On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:31:22 -0400, Thompson, Steve wrote: > >With z/OS 1.8, you will be able to use an external time reference (NOT >an ETR) and provide time services to your LAN (assuming a z/9 and I'm >not up on model numbers these days, so a 2096 could be one). >
The 2096 is indeed a z9. Be careful about the ETR stuff. We just went through an exercise with IBM looking to dump our 9037-002. While IBM is quite happy pointing out you no longer need to purchase a $40K Timex to keep your machine synched with the rest of the planet, they aren't as quick to point out the firmware required to enable the ETR features is about $25K. At this point in time, it's about a 20 year payback to justify getting rid of the 9037. We'll revisit this the next time we do a machine upgrade. It's supposedly cheaper to order the box with the ETR firmware than to try to upgrade. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
