Who is going to dial-out if not STP? >>> Arthur Gutowski <aguto...@ford.com> 12/19/2008 11:47 AM >>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:10:15, Roy Hewitt <ibm- m...@frozen.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:
>it's still STP that you need... why not have a look at the redbook. > >Server Time Protocol Implementation Guide, SG24-7281-01 (latest draft) [...] >The NTP ability of STP (via the SE) is a version 2 (or is it v3?? ) enhancment to STP.. but bottom line is you still need either Sysplex timer or STP to sync any zSeries to external time source. If I read correctly, the OP later clarified he currently has no sysplex timer - single CEC, multiple LPARs - i.e., all monoplex. If that is true, then I read nothing in STP Implementation that states SIMETRID with an external dial-out to the atomic clock in the sky won't still work in this case. z/OS gets the time just fine without STP. To the original query of keeping in synch with the tinkertoy farm, participating in timing network is another matter... As an NTP Server, I get why STP is a prerequisite, *but* if the z10 (z9) is a client, is STP FC 1021 still required to receive the timing signal from an NTP server versus a dial-out, and WHY? Regards, Art Gutowski Ford Motor Company ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html CONFIDENTIALITY/EMAIL NOTICE: The material in this transmission contains confidential and privileged information intended only for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this material in error and that any forwarding, copying, printing, distribution, use or disclosure of the material is strictly prohibited. If you have received this material in error, please (i) do not read it, (ii) reply to the sender that you received the message in error, and (iii) erase or destroy the material. Emails are not secure and can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by email. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
