Whatever you choose to do, it would be a good idea to state, in some obvious place, what time zone is being used. If there is an opportunity for misunderstanding, someone will.
Bill On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:08:35 -0800, Mark T. Regan, K8MTR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I'm thinking that too, but I was wondering if anyone else had encountered this issue too? I'm sure people have, due to all the data center consolations that have taken place. > >Right now have our change management people looking into this for me too. I had asked this on a ITIL forum and the answer I got back was that it was not covered by any ITIL process, but is considered a local issue. > >Mark T. Regan, K8MTR >CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) > > >----- Original Message ---- >From: "McKown, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU >Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 9:39:52 AM >Subject: Re: Time Zone and Change Management Implementation Start Times > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark T. Regan, K8MTR >> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:31 AM >> To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU >> Subject: Time Zone and Change Management Implementation Start Times >> >> >> Our main data center is in EST. We have another data center >> that is in CST. We will be moving the mainframes from the >> data center in CST to the one in EST. Currently the system >> programming staff for both data centers use the same change >> management tool, but the implementation time is based on >> where the change was physically being made. This was okay >> when the mainframes were physically in two different >> locations. Now the mainframes will be in the same location, >> and the ones coming from CST, will still be running the local >> time in CST. The system programmer staff for both locations, >> which are under the same management, will still stay where they are. >> >> So the question is, would change request implementation start >> times be based on the time at the physical location or the >> local time being used on the LPAR? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Mark T. Regan, K8MTR >> CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) > >If I understand your question correctly, the systems currently >physically in CST will move to the EST location, but still run as if >they were at the CST location. That is, their local time will remain >CST. The physical location in this case doesn't matter. Change control >should still work as it currently does. > >-- >John McKown >Senior Systems Programmer >HealthMarkets >Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage >Administrative Services Group >Information Technology > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
