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
notably -- could start a job via RSCS or FTPS
in z/VM. (This is a variation on the Linux idea.)
Of these, how many can handle more timezones than GMT and LOCAL?
(After all, the topic is Multiple timezones and the OP's requirement is
clear.)
These two possibilities depend somewhat on how smart
On Thu, 8 Aug 2013 22:23:23 -0700, Donald Russell wrote:
zVM 6.1 (6.2 coming)
The system runs with a UTC timezone, but it would be convenient if I had a
userid that could run in a different time zone.
UTC doesn't change with Daylight Saving Time, and I have a process I want
to schedule at a
H, yes, I can run Linux, and in fact have Linux running in the same
lpar already. I can just create a Linux Userid (no need for another linux
instance) and set their time zone accordingly and use a cron tab to trigger
the event. Brilliant! Thanks for the tip. :-)
Donald Russell
On Friday,
On Fri, 9 Aug 2013 01:35:52 -0700, Donald Russell wrote:
H, yes, I can run Linux, and in fact have Linux running in the same
lpar already. I can just create a Linux Userid (no need for another linux
instance) and set their time zone accordingly and use a cron tab to trigger
the event.
Thanks Paul,
Yes, a quick experiment found that to be true. And my workaround was just
what you did, use the at command.
Too bad cron doesn't respect the tz of the cron tab owner But
apparently there is something called fcron which does.
But vanilla cron + at should work fine for what I
zVM 6.1 (6.2 coming)
The system runs with a UTC timezone, but it would be convenient if I had a
userid that could run in a different time zone.
UTC doesn't change with Daylight Saving Time, and I have a process I want
to schedule at a specific time that is subject to DST changes. i.e. I want
