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Thanks in advance. Regards T-Systems Iberia IT/TC Operations / SL MSY Storage Support Francesc Xavier Martínez Escudero Autovia A2, km.585, 08760 Martorell +34 93 7733351 (Tel.) +34 93 7733176 (Fax) +34 690886041 (Telèfon mòbil) Correu electrònic: [email protected] Internet: http://www.t-systems.es -----Mensaje original----- De: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] En nombre de Noshir Dhondy Enviado el: jueves, 20 de agosto de 2009 14:48 Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: Synchronizing TOD between mainframe and other platforms It is not possible to have the Sysplex Timer (9037) attach to non-S/390 or zSeries servers. However, there is a way that customers can get the same time across both zSeries and non-zSeries servers in their data center. The 9037 can attach to an External Time Source (ETS), the options are described in the 9037 Model 2 planning manual as well as the Redbook SG24-2070. The 9037 attachment to an ETS supports 3 possible RS-232 protocols. To get the same time across zSeries and non-zSeries, a potential solution is: The customer uses an NTP server that also has the RS-232 protocols supported by the 9037. These NTP servers are available from multiple vendors - one example is the Symmetricom SyncServ S250. http://www.symmetricom.com/products/ntp-servers/ntp-network-appliances/SyncServer-S250/ Input options for these devices includes GPS, IRIG-B and the USA NIST ACTS telephone service. Outputs for this device includes an Ethernet NTP (Network Time Protocol) Time Server as well as the necessary EIA-232 serial time code for the 9037, the former could connect to their non-S390 or non-zSeries servers and the latter to the 9037. This would allow a customer to have the same external time source for both a S/390 or zSeries server and a non-System z server. Note that this does not provide the kind of synchronization that is required in a zSeries or S/390 Parallel Sysplex. However, it will allow the customer to have the enterprise running on the same time standard and therefore coordinate time stamps, etc. The above product is not necessarily the only one that provides this capability. Other Symmetricom models also provide this function, and if you want a second source for your External Time Source that provides similar function please do your own research to find another vendor. Other vendors I am aware of that provide this capability are Meinberg, Spectracom. Noshir Dhondy ([email protected]) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential or privileged information. Any unauthorized copying, use or distribution of this information is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
