Hmmmm, 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, August 9, 2013, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > 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 specific time that is subject to DST changes. i.e. I want > >something to run at 3:00 AM Pacific Time, in summer and winter. > > > >If I can have a disconnected service machine running in the proper > >timezone, then a simple (k)wakeup exec can do what I need at the correct > >time. > > > >I thought TODENABLE might give me a clue, but I don't want a different > >time, I just want a different view of the same time. :-) > > > >Or, I just have to write my own little time calculator to make the > >adjustment... Not a difficult thing, but if there's a wheel I can use... > > > It's all been done: > > http://www.iana.org/time-zones > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tz_database > > IBM simply has a bad case of NIH. And someone points out that > even IBM does it on AIX. > > Can your service machine run Linux? > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu <javascript:;> with the message: > INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Sent from iPhone Gmail Mobile ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
