> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Clovis Pereira > Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 12:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Server Time Protocol support for zSeries > > > > My suggestion has always been to get a 9037-2 > > In my understand, the STP was designed to keep a pool of z9 machines > syncronized without the need of a 9037, and it is fully > supported by the > newer zOS. > One of the z9 can be syncronized with a External server (or > not) and act > like the 9037 for the others. > When one of the machines in the pool isn't a Z9 (without the > STP), the 9037 > stil is necessary. > Into each machine, doesn't matter for the LPARs if the clock > was externally > syncronized or not.
One nice thing in the announcement is that they are back-porting the STP hardware/microcode/whatever so that the z890 and z990 machines can also do STP as well as the z9 machines. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
