Ask the Experts: It's time again to reset that Support Element clock!

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October 28, 2004 Published by  Search390.com Ask The Experts NEWS     TOPICS     ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE     TIPS     ASK THE EXPERTS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     Issue Sponsored By:   > Arbutus Software IN THIS ISSUE:   >  It's time again to reset that Support Element clock!   >  Synchronizing through the Sysplex   >  Synchronizing an IBM mainframe clock   >  What a Parallel Sysplex can do   >  Software pricing It's time again to reset that Support Element clock! [Mark Zelden] A Search390.com user asked: We are a small shop with no Sysplex timer and a couple of LPARs running on a z800. With the time change coming up, I'd like to ask about the "right" way to do it. Click here to see the answer.   White Paper: Integrating Mainframe Legacy Data Does your data integration solution focus on integrating data from database managers, but come up short when addressing non-relational, VSAM or IMS data? This free white paper "A New Approach to Old Data" outlines a flexible solution for accessing, integrating or migrating all types of complex mainframe data by easily exposing these data sources as a virtual database to Windows applications. Click here to view this free White Paper.   Synchronizing through the Sysplex [Jim Schesvold] A Search390.com user asked: Is it possible to synchronize the clock in z/OS with an outside source, such as time server? Would the services of Unix come into play? Click here to see the answer. Synchronizing an IBM mainframe clock [Mark Zelden] A Search390.com user asked: What is the best way to synchronize an IBM mainframe time-of-day clock with an external time standard without having an installed Sysplex timer? Click here to see the answer. What a Parallel Sysplex can do [Angelo Corridori] A Search390.com user asked: What is a Parallel Sysplex? Click here to see the answer. FEATURED TOPIC:  Software pricing Few things make a mainframe manager's blood boil faster than software pricing. The complexity of it is frustrating to say the least. Check out these links on software pricing. QUICK POLL:  Software negotiation Would you consider your most recent negotiation with a software vendor successful? ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE:  Help us beta test this new feature ITKnowledge Exchange is a place where storage professionals can share ideas, expertise and get difficult technical questions answered by other IT pros. Better than a forum or a listserv, it provides the opportunity to collaborate with groups and individual experts who share similar areas of IT expertise. This new feature is currently in beta. Sign up today and help us make it a success! Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail! Search390: Today's News Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by Search390.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Ask The Experts": Go to unsubscribe: http://search390.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-16 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: Search390 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494