Thanks to all who have commented. It's been an education. SNTPD started task. Seems simple enough. Howsomever, neither the IP Config guide nor Reference tells you much more than the name of the procedure, where to find the sample, and what it does. I.e., neither tells you how it works or any setup you have to provide in order for it to key off an ETR.
Surely I have to at least point something to the ETR and/or provide some authentication? -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Field, Alan C. Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 4:06 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Synchronize Time Between Mainframe and Servers? Pat, You don't need a Sysplex timer to do this. The sysplex timer ensures the mainframe(s)have a consistent time. With or without a timer you can run an SNTP task on the mainframe (its part of TCP/IP since about z/OS 1.6), otherwise look for Keith Clapp's excellent SNTP product. Have your enterprise query the SNTP on the mainframe and set their clocks off that for a consistent timestamp across your organization. Developers are asking me if we can do this to prevent anomalies between timestamps across platforms. In case it's an issue, no, I don't have a sysplex or timer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
