> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Tom Marchant > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 1:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Time Change (Sync) > > On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:01:00 -0700, Dave Gibney wrote: > > >... What would it really get us? One production LPAR, one > >Development LPAR and a couple sandboxes. > > In that case, clock synchronization is probably much less critical. >
Clocks are a different story. Twice a year I have to take the sh*t about how hard or expensive it is to have our z9 in sync with the rest of the world. The idea of paying for setting the time is ludicrous to any herder of small boxen. Even though I understand the need for the z/clock to be highly secure, I think IBM does a disservice to all of us who work the platform in small shops. And, I avoid POR like the plague. Got bit this year by an application. Used SET TIMEZONE to spring forward. EntireX servers were an hour off until we noticed when a time critical window opened late. Of course, I don't think even Parallel Sysplex would have helped with this one. > -- > Tom Marchant > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
