Thanks folks, It looks like the sysplex timer offers more than just time and, in at least a few valued opinions, the time that it keeps is probably more accurate than I could get from an ntp solution.
Thanks again, we'll look into the used market and see if there is something out there that might be a little more budget friendly. Steve On Sun, 2003-06-01 at 02:17, Phil Payne wrote: > NTP is adequate for time-stamping emails, but it isn't rigorous. IBM's solution is > intended > for restoring to point-in-time with microsecond (or better) resolution across > systems. > > Just because it changes your clocks for you doesn't mean it's appropriate for all > applications. > > > Time synch is very important to a lot of shops. For them, the usual route > > is to buy a sysplex timer. For those shops where it isn't (as well as the > > other benefits sysplex brings), they don't. > > -- > Phil Payne > http://www.isham-research.com > +44 7785 302 803 > +49 173 6242039 --
