I can think of a couple more possibilities: 1. A job scheduler such as IBM Operations Manager for z/VM (IBM program number 5697-J10), CA VM:Schedule, etc. might handle this requested use case directly.
2. A job scheduler -- on z/OS notably -- could start a job via RSCS or FTPS in z/VM. (This is a variation on the Linux idea.) These two possibilities depend somewhat on how smart the scheduler is about periodic shifts in local time, e.g. daylight savings time. Many job schedulers are pretty smart. I'm generally in favor of scheduling jobs in one logical place if possible and absent a compelling reason otherwise. Note that the local time changes rather often in the world, hence the previous paragraph and its "once and once well" view. Operating system release X.Y.Z may not have a current understanding of the correct local time in a particular geography if enough time passes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Sipples GMU VCT Architect Executive (Based in Singapore) E-Mail: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
