VAX/VMS Software Installation Guide

This manual provides comprehensive instructions for installing and configuring VAX ScriptPrinter and LN03 Image Printer software on VAX/VMS systems (Versions 5.0-2 and 5.1). It details the installation verification process and how to modify system startup files.

Key features of Version 2.1 include support for the LN03 Image printer, a new DDIF data type, a simplified installation procedure that removes printer queue definition and introduces a new Installation Verification Procedure (IVP), and a new startup process that separates and preserves site-specific queue structures.

The VAX ScriptPrinter Software comprises a print symbiont, translators for converting various data types (ANSI/SIXEL, ReGIS, Tektronix 4010/4014, DDIF) into POSTSCRIPT, and DCL command files for queue definition. The LN03 Image Printer requires the VAX ScriptPrinter Software (Version 2.1) and the VAX LN03 Image Support Software (Version 1.0), which includes a host-based POSTSCRIPT interpreter and an LN03 Image device driver.

Pre-installation requirements cover host hardware (e.g., magnetic tape/TK50 input devices, specific serial or Q-bus interfaces), host software (VMS, VMSINSTAL utility, appropriate device drivers, DECwindows for image printing), and system resources (5500 disk blocks for installation, 2800 for operation, approximately 15 minutes installation time). Special considerations are outlined for ScriptPrinters configured with DECservers on an Ethernet, including specific port characteristics and LAT protocol configuration.

The installation procedure uses the interactive VMSINSTAL utility, guiding the user through prompts, managing release notes, checking system prerequisites like the queue manager and disk space, and installing translators. The process concludes with an IVP to confirm successful installation, though it does not automatically print verification files.

Post-installation tasks are crucial for printing functionality. These include renaming and editing the CPS$STARTUP.TEMPLATE file to CPS$STARTUP.COM to define execution and generic queues, and then updating the system's SYSTARTUP_V5.COM file to call it. For the LN03 Image Printer, the WSMAX SYSGEN parameter must be set to at least 10,000. Additional advanced procedures cover defining queue structures, changing ScriptPrinter communication speeds (LN03R only), redefining default qualifiers and parameters, managing library search lists, configuring for VAXclusters, setting printer timeouts, and eliminating login dialogs on ScriptPrinters (LN03R only).

The document also provides details on system messages, including their format, severity levels, and descriptions, along with troubleshooting procedures for common issues such as printers not printing, slow printing, incorrect data output, missing layup definition files, and problems in multihost environments. Appendices include a sample installation session, a sample startup command file, IVP output examples, and a list of new files and libraries created during installation.