SNA Print Session Remains Pending When Stopped and Restarted

• Microsoft SNA Server, version 4.0 SP3

SYMPTOMS

When you stop and restart an APPC printer session, the printer session may remain in a Pending status.

CAUSE

The SNA Server Print server does not issue a TP_ENDED when the session is stopped. Therefore, the AS/400 writer is still active.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SNA Server version 4.0 SP3.

MORE INFORMATION

A TP_ENDED is issued when the print session is closed, as in the following trace:

APPC
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
APPC TP_ENDED request
APPC
APPC Type:Sync VerbID:00068000
APPC
APPC ---- Verb Parameter Block at address 0EF4B8E0 ----
APPC 13000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 [..............]
APPC 409B2400 01000000 [@.$.....]
APPC
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
APPC RECEIVE_AND_WAIT response, result = DEALLOC_ABEND
APPC
APPC Type:Sync VerbID:000F4000
APPC
APPC ---- Verb Parameter Block at address 0EF4B854 ----
APPC 0B000000 00050000 00000000 00000000 [................]
APPC 409B2400 70A22400 00040001 00000010 [@.$.ps$.........]
APPC 00000000 C4BD2300 00000000 00000000 [....D.#.........]
APPC
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
APPC TP_ENDED response, result = OK
APPC
APPC Type:Sync VerbID:00068000
APPC
APPC ---- Verb Parameter Block at address 0EF4B8E0 ----
APPC 13000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 [...............]
APPC 409B2400 01000000 [@.$..... ]
APPC
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
APPC TP_STARTED request
APPC
APPC Type:Sync VerbID:00078000
APPC
APPC ---- Verb Parameter Block at address 0EF4BABC ----
APPC 14000000 00000000 00000000 43535455 [............CSTU]
APPC 524C4134 00000000 409B2400 D7D9E3D7 [RLA4....@.$.PRTP]
APPC E3C8D9E4 40404040 40404040 40404040 [THRU@@@@@@@@@@@@]
APPC 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 [@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@]
APPC 40404040 40404040 40404040 40404040 [@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@[
APPC 40404040 40404040 40404040 [@@@@@@@@@@@@ ]

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Version : WINDOWS:4.0 SP3
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug