_RAW
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Edited by: subbu M on May 2, 2008 11:37 PM

Hi Sri,
Try to setup the printer at OS LEVEL.
then,
If on Windows---use method C.
if not,
use method U and map to your printer queue at OS level.
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Message 1 :
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