HP Spooler FASTP User manual

Spooler FASTP
Network Print
Processes Manual
Abstract
This manual describes the Spooler FASTP network print processes: FASTPTCP,
FASTPSMB, FASTPNOV, FASTPX25, and FASTPXNS. The FASTP network print
processes allow you to use the Spooler to print documents on printers attached to HP
NonStop™ systems through TCP/IP LANs, SMB LANs, Netware LANs, X.25 WANs,
and XNS LANs.
Product Version
N/A
Supported Releases Version Updates (RVUs)
This manual supports D42.00 and all subsequent D-series release version updates
(RVUs), all G06 RVUs, and all H06 RVUs until otherwise indicated in a new edition.
Part Number Published
427528-006 February 2013

Document History
Part Number Product Version Published
422025-001 N/A May 2000
427528-001 N/A November 2000
427528-002 N/A May 2002
427528-003 N/A December 2002
427528-004 N/A September 2005
427528-006 N/A February 2013

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Spooler FASTP Network Print
Processes Manual
Index Examples Figures Tables
Legal Notices
What’s New in This Manual ix
Manual Information ix
New and Changed Information ix
About This Manual xi
Related Manuals xii
Notation Conventions xii
1. Overview of Spooler FASTP Network Print Processes
FASTP Network Print Process Environment 1-2
Spooler Environment 1-4
IOP Environment 1-4
Control Operations and Job Information 1-4
Trace Facility 1-5
EMS Event and 512 Messages 1-5
2. Installing and Configuring FASTP Network Print Processes
Installing a FASTP Network Print Process 2-2
Configuring a FASTP Network Print Process 2-4
Configuring a FASTP Network Print Process in the Spooler Subsystem 2-5
Configuring a FASTCNFG File 2-17
Setting Control and Job Information 2-27
Using the CONTROL, CONTROLBUF, and SETMODE Operations 2-27
Using the Spoolcom JOB Command to Manage Jobs 2-38
Using the Spoolcom BATCH Command to Manage Batch Jobs 2-39
Initialization Job Limitation 2-41
Error-Handling Considerations 2-41
3. Installation and Configuration Considerations for FASTPTCP
Installation Requirements 3-3
AWAN Servers and Other Terminal Servers and TCP/IP Direct and TCP/IP-TELNET
Configuration Considerations 3-4

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4. Installation, Configuration, and Usage
Considerations for FASTPSMB
Printer Installation and Configuration Considerations 3-5
TELNET Terminal Servers and End of Print Job Considerations 3-5
TELNET Terminal Servers and Supported TTAP Printers 3-6
FASTPTCP Installation and Configuration Considerations 3-7
Installation and Configuration Tasks for FASTPTCP 3-9
Spooler Configuration Considerations for FASTPTCP 3-10
Device Attributes 3-11
FASTCNFG DEVICE, HOSTS, and POLLTYPE Configuration for FASTPTCP 3-13
Using the HOSTS Keyword Entry 3-14
FASTCNFG DEVICE Attributes for All FASTPTCP Devices 3-15
FASTCNFG DEVICE Attributes for TCP/IP Direct Connections to Dumb Serial
Printers 3-20
FASTCNFG DEVICE Attributes for Dumb Serial Printers Connected Through
AWAN Servers or Other TELNET Terminal Servers 3-21
FASTCNFG DEVICE Attributes for Supported TTAP Printers Connected Through
AWAN Servers or Other TELNET Terminal Servers 3-23
FASTCNFG DEVICE Attributes for HP JetDirect Printers 3-26
FASTCNFG POLLTYPE Keyword for HP JetDirect Printers 3-28
FASTCNFG DEVICE Attributes for Lexmark Printers 3-32
FASTCNFG DEVICE Attributes for Printers Connected Through Microplex
Servers 3-34
FASTCNFG DEVICE Attributes for Devices Connected to Line Printer Daemons
(LPDs) 3-35
Creating a FASTKCON Configuration File (Beginning with the G06 and D48
RVUs) 3-40
Creating the Master FASTCNFG File(s) for FASTKCON 3-41
Running the FASTKCUT Utility Program 3-45
Converting Your FASTCNFG Files to a FASTKCON File 3-49
FASTKCON Configuration File Format 3-50
FASTKCON File Alteration 3-52
Reverting a FASTKCON File Back to a FASTCNFG File 3-52
FASTKCUT Messages 3-52
Spooler FONT Job Considerations for LPD Connections 3-53
CONTROLBUF Operations 3-53
SETMODE 260 3-55
Sample Spooler Font Script File for an LPD Device 3-56
4. Installation, Configuration, and Usage Considerations for
FASTPSMB
Installation Requirements 4-2

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5. Installation, Configuration, and Usage
Considerations for FASTPNOV
Installation and Configuration Tasks for FASTPSMB 4-3
Spooler Configuration Considerations for FASTPSMB 4-4
Device Subtype 4-4
Device Attributes 4-5
FASTCNFG DEVICE Configuration for FASTPSMB 4-5
Optional DEVICE Attributes for FASTPSMB 4-9
Sample FASTCNFG File for FASTPSMB 4-15
User-Mode Access Considerations for FASTPSMB 4-15
Where to Find Information About NetBIOS and SMB Error Messages 4-15
5. Installation, Configuration, and Usage Considerations for
FASTPNOV
Installation Requirements 5-2
Installation and Configuration Tasks for FASTPNOV 5-3
Spooler Configuration Considerations for FASTPNOV 5-4
Device Names 5-4
Device Attributes 5-5
FASTCNFG DEVICE Configuration for FASTPNOV 5-6
Optional Device Attributes for FASTPNOV 5-8
Sample FASTCNFG File for FASTPNOV 5-9
Spoolcom JOB Subcommand Considerations for FASTPNOV 5-10
Spoolcom BATCH Subcommand Considerations for FASTPNOV 5-11
Session Considerations 5-12
Effect on Error Recovery 5-12
Effect on User ID and Password 5-12
NetWare LAN Considerations 5-13
User ID and Password 5-13
Job Identification 5-13
Control of NetWare Print Jobs 5-14
Unsupported NetWare Print Job Attributes 5-15
Where to Find Information About NetWare Error Messages 5-15
6. Installation and Configuration Considerations for FASTPX25
Installation Requirements 6-2
Printer Installation and X25AM Configuration Considerations 6-3
PAD Considerations 6-3
X25AM Line Configuration Considerations 6-3
X25AM Subdevice Configuration Considerations 6-4
X.25 NUA and SVC Considerations 6-6

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7. Installation, Configuration, and Usage
Considerations for FASTPXNS
SVC Sharing Considerations 6-7
Installation and Configuration Task Overview for FASTPX25 6-8
Spooler Configuration Considerations for FASTPX25 6-9
Device Names 6-9
Device Attributes 6-10
FASTCNFG DEVICE and MACRO Configuration for FASTPX25 6-12
Optional DEVICE Attributes for FASTPX25 6-13
Using MACRO Entries 6-16
Sample FASTCNFG File for FASTPX25 6-17
7. Installation, Configuration, and Usage Considerations for
FASTPXNS
Installation Requirements 7-2
Xerox Printer Installation and Configuration Considerations 7-3
LAN Considerations 7-3
Ethernet Port Configuration Considerations 7-3
Required Printer Software 7-4
Installation and Configuration Tasks for FASTPXNS 7-7
Spooler Configuration Considerations for FASTPXNS 7-8
Device Names 7-8
Spooler Device Attributes 7-9
FASTCNFG DEVICE Configuration For FASTPXNS 7-11
Optional Device Attributes for FASTPXNS 7-13
Sample FASTCNFG File for FASTPXNS 7-15
Installation and Configuration Troubleshooting 7-15
No Response to FASTPXNS Ethernet Requests 7-15
Post-Connection Problems 7-16
Xerox Status Reporting Considerations 7-17
Xerox Start Print Command Considerations 7-19
Spooler FONT Job Considerations for Xerox Printers 7-20
CONTROL, CONTROLBUF, and SETMODE Considerations for Xerox Printers 7-21
CONTROLBUF Operations 7-21
Where to Find Information About XNS Error Messages 7-24
8. Troubleshooting and Using the Trace Facility
Troubleshooting and Reporting Problems 8-1
Using the Trace Facility 8-3
Creating Trace Files 8-4
Configuring the Shadow Trace File Names in the FASTCNFG File 8-5

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A. Bit Translation and Character Substitution
Enabling Tracing 8-6
Extending Shadow Trace Files 8-6
Reading Trace Output 8-7
A. Bit Translation and Character Substitution
Bit Translation A-1
Character Substitution A-2
B. EMS Messages
FASTPTCP Event Messages B-2
FASTP EMS 512 Text Messages B-58
Index
Examples
Example 2-1. Sample Spoolcom Command File 2-17
Example 2-2. Sample FASTCNFG File 2-18
Example 2-3. Sample Font Utility Script File Using CONTROLBUF 101 2-28
Example 2-4. Sample Font Utility Script File Using CONTROLBUF 103 2-29
Example 2-5. Sample Font Utility Script File Using CONTROLBUF 113 2-31
Example 2-6. Sample Font Utility Script File Using CONTROLBUF 130 2-35
Example 3-1. Sample FASTCNFG File for a Serial Printer Connected Through an
AWAN Server 3-23
Example 3-2. Sample FASTCFG File for a TTAP Printer Connected Through a
TELNET Terminal Server 3-25
Example 3-3. Sample FASTCFG File for an HP JetDirect Printer 3-31
Example 3-4. Sample FASTCFG File for Printer Connected Through a Microplex
Server 3-35
Example 3-5. Sample FASTCNFG File for an LPD Connection 3-40
Example 3-6. FASTCNFG File Using Only DEVICE Entries 3-42
Example 3-7. FASTCNFG File Using DEFAULT and DEVICE Entries 3-42
Example 3-8. FASTCNFG File Using Only DEVICE Entries 3-43
Example 3-9. FASTCNFG File Using DEFAULT and DEVICE Commands 3-44
Example 3-10. Sample Spooler Font Script File for an LPD Device 3-56
Example 4-1. Example of Spooler Job Attributes 4-12
Example 4-2. Sample FASTCNFG File for FASTPSMB 4-15
Example 5-1. Sample FASTCNFG File for FASTPNOV 5-9
Example 6-1. Sample FASTCNFG File for FASTPX25 6-17
Example 7-1. Sample HIP.LIB file for a Xerox Printer 7-4
Example 7-2. Sample TENET.JSL File Used by HIP.LIB File 7-6
Example 7-3. Sample FASTCNFG File for FASTPXNS 7-15

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Figures
Example 7-4. Sample Font Script File Containing DJDE Sequences 7-20
Example 7-5. Sample FASTPXNS Font Script File Using CONTROLBUF 112 7-23
Figures
Figure 1-1. FASTP Network Print Process Components 1-2
Figure 2-1. Using a Level-1, a Level-2, and a Level-3 FASTCNFG File 2-26
Figure 4-1. Path Name for a LAN Print Queue 4-8
Tables
Table 2-1. Object Files for FASTP Network Print Process Products 2-3
Table 2-2. Spoolcom Commands Used to Configure a FASTP Network Print
Process 2-5
Table 2-3. Spooler Device Attributes and Their Effect on FASTP Network
Printers 2-7
Table 2-4. Supported DEV PARM Attribute Bit Values for FASTP Network Print
Processes 2-11
Table 2-5. Bit Values for PARM Attribute 2-13
Table 2-6. FASTCNFG File-Formatting Rules Summary 2-21
Table 2-7. Keyword Syntax Elements for All FASTCNFG Files 2-23
Table 2-8. Supported Control 1 Parameters 2-27
Table 2-9. Supported CONTROLBUF 130 Item Field Values for FASTP Network
Print Processes 2-32
Table 2-10. Supported SETMODE Functions and Parameters for FASTP Network
Print Processes 2-36
Table 2-11. Spoolcom JOB Subcommands and Their Effect on FASTP Network Print
Processes 2-38
Table 2-12. Spoolcom BATCH Subcommands and Their Effect on FASTP Network
Printers 2-40
Table 3-1. Supported PRINT PARM Attribute Bit Values for FASTPTCP Processes
(Beginning with the G06.10 and D48.02 RVUs) 3-11
Table 3-2. Spooler Device Attributes With Special Effects on FASTPTCP
Printers 3-12
Table 3-3. Supported CONTROLBUF Operations for LPD Devices 3-53
Table 3-4. Supported SETMODE 260 Param1 Values for LPD Devices 3-55
Table 4-1. FASTPSMB Device Type and Subtype Information 4-4
Table 4-2. Spooler Device Attributes With Special Effects on SMB Print
Queues 4-5
Table 4-3. Examples of Subdevice Names Used as RESOURCE Names 4-8
Table 4-4. HP Device Types and Default Data-Block Sizes 4-10
Table 4-5. Examples of Originator Text 4-12
Table 4-6. Valid and Invalid Null Password Specifications 4-13

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Table 5-1. Spooler Device Attributes With Special Effects on NetWare Print
Queues 5-5
Table 5-2. Spoolcom JOB Subcommands With Special Effects on NetWare Print
Queues 5-10
Table 5-3. Spoolcom BATCH Subcommands With Special Effects on NetWare Print
Queues 5-11
Table 6-1. Spooler Device Attributes With Special Effects on X.25 Printers 6-11
Table 7-1. Spooler Device Attributes With Special Effects on Xerox Printers 7-9
Table 7-2. Xerox Spooler Status Values and FASTPXNS Actions 7-17
Table 7-3. Xerox Formatter Status Values and FASTPXNS Actions 7-18
Table 7-4. Xerox Printer Status and FASTPXNS Actions 7-18
Table 7-5. Token Values for FASTPXNS CONTROLBUF 112 7-21
Table 8-1. Common FASTP Network Print Process Identifier Records and Data
Records 8-8
Table 8-2. FASTPTCP Identifier Records and Data Records 8-9
Table A-1. Specifying 7-Bit-Mode and 8-Bit-Mode Language Set A-1
Table A-2. National-Use Character Substitution A-2

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What’s New in This Manual
Manual Information
Spooler FASTP Network Print Processes Manual
Abstract
This manual describes the Spooler FASTP network print processes: FASTPTCP,
FASTPSMB, FASTPNOV, FASTPX25, and FASTPXNS. The FASTP network print
processes allow you to use the Spooler to print documents on printers attached to HP
NonStop™ systems through TCP/IP LANs, SMB LANs, Netware LANs, X.25 WANs,
and XNS LANs.
Product Version
N/A
Supported Releases Version Updates (RVUs)
This manual supports D42.00 and all subsequent D-series release version updates
(RVUs), all G06 RVUs, and all H06 RVUs until otherwise indicated in a new edition.
Document History
New and Changed Information
Changes in 427528-006 manual:
Updated Address description in FASTCNFG DEVICE Attributes for All FASTPTCP
Devices on page 3-15
Changes in 427528-004 manual:
Part Number Published
427528-006 February 2013
Part Number Product Version Published
422025-001 N/A May 2000
427528-001 N/A November 2000
427528-002 N/A May 2002
427528-003 N/A December 2002
427528-004 N/A September 2005
427528-006 N/A February 2013

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Changes in 427528-004 manual:
This manual supports D-, G-, and H-series RVUs. The differences between these
RVUs are that the following products are only supported on D- and G-series RVUs:
TSM, FOX, IPX/SPX, and Parallel Library TCP/IP.
This manual includes the following changes:
Added information to bit 13 in Table 2-4, Supported DEV PARM Attribute Bit Values
for FASTP Network Print Processes, on page 2-11.
Added H-series RVUs to Installation Requirements on page 3-3.
Added a paragraph to Bit Number 2 in Table 3-1, Supported PRINT PARM Attribute
Bit Values for FASTPTCP Processes (Beginning with the G06.10 and D48.02
RVUs), on page 3-11.
Added and changed information under Optional DEVICE Attributes for All
FASTPTCP Devices on page 3-18.
Added information to Optional DEVICE Attributes for HP JetDirect Printers on
page 3-27.
Added and changed information under Optional DEVICE Attributes for Lexmark
Printers on page 3-32.
Optional DEVICE Attributes for Printers Connected Through Microplex Servers on
page 3-34.
Added and changed information under FASTCNFG DEVICE Attributes for Devices
Connected to Line Printer Daemons (LPDs) on page 3-35.
Added the statement, “This parameter is used only if PRINTBANNER=YES” to the
JOBNAME, BANNERCLASS, and BURSTBANNER attributes under Additional
LPD Job Information Attributes on page 3-38.
Indicated that Section 4, Installation, Configuration, and Usage Considerations for
FASTPSMB and Section 5, Installation, Configuration, and Usage Considerations
for FASTPNOV are only supported for D- and G-series RVUs.
Added information on Installation Requirements on page 6-2 for H-series systems.
Added information on Installation Requirements on page 7-2 and Ethernet Port
Configuration Considerations on page 7-3 for H-series RVUs.
Added DATA=filename attribute and incorporated it into the syntax statement under
Reading an Unstructured Shadow Trace File on page 8-9.
Added new event messages to Appendix B, EMS Messages.

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About This Manual
This manual describes the Spooler FASTP network print processes: FASTPTCP,
FASTPSMB, FASTPNOV, FASTPX25, and FASTPXNS.
Print processes retrieve the output stored on disk by the Spooler collector and print it
on a device. The standard FASTP print process, which is released with the Spooler
product, is called FASTP. The configuration of the standard FASTP print process is
described in the Spooler Utilities Reference Manual.
The FASTP network print processes are enhanced versions of FASTP that allow you to
use the Spooler to print documents on printers attached to HP NonStop systems
through HP NonStop TCP/IP local area networks (LANs), SMB LANs, Netware LANs,
X.25 WANs, and XNS LANs.
This manual provides the instructions for installing and configuring each of the FASTP
network print process products, includes usage considerations when they apply,
describes how to use the trace facility for these processes, and includes descriptions of
the EMS messages generated by these processes.
Before a FASTP network print process can be installed and configured, the following
products must be installed and configured:
Spooler
The network data communications product (IOP subsystem) used by your FASTP
network print process
The network used by your FASTP network print process
The following table summarizes the contents of this manual:
Section Title
Section 1 Overview of Spooler FASTP Network Print Processes
Section 2 Installing and Configuring FASTP Network Print Processes
Section 3 Installation and Configuration Considerations for FASTPTCP
Section 4 Installation, Configuration, and Usage Considerations for FASTPSMB
Section 5 Installation, Configuration, and Usage Considerations for FASTPNOV
Section 6 Installation and Configuration Considerations for FASTPX25
Section 7 Installation, Configuration, and Usage Considerations for FASTPXNS
Section 8 Troubleshooting and Using the Trace Facility
Appendix A Bit Translation and Character Substitution
Appendix B EMS Messages

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Related Manuals
Related Manuals
For more detailed information about the Spooler and the network data communications
products, you must consult the appropriate HP NonStop manuals.
For more information about the Spooler, consult the following manuals:
Spooler Utilities Reference Manual
Guardian System Operations Guide (for D-series systems only)
Guardian User’s Guide (for G-series systems only)
For more information about the network data-communications products, consult the
beginning of each product-specific section of this manual.
For information about your LAN, you must consult your LAN vendor documentation.
Notation Conventions
Hypertext Links
Blue underline is used to indicate a hypertext link within text. By clicking a passage of
text with a blue underline, you are taken to the location described. For example:
This requirement is described under Backup DAM Volumes and Physical Disk
Drives on page 3-2.
General Syntax Notation
The following list summarizes the notation conventions for syntax presentation in this
manual.
UPPERCASE LETTERS. Uppercase letters indicate keywords and reserved words; enter
these items exactly as shown. Items not enclosed in brackets are required. For
example:
MAXATTACH
lowercase italic letters. Lowercase italic letters indicate variable items that you supply.
Items not enclosed in brackets are required. For example:
file-name
[ ] Brackets. Brackets enclose optional syntax items. For example:
TERM [\system-name.]$terminal-name
INT[ERRUPTS]
A group of items enclosed in brackets is a list from which you can choose one item or
none. The items in the list may be arranged either vertically, with aligned brackets on

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each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in a pair of brackets and separated by
vertical lines. For example:
FC [ num ]
[ -num]
[ text]
K [ X | D ] address-1
{ } Braces. A group of items enclosed in braces is a list from which you are required to
choose one item. The items in the list may be arranged either vertically, with aligned
braces on each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in a pair of braces and
separated by vertical lines. For example:
LISTOPENS PROCESS { $appl-mgr-name }
{ $process-name }
ALLOWSU { ON | OFF }
| Vertical Line. A vertical line separates alternatives in a horizontal list that is enclosed in
brackets or braces. For example:
INSPECT { OFF | ON | SAVEABEND }
… Ellipsis. An ellipsis immediately following a pair of brackets or braces indicates that you
can repeat the enclosed sequence of syntax items any number of times. For example:
M address-1 [ , new-value ]...
[ - ] {0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9}...
An ellipsis immediately following a single syntax item indicates that you can repeat that
syntax item any number of times. For example:
"s-char..."
Punctuation. Parentheses, commas, semicolons, and other symbols not previously
described must be entered as shown. For example:
error := NEXTFILENAME ( file-name ) ;
LISTOPENS SU $process-name.#su-name
Quotation marks around a symbol such as a bracket or brace indicate the symbol is a
required character that you must enter as shown. For example:
"[" repetition-constant-list "]"
Item Spacing. Spaces shown between items are required unless one of the items is a
punctuation symbol such as a parenthesis or a comma. For example:
CALL STEPMOM ( process-id ) ;
If there is no space between two items, spaces are not permitted. In the following
example, there are no spaces permitted between the period and any other items:
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Line Spacing. If the syntax of a command is too long to fit on a single line, each
continuation line is indented three spaces and is separated from the preceding line by
a blank line. This spacing distinguishes items in a continuation line from items in a
vertical list of selections. For example:
ALTER [ / OUT file-spec / ] CONTROLLER

[ , attribute-spec ]...
!i and !o. In procedure calls, the !i notation follows an input parameter (one that passes data
to the called procedure); the !o notation follows an output parameter (one that returns
data to the calling program). For example:
CALL CHECKRESIZESEGMENT ( segment-id !i
, error ) ; !o
!i,o. In procedure calls, the !i,o notation follows an input/output parameter (one that both
passes data to the called procedure and returns data to the calling program). For
example:
error := COMPRESSEDIT ( filenum ) ; !i,o
!i:i. In procedure calls, the !i:i notation follows an input string parameter that has a
corresponding parameter specifying the length of the string in bytes. For example:
error := FILENAME_COMPARE_ ( filename1:length !i:i
, filename2:length ) ; !i:i
!o:i. In procedure calls, the !o:i notation follows an output buffer parameter that has a
corresponding input parameter specifying the maximum length of the output buffer in
bytes. For example:
error := FILE_GETINFO_ ( filenum !i
, [ filename:maxlen ] ) ; !o:i
Notation for Messages
The following list summarizes the notation conventions for the presentation of
displayed messages in this manual.
Bold Text. Bold text in an example indicates user input entered at the terminal. For
example:
ENTER RUN CODE
?123
CODE RECEIVED: 123.00
The user must press the Return key after typing the input.

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Nonitalic text. Nonitalic letters, numbers, and punctuation indicate text that is displayed or
returned exactly as shown. For example:
Backup Up.
lowercase italic letters. Lowercase italic letters indicate variable items whose values are
displayed or returned. For example:
p-register
process-name
[ ] Brackets. Brackets enclose items that are sometimes, but not always, displayed. For
example:
Event number = number [ Subject = first-subject-value ]
A group of items enclosed in brackets is a list of all possible items that can be
displayed, of which one or none might actually be displayed. The items in the list might
be arranged either vertically, with aligned brackets on each side of the list, or
horizontally, enclosed in a pair of brackets and separated by vertical lines. For
example:
proc-name trapped [ in SQL | in SQL file system ]
{ } Braces. A group of items enclosed in braces is a list of all possible items that can be
displayed, of which one is actually displayed. The items in the list might be arranged
either vertically, with aligned braces on each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in
a pair of braces and separated by vertical lines. For example:
obj-type obj-name state changed to state, caused by
{ Object | Operator | Service }
process-name State changed from old-objstate to objstate 
{ Operator Request. }
{ Unknown. }
| Vertical Line. A vertical line separates alternatives in a horizontal list that is enclosed in
brackets or braces. For example:
Transfer status: { OK | Failed }
% Percent Sign. A percent sign precedes a number that is not in decimal notation. The %þ
notation precedes an octal number. The %Bþ notation precedes a binary number. The
%Hþ notation precedes a hexadecimal number. For example:
%005400
P=%p-register E=%e-register

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