RPM and AS400 FAQs

Below you will find Brooks’ AS/400 FAQs. RPM Remote Print Manager is widely used within the IMB community (iSeries, zSeries, System i5, OS400), and has been deployed to many companies needing a better AS/400 printing solution.

We have created this set of AS/400 FAQs from the various support calls we have received from AS/400 specialists and IT managers. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our tech support.

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1. AS/400 print jobs repeat over and over.
2. AS/400 print job goes into a SND state.
3. AS/400 page range did not work.
4. RPM prints different than direct from the AS/400.
5. AS/400 print job stays in RDY state (does not SND).
6. AS/400 print jobs go into to HLD state.
7. Where do spool files go if RPM host is off?
8. How to setup remote AS/400 OUTQ.
9. All jobs are in SND status after upgrading the AS/400.
10. How to set the IP address in the AS/400.
11. AS/400 telnet test.
12. What does the XAUTOQ option do?
13. How do I print labels from the AS/400.
14. RPM overrides page orientation of A4.
15. When moving a spool file the OS asks for a printer.
16. OFFICE VISION asks for a printer to send report to.
17. Does RPM handle IPDS files?
18. How can I print a logo and address without IPDS.
19. Does RPM handle AFPDS files?
20. RPM prints differently in RAW Queue than direct from AS/400.
21. Problems when upgrading to OS400 V4R5.
22. Setting up AS/400 for A4 paper size.
23. Managing AS/400 printing forms.
24. Setting up AS/400 to print to dynamic IP address.
25. Copying a remote outq on the AS/400.
26. Error: Failed Subcommand 4.
27. Error: Unable to find data queue in library (AS/400 V3R6).
28. Error: Printer Device needed:
29. Error: Writer ended abnormally.
30. Error: Cannot find data queue in library.
31. What other “Destination Options” settings can there be?
32. How to get data without any specific printer control characters