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Starting and Stopping ACIF Archival

Under JES2, an ACIF archiver FSA can be started in one of the following ways:

• An operator can enter the START DEVICE JES2 command
• When JES2 is brought up, ACIF archival starts automatically if the PRTnnnn statement for the printer FSA contains the START parameter

Under JES3, an ACIF archiver FSA can be started in one of the following ways:

• An operator can enter the START WRITER JES3 command
• JES 3 starts the ACIF archival when printing is scheduled for a printer FSA

If you do not want archival to stop after each job, you can define the FSS as a JES3 "hot writer," keeping the address space active.

The ACIF archival FSA differs from normal printers in that it can only be started and stopped. Positioning commands, such as those to interrupt a printer, forward space, or backspace the printer, cannot be used.