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INITIALIZE, /QUEUE

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    Creates or initializes queues. You use this command to create
    queues and to assign them names and options. The /BATCH qualifier
    is required to create a batch queue.

    Requires OPER (operator) privilege to create queues and manage
    (M) access to modify queues.

    Format

      INITIALIZE/QUEUE  queue-name[:]

  1 - Parameter

 queue-name[:]

    Specifies the name of an execution queue or a generic queue. The
    queue name may be a string of 1 to 31 characters. The character
    string can include any uppercase and lowercase letters, digits,
    the dollar sign ($),  and the underscore (_), and must include at
    least one alphabetic character.

  2 - Qualifiers

 2.1 - /AUTOSTART_ON

       /AUTOSTART_ON=(node::[device][,...])

    Designates the queue as an autostart execution queue and
    specifies the node, or node and device, on which the queue can
    be located. For batch queues, only node is applicable.

    In a cluster, you can specify more than one node (or node and
    device) on which a queue can run, in the preferred order in which
    nodes should claim the queue. This allows the queue to fail over
    to another node if the node on which the queue is running leaves
    the cluster.

    When you enter the INITIALIZE/QUEUE command with the /AUTOSTART_
    ON qualifier, you must initially activate the queue for
    autostart, either by specifying the /START qualifier with the
    INITIALIZE/QUEUE command or by entering a START/QUEUE command.
    However, the queue will not begin processing jobs until the
    ENABLE AUTOSTART/QUEUES command is entered for a node on which
    the queue can run.

    This qualifier cannot be used in conjunction with the /ON
    or /GENERIC qualifier. However, if you are reinitializing an
    existing queue, you can specify the /AUTOSTART_ON qualifier for a
    queue previously created or started with the /ON qualifier. Doing
    so overrides the /ON qualifier and makes the queue an autostart
    queue.

    For more information about autostart queues, refer to the chapter
    about queues in OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, Volume 1:
    Essentials.

 2.2 - /BASE_PRIORITY

       /BASE_PRIORITY=n

    Specifies the base process priority at which jobs are initiated
    from a batch execution queue. By default, if you omit the
    qualifier, jobs are initiated at the same priority as the base
    priority established by DEFPRI at system generation (usually 4).
    The base priority specifier can be any decimal value from 0 to
    15.

    You also can specify this qualifier for an output execution
    queue. In this context the /BASE_PRIORITY qualifier establishes
    the base priority of the symbiont process when the symbiont
    process is created.

 2.3 - /BATCH

       /BATCH
       /NOBATCH (default)

    Specifies that you are initializing a batch queue. If you
    are reinitializing an existing queue, you can use the /BATCH
    qualifier only if the queue was created as a batch queue.

    A batch queue is classified as either an execution queue or a
    generic queue. By default, the /BATCH qualifier initializes
    an execution queue. To specify a generic batch queue, use the
    /GENERIC qualifier together with the /BATCH qualifier.

    The /BATCH and /DEVICE qualifiers are mutually exclusive; the
    /NOBATCH and /NODEVICE qualifiers cannot be used together.

 2.4 - /BLOCK_LIMIT

       /BLOCK_LIMIT=([lowlim,]uplim)
       /NOBLOCK_LIMIT (default)

    Limits the size of print jobs that can be processed on an output
    execution queue. The /BLOCK_LIMIT qualifier allows you to reserve
    certain printers for certain size jobs. You must specify at least
    one of the parameters.

    The lowlim parameter is a decimal number referring to the minimum
    number of blocks accepted by the queue for a print job. If
    a print job is submitted that contains fewer blocks than the
    lowlim value, the job remains pending until the block limit for
    the queue is changed. After the block limit for the queue is
    decreased sufficiently, the job is processed.

    The uplim parameter is a decimal number referring to the maximum
    number of blocks that the queue accepts for a print job. If a
    print job is submitted that exceeds this value, the job remains
    pending until the block limit for the queue is changed. After the
    block limit for the queue is increased sufficiently, the job is
    processed.

    If you specify only an upper limit for jobs, you can omit the
    parentheses. For example, /BLOCK_LIMIT=1000 means that only jobs
    with 1000 blocks or less are processed in the queue. To specify
    only a lower job limit, you must use a null string ("")  to
    indicate the upper specifier. For example, /BLOCK_LIMIT=(500,"")
    means any job with 500 or more blocks is processed in the queue.
    You can specify both a lower and upper limit. For example,
    /BLOCK_LIMIT=(200,2000) means that jobs with less than 200 blocks
    or more than 2000 blocks are not processed in the queue.

    The /NOBLOCK_LIMIT qualifier cancels the previous setting
    established by the /BLOCK_LIMIT qualifier for that queue.

 2.5 - /CHARACTERISTICS

       /CHARACTERISTICS=(characteristic[,...])
       /NOCHARACTERISTICS (default)

    Specifies one or more characteristics for processing jobs on
    an execution queue. If you specify only one characteristic,
    you can omit the parentheses. If a queue does not have all the
    characteristics that have been specified for a job, the job
    remains pending. Each time you specify the /CHARACTERISTICS
    qualifier, all previously set characteristics are cancelled. Only
    the characteristics specified with the qualifier are established
    for the queue.

    Queue characteristics are installation specific. The
    characteristic parameter can be either a value from 0 to
    127 or a characteristic name that has been defined by the
    DEFINE/CHARACTERISTIC command.

    The /NOCHARACTERISTICS qualifier cancels any settings previously
    established by the /CHARACTERISTICS qualifier for that queue.

 2.6 - /CLOSE

    Prevents jobs from being entered in the queue through PRINT or
    SUBMIT commands or as a result of requeue operations. To allow
    jobs to be entered, use the /OPEN qualifier. Whether a queue
    accepts or rejects new job entries is independent of the queue's
    state (such as paused, stopped, or stalled). When a queue is
    marked closed, jobs executing continue to execute. Jobs pending
    in the queue continue to be candidates for execution.

 2.7 - /CPUDEFAULT

       /CPUDEFAULT=time

    Defines the default CPU time limit for all jobs in this batch
    execution queue. You can specify time as delta time, 0, INFINITE,
    or NONE (default). You can specify up to 497 days of delta time.

    If the queue does not have a specified CPUMAXIMUM time limit and
    the value established in the user authorization file (UAF) has
    a specified CPU time limit of NONE, either the value 0 or the
    keyword INFINITE allows unlimited CPU time. If you specify NONE,
    the CPU time value defaults to the value specified either in the
    UAF or by the SUBMIT command (if included). CPU time values must
    be greater than or equal to the number specified by the system
    parameter PQL_MCPULM. The time cannot exceed the CPU time limit
    set by the /CPUMAXIMUM qualifier. For information on specifying
    delta time, refer to the OpenVMS User's Manual or the online help
    topic DCL_Tips (subtopic Date_Time).

 2.8 - /CPUMAXIMUM

       /CPUMAXIMUM=time

    Defines the maximum CPU time limit for all jobs in a batch
    execution queue. You can specify time as delta time, 0, INFINITE,
    or NONE (default). You can specify up to 497 days of delta time.

    The /CPUMAXIMUM qualifier overrides the time limit specified
    in the user authorization file (UAF) for any user submitting a
    job to the queue. Either the value 0 or the keyword INFINITE
    allows unlimited CPU time. If you specify NONE, the CPU time
    value defaults to the value specified either in the UAF or by
    the SUBMIT command (if included). CPU time values must be greater
    than or equal to the number specified by the system parameter
    PQL_MCPULM.

    For information on specifying delta times, refer to the OpenVMS
    User's Manual or the online help topic DCL_Tips (subtopic Date_
    Time).

    A CPU time limit for processes is specified by each user record
    in the system UAF. You also can specify the following: a default
    CPU time limit or a maximum CPU time limit for all jobs in a
    given queue, or a default CPU time limit for individual jobs in
    the queue. The following table shows the action taken for each
    value specified and possible combinations of specifications.

                  Default
    CPU Time      CPU Time    Maximum CPU
    Limit         Limit       Time Limit
    Specified by  Specified   Specified
    the SUBMIT    for the     for the
    Command?      Queue?      Queue?        Action Taken

    No            No          No            Use the UAF value.

    Yes           No          No            Use the smaller of SUBMIT
                                            command and UAF values.

    Yes           Yes         No            Use the smaller of SUBMIT
                                            command and UAF values.

    Yes           No          Yes           Use the smaller of SUBMIT
                                            command and queue's
                                            maximum values.

    Yes           Yes         Yes           Use the smaller of SUBMIT
                                            command and queue's
                                            maximum values.

    No            Yes         Yes           Use the smaller of
                                            queue's default and
                                            maximum values.

    No            No          Yes           Use the maximum value.

    No            Yes         No            Use the smaller of UAF
                                            and queue's default
                                            values.

 2.9 - /DEFAULT

       /DEFAULT=(option[,...])
       /NODEFAULT

    Establishes defaults for certain options of the PRINT command.
    Defaults are specified by the list of options. If you specify
    only one option, you can omit the parentheses. After you set an
    option for the queue with the /DEFAULT qualifier, you do not have
    to specify that option in your PRINT command. If you do specify
    these options in your PRINT command, the values specified with
    the PRINT command override the values established for the queue
    with the /DEFAULT qualifier.

    You cannot use the /DEFAULT qualifier with the /GENERIC
    qualifier.

    Possible options are as follows:

    [NO]BURST[=keyword]   Controls whether two file flag pages
                          with a burst bar between them are printed
                          preceding output. If you specify the value
                          ALL (default), these flag pages are printed
                          before each file in the job. If you specify
                          the value ONE, these flag pages are printed
                          once before the first file in the job.

    [NO]FEED              Controls whether a form feed is inserted
                          automatically at the end of a page.

    [NO]FLAG[=keyword]    Controls whether a file flag page is
                          printed preceding output. If you specify
                          the value ALL (default), a file flag page
                          is printed before each file in the job. If
                          you specify the value ONE, a file flag page
                          is printed once before the first file in
                          the job.

    FORM=type             Specifies the default form for an output
                          execution queue. If a job is submitted
                          without an explicit form definition, this
                          form is used to process the job. If no
                          form type is explicitly specified with
                          the FORM keyword, the system assigns the
                          form DEFAULT to the queue. See also the
                          description of the /FORM_MOUNTED=type
                          qualifier.

    [NO]TRAILER[=keyword] Controls whether a file trailer page is
                          printed following output. If you specify
                          the value ALL (default), a file trailer
                          page is printed after each file in the job.
                          If you specify the value ONE, a trailer
                          page is printed once after the last file in
                          the job.

    When you specify the BURST option for a file, the [NO]FLAG option
    does not add or subtract a flag page from the two flag pages that
    are printed preceding the file.

    For information on establishing mandatory queue options, see the
    description of the /SEPARATE qualifier. For more information on
    specifying default queue options, refer to the chapter on queues
    in the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual.

 2.10 - /DESCRIPTION

       /DESCRIPTION=string
       /NODESCRIPTION (default)

    Specifies a string of up to 255 characters used to provide
    operator-supplied information about the queue.

    Enclose strings containing lowercase letters, blanks, or other
    nonalphanumeric characters (including spaces) in quotation marks
    (" ").

    The /NODESCRIPTION qualifier removes any descriptive text that
    may be associated with the queue.

 2.11 - /DEVICE

       /DEVICE[=option]
       /NODEVICE

    Specifies that you are initializing an output queue of a
    particular type. If you are reinitializing an existing queue,
    you can use the /DEVICE qualifier only if the queue was created
    as an output queue. Possible options are as follows:

    PRINTER     Indicates a printer queue.

    SERVER      Indicates a server queue. A server queue is
                controlled by the user-modified or user-written
                symbiont specified with the /PROCESSOR qualifier.

    TERMINAL    Indicates a terminal queue.

    If you specify the /DEVICE qualifier without a queue type, the
    /DEVICE=PRINTER qualifier is used by default.

    An output queue is classified as either an execution or generic
    queue. By default, the /DEVICE qualifier initializes an execution
    queue of the designated type. To specify a generic printer,
    server, or terminal queue, use the /GENERIC qualifier with the
    /DEVICE qualifier.

    You specify the queue type with the /DEVICE qualifier for
    informational purposes. When an output execution queue is
    started, the symbiont associated with the queue determines
    the actual queue type. The standard symbiont examines device
    characteristics to establish whether the queue should be marked
    as printer or terminal. By convention, user-modified and user-
    written symbionts mark the queue as a server queue. The device
    type of a generic queue need not match the device type of its
    execution queues.

    The /DEVICE and /BATCH qualifiers are mutually exclusive; the
    /NODEVICE and /NOBATCH qualifiers cannot be used together.

 2.12 - /DISABLE_SWAPPING

       /DISABLE_SWAPPING
       /NODISABLE_SWAPPING (default)

    Controls whether batch jobs executed from a queue can be swapped
    in and out of memory.

 2.13 - /ENABLE_GENERIC

       /ENABLE_GENERIC (default)
       /NOENABLE_GENERIC

    Specifies whether files queued to a generic queue that does
    not specify explicit queue names with the /GENERIC qualifier
    can be placed in this execution queue for processing. For more
    information, see the description of the /GENERIC qualifier.

 2.14 - /FORM_MOUNTED

       /FORM_MOUNTED=type

    Specifies the mounted form for an output execution queue.

    If no form type is explicitly specified, the system assigns the
    form DEFAULT to the queue.

    If the stock of the mounted form does not match the stock of the
    default form, as indicated by the /DEFAULT=FORM qualifier, all
    jobs submitted to this queue without an explicit form definition
    enter a pending state and remains pending until the stock of the
    mounted form of the queue is identical to the stock of the form
    associated with the job.

    If a job is submitted with an explicit form and the stock of the
    explicit form is not identical to the stock of the mounted form,
    the job enters a pending state and remains pending until the
    stock of the mounted form of the queue is identical to the stock
    of the form associated with the job.

    To specify the form type, use either a numeric value or a form
    name that has been defined by the DEFINE/FORM command. Form
    types are installation-specific. You cannot use the /FORM_MOUNTED
    qualifier with the /GENERIC qualifier.

 2.15 - /GENERIC

       /GENERIC[=(queue-name[,...])]
       /NOGENERIC (default)

    Specifies a generic queue. Also specifies that jobs placed in
    this queue can be moved for processing to compatible execution
    queues. The /GENERIC qualifier optionally accepts a list of
    target execution queues that have been previously defined. For a
    generic batch queue, these target queues must be batch execution
    queues. For a generic output queue, these target queues must be
    output execution queues, but can be of any type (printer, server,
    or terminal). For example, a generic printer queue can feed a
    mixture of printer and terminal execution queues.

    If you do not specify any target execution queues with the
    /GENERIC qualifier, jobs can be moved to any execution queue
    that (1)  is initialized with the /ENABLE_GENERIC qualifier, and
    (2)  is the same type (batch or output) as the generic queue.

    To define the queue as a generic batch or output queue, you use
    the /GENERIC qualifier with either the /BATCH or the /DEVICE
    qualifier. If you specify neither /BATCH nor /DEVICE on creation
    of a generic queue, the queue becomes a generic printer queue by
    default.

    You cannot use the /SEPARATE qualifier with the /GENERIC
    qualifier.

 2.16 - /JOB_LIMIT

       /JOB_LIMIT=n

    Indicates the number of batch jobs that can be executed
    concurrently from the queue. Specify a number in the range 1
    to 255. The job limit default value for n is 1.

 2.17 - /LIBRARY

       /LIBRARY=filename
       /NOLIBRARY

    Specifies the file name for the device control library. When you
    initialize an output execution queue, you can use the /LIBRARY
    qualifier to specify an alternate device control library. The
    default library is SYS$LIBRARY:SYSDEVCTL.TLB. You can use only a
    file name as the parameter of the /LIBRARY qualifier. The system
    always assumes that the file is located in SYS$LIBRARY and that
    the file type is .TLB.

 2.18 - /NAME_OF_MANAGER

       /NAME_OF_MANAGER=name

    Identifies the name of the queue manager to control the queue.
    Once the queue is created, the queue manager assignment may not
    be altered.

    If the /NAME_OF_MANAGER qualifier is omitted, then the default
    name SYS$QUEUE_MANAGER is used.

    If the INITIALIZE/QUEUE command is used to modify a queue, and
    that queue is not controlled by the default queue manager, then
    the name of the controlling queue manager should be specified
    with the /NAME_OF_MANAGER qualifier. Alternately, the logical
    name SYS$QUEUE_MANAGER can be defined to be the correct queue
    manager, making that queue manager the default for the current
    process.

 2.19 - /NO_INITIAL_FF

       /NO_INITIAL_FF
       /NONO_INITIAL_FF (default)

    Allows user to specify whether a form feed should be sent to a
    printer device when a queue starts. To suppress the initial form
    feed, use the /NO_INITIAL_FF qualifier.

    The /NONO_INITIAL_FF qualifier sends a form feed to the output
    device to ensure the paper is at the top of a page before
    printing begins.

 2.20 - /ON

       /ON=[node::]device[:] (printer, terminal, server queue)
       /ON=node:: (batch queue)

    Specifies the node or device, or both, on which this execution
    queue is located. For batch execution queues, you can specify
    only the node name. For output execution queues, you can include
    both the node name and the device name. By default, a queue
    executes on the same node from which you start the queue. The
    default device parameter is the same as the queue name.

    The node name is used in OpenVMS Cluster systems; it must match
    the node name specified by the system parameter SCSNODE for the
    OpenVMS computer on which the queue executes.

    You cannot use the /ON qualifier with the /AUTOSTART_ON or
    /GENERIC qualifier; however, if you are reinitializing an
    existing queue, you can specify the /ON qualifier for a queue
    previously created or started with the /AUTOSTART_ON qualifier.
    Doing so overrides the /AUTOSTART_ON option and makes the queue a
    nonautostart queue.

 2.21 - /OPEN

       /OPEN (default)

    Allows jobs to be entered in the queue through PRINT or SUBMIT
    commands or as the result of requeue operations. To prevent
    jobs from being entered in the queue, use the /CLOSE qualifier.
    Whether a queue accepts or rejects new job entries is independent
    of the queue's state (such as paused, stopped, or stalled).

 2.22 - /OWNER_UIC

       /OWNER_UIC=uic

    Enables you to change the user identification code (UIC) of the
    queue. Specify the UIC by using standard UIC format as described
    in the OpenVMS Guide to System Security. The default UIC is
    [1,4].

 2.23 - /PROCESSOR

       /PROCESSOR=filename
       /NOPROCESSOR

    Allows you to specify your own print symbiont for an output
    execution queue. You can use any valid file name as a parameter
    of the /PROCESSOR qualifier. The system supplies the device and
    directory name SYS$SYSTEM and the file type .EXE. If you use this
    qualifier for an output queue, it specifies that the symbiont
    image to be executed is SYS$SYSTEM:filename.EXE.

    By default, SYS$SYSTEM:PRTSMB.EXE is the symbiont image
    associated with an output execution queue.

    The /NOPROCESSOR qualifier cancels any previous setting
    established with the /PROCESSOR qualifier and causes
    SYS$SYSTEM:PRTSMB.EXE to be used.

 2.24 - /PROTECTION

       /PROTECTION=(ownership[:access],...)

    Specifies the protection of the queue:

    o  Specify the ownership parameter as system (S),  owner (O),
       group (G),  or world (W).

    o  Specify the access parameter as read (R),  submit (S), manage
       (M),  or delete (D).

    A null access specification means no access. The default
    protection is (SYSTEM:M, OWNER:D, GROUP:R, WORLD:S). If you
    include only one protection code, you can omit the parentheses.
    For more information on specifying protection codes, refer to
    the OpenVMS Guide to System Security. For more information on
    controlling queue operations through UIC-based protection, refer
    to the chapter on queues in the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual.

 2.25 - /RECORD_BLOCKING

       /RECORD_BLOCKING (default)
       /NORECORD_BLOCKING

    Determines whether the symbiont can concatenate (or block
    together) output records for transmission to the output device.
    If you specify the /NORECORD_BLOCKING qualifier, the symbiont
    sends each formatted record in a separate I/O request to the
    output device. For the standard OpenVMS print symbiont, record
    blocking can have a significant performance advantage over
    single-record mode.

 2.26 - /RETAIN

       /RETAIN[=option]
       /NORETAIN (default)

    Holds jobs in the queue in a retained state after they have
    executed. The /NORETAIN qualifier enables you to reset the queue
    to the default. Possible options are as follows:

    ALL            Holds all jobs in the queue after execution.
    (default)

    ERROR          Holds in the queue only jobs that complete
                   unsuccessfully.

    A user can request a job retention option for a job by specifying
    the /RETAIN qualifier with the PRINT, SUBMIT, or SET ENTRY
    command; however, the job retention option you specify for a
    queue overrides any job retention option requested by a user for
    a job in that queue.

 2.27 - /SCHEDULE

       /SCHEDULE=SIZE (default)
       /SCHEDULE=NOSIZE

    Specifies whether pending jobs in an output execution queue are
    scheduled for printing based on the size of the job. When the
    default qualifier /SCHEDULE=SIZE is in effect, shorter jobs print
    before longer ones.

    When the /SCHEDULE=NOSIZE qualifier is in effect, jobs are not
    scheduled according to size.

    If you enter this command while there are pending jobs in any
    queue, its effect on future jobs is unpredictable.

 2.28 - /SEPARATE

       /SEPARATE=(option[,...])
       /NOSEPARATE (default)

    Specifies the mandatory queue options, or job separation options,
    for an output execution queue. Job separation options cannot be
    overridden by the PRINT command.

    You cannot use the /SEPARATE qualifier with the /GENERIC
    qualifier.

    The job separation options are as follows:

    [NO]BURST              Specifies whether two job flag pages with
                           a burst bar between them are printed at
                           the beginning of each job.

    [NO]FLAG               Specifies whether a job flag page is
                           printed at the beginning of each job.

    [NO]TRAILER            Specifies whether a job trailer page is
                           printed at the end of each job.

    [NO]RESET=(module[,...]Specifies one or more device control
                           library modules that contain the job reset
                           sequence for the queue. The specified
                           modules from the queue's device control
                           library (by default SYS$LIBRARY:SYSDEVCTL)
                           are used to reset the device at the end
                           of each job. The RESET sequence occurs
                           after any file trailer and before any job
                           trailer. Thus, all job separation pages
                           are printed when the device is in its
                           RESET state.

    When you specify the /SEPARATE=BURST qualifier, the [NO]FLAG
    separation option does not add or subtract a flag page from the
    two flag pages that are printed preceding the job.

    For information on establishing queue options that can be
    overridden, see the description of the /DEFAULT qualifier.

    For more information on specifying mandatory queue options, refer
    to the chapter on queues in the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual.

 2.29 - /START

       /START
       /NOSTART (default)

    Starts the queue being initialized by the current
    INITIALIZE/QUEUE command.

    For autostart queues, this qualifier activates the queue for
    autostart. The queue begins processing jobs when autostart is
    enabled with the ENABLE AUTOSTART/QUEUES command on any node on
    which the queue can run.

 2.30 - /WSDEFAULT

       /WSDEFAULT=n

    Defines for a batch job a working set default, the default number
    of physical pages that the job can use.

    The value set by this qualifier overrides the value defined in
    the user authorization file (UAF) of any user submitting a job to
    the queue.

    Specify the value of n as a number of 512-byte pagelets on Alpha
    systems or 512-byte pages on VAX. Note that OpenVMS rounds
    this value up to the nearest CPU-specific page so that the
    actual amount of physical memory allowed may be larger than the
    specified amount on Alpha. For further information, refer to the
    OpenVMS System Manager's Manual.

    If you specify 0 or NONE, the working set default value defaults
    to the value specified in the UAF or by the SUBMIT command (if it
    includes a WSDEFAULT value).

    You also can specify this qualifier for an output execution
    queue. Used in this context, the /WSDEFAULT qualifier establishes
    the working set default of the symbiont process for an output
    execution queue when the symbiont process is created.

 2.31 - /WSEXTENT

       /WSEXTENT=n

    Defines for the batch job a working set extent, the maximum
    amount of physical memory that the job can use. The job only
    uses the maximum amount of physical memory when the system has
    excess free pages. The value set by this qualifier overrides the
    value defined in the user authorization file (UAF) of any user
    submitting a job to the queue.

    Specify the value of n as a number of 512-byte pagelets on Alpha
    or and 512-byte pages on VAX. Note that OpenVMS rounds this value
    up to the nearest CPU-specific page so that the actual amount of
    physical memory allowed may be larger than the specified amount
    on Alpha.

    If you specify 0 or NONE, the working set extent value defaults
    to the value specified in the UAF or by the SUBMIT command (if it
    includes a WSEXTENT value).

    You also can specify this qualifier for an output execution
    queue. Used in this context, the /WSEXTENT qualifier establishes
    the working set extent of the symbiont process for an output
    execution queue when the symbiont process is created.

 2.32 - /WSQUOTA

       /WSQUOTA=n

    Defines for a batch job a working set quota, the amount of
    physical memory that is guaranteed to the job.

    The value set by this qualifier overrides the value defined in
    the user authorization file (UAF) of any user submitting a job to
    the queue.

    Specify the value of n as a number of 512-byte pagelets on
    OpenVMS Alpha or 512-byte pages on OpenVMS VAX. OpenVMS rounds
    this value up to the nearest CPU-specific page so that the
    actual amount of physical memory allowed may be larger than the
    specified amount on OpenVMS Alpha. For further information, refer
    to the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual.

    If you specify 0 or NONE, the working set quota value defaults
    to the value specified in the UAF or by the SUBMIT command (if it
    includes a WSQUOTA value).

    You also can specify this qualifier for an output execution
    queue. Used in this context, the /WSQUOTA qualifier establishes
    the working set quota of the symbiont process for an output
    execution queue when the symbiont process is created.

    Working set default, working set quota, and working set extent
    values are included in each user record in the system UAF. You
    can specify working set values for individual jobs or for all
    jobs in a given queue. The decision table shows the action taken
    for different combinations of specifications that involve working
    set values.

    Is the SUBMIT    Is the
    command value    queue value
    specified?       specified?      Action taken

    No               No              Use the UAF value.

    No               Yes             Use value for the queue.

    Yes              Yes             Use smaller of the two values.

    Yes              No              Compare specified value with UAF
                                     value; use the smaller.

  3 - Examples

    1.$ INITIALIZE/QUEUE/BATCH/START -
      _$ /AUTOSTART_ON=(DATA::, WARF::, DEANNA::) BATCH_1

      The INITIALIZE/QUEUE command in this example creates the
      batch queue BATCH_1, and designates it as an autostart queue
      capable of executing on node DATA, WARF, or DEANNA. The /START
      qualifier activates the queue for autostart. The queue will
      begin executing on the first node (in the list of nodes
      specified) for which the ENABLE AUTOSTART/QUEUES command is
      entered.

      If the node on which BATCH_1 is executing is taken out of the
      OpenVMS Cluster, the queue will be stopped on that node and
      will fail over to the first available node in the node list
      on which autostart is enabled for a queue manager SYS$QUEUE_
      MANAGER.

      As long as autostart is enabled on one of the nodes in the
      list, this queue will be started and available to execute batch
      jobs. If all three nodes in the example are shut down or if
      autostart is disabled, the queue will remain stopped until
      one of the three nodes in the node list joins the cluster and
      executes the ENABLE AUTOSTART/QUEUES command.

      The ENABLE AUTOSTART/QUEUES and INITIALIZE/QUEUE commands
      affect only the queues managed by the default queue manager
      SYS$QUEUE_MANAGER because the /NAME_OF_MANAGER qualifier is not
      specified.

    2.$ INITIALIZE/QUEUE/START/BATCH/JOB_LIMIT=3 SYS$BATCH
      $ INITIALIZE/QUEUE/START/BATCH/JOB_LIMIT=1/WSEXTENT=2000 BIG_BATCH

      In this example, the first INITIALIZE/QUEUE command creates
      a batch queue called SYS$BATCH that can be used for any batch
      job. The /JOB_LIMIT qualifier allows three jobs to execute
      concurrently. The second INITIALIZE/QUEUE command creates
      a second batch queue called BIG_BATCH that is designed for
      large jobs. Only one job can execute at a time. The working
      set extent can be as high as 125 pages on OpenVMS Alpha (on a
      system with 8KB pages) or 2000 pages on OpenVMS VAX.

    3.$ INITIALIZE/QUEUE/START/DEFAULT=(FLAG,TRAILER=ONE)-
      _$ /ON=LPA0: LPA0_PRINT
      $ INITIALIZE/QUEUE/START/DEFAULT=(FLAG,TRAILER=ONE)-
      _$ /BLOCK_LIMIT=(1000,"")/ON=LPB0: LPB0_PRINT
      $ INITIALIZE/QUEUE/START/GENERIC=(LPA0_PRINT,LPB0_PRINT) SYS$PRINT
      $ INITIALIZE/QUEUE/START/FORM_MOUNTED=LETTER-
      _$ /BLOCK_LIMIT=50/ON=TXA5: LQP

      In this example, the first three INITIALIZE/QUEUE commands set
      up printer queues. Both queue LPA0_PRINT and LPB0_PRINT are
      set up to put a flag page before each file within a job and a
      trailer page after only the last page in a job. In addition,
      LPB0_PRINT has a minimum block size of 1000; therefore, only
      print jobs larger than 1000 blocks can execute on that queue.
      SYS$PRINT is established as a generic queue that can direct
      jobs to either LPA0_PRINT or LPB0_PRINT. Jobs that are too
      small to run on LPB0_PRINT will be queued from SYS$PRINT to
      LPA0_PRINT.

      The last INITIALIZE/QUEUE command sets up a terminal queue on
      TXA5. A job queued with a form that has a stock type other
      than the stock type of form LETTER remains pending in the
      queue until a form with the same stock type is mounted on the
      queue, or until the entry is deleted from the queue or moved
      to another queue. LETTER has been established at this site to
      indicate special letterhead paper. The block size limit is 50,
      indicating that this queue is reserved for jobs smaller than
      51 blocks.
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