In a recent note, Edward E. Jaffe said: > Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:29:16 -0800 > > Eric Chevalier wrote: > > OK, I stand corrected, at least on my terminology, and possibly on the > > cost of that other "bit of hardware" required to keep the plex in synch > > with real-world time. > > A z800 cannot synchronize to an external time source by itself. It > depends on the sysplex timer to do that. Only a shop connecting > different boxes together would invest in a sysplex timer. With just a > single footprint, a sysplex timer would be gratuitous. > That's an economic decision. If keeping your single footprint in synch with real-world time without periodic IPLs is worth $30K, then you need a sysplex timer.
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