On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:13:53 -0600, Hal Merritt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Which time stamp? SMF records contain both a base time and an offset. >AFAIK, the only way to change the base time is an IPL. As others have >noted, many of us more lazy types use GMT as the base and then an >arbitrary offset. In particular, I looked at SMF30TME in the SMF type 30 record. > >Displayed time stamps such as the SYSLOG and other JES listings would >reflect the time +/- offset, giving the appearance of duplication. > >Come to think of it, there would be no duplication, only the apparent >chronological order of events would be affected. > >I seem to recall that the SYSLOG is in the correct chronological order >with the display timestamp valid at that point in time. > True. However, I merge SYSLOG from 2 systems together using DFSORT and a special program. It sorts on the date and time in the SYSLOG. So, after the sort, the before and after time change records would be intermixed. Probably a defect of my routine. -- John ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
