Could use z as the authoritative time source for the shop. Run NTP on z and have all the clients pointing to it.
It is far easier to run STP. Rob Schramm STP does set you up for the possibility of multiple boxes. On Sep 16, 2013 10:15 PM, "Skip Robinson" <jo.skip.robin...@sce.com> wrote: > I was not arguing against a built-in timing solution, merely pointing out > that even a single-CEC shop can derive benefit from STP. OTOH the > underlying cost of a free lunch surely gets baked in somewhere. Maybe a > coin-operated restroom stall... > > . > . > JO.Skip Robinson > Southern California Edison Company > Electric Dragon Team Paddler > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > 626-302-7535 Office > 323-715-0595 Mobile > jo.skip.robin...@sce.com > > > > From: "Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)" <shmuel+...@patriot.net> > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU, > Date: 09/12/2013 10:02 AM > Subject: Re: NTP server with System z for PCI-DSS compliance > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > > > > In > <of919a62a3.59be1d57-on88257be4.00500ef8-88257be4.00510...@sce.com>, > on 09/12/2013 > at 07:44 AM, Skip Robinson <jo.skip.robin...@sce.com> said: > > >While the most obvious value of STP may be synchronization of > >multiple z CECs in a glass house, it is invaluable for synchronizing > >all z CECs with the rest of the enterprise. > > Were IBM to provide an NTP client for single CEC shops, why would it > not fulfill the need to synchronize with the rest of the enterprise? > Or are you talking about multiple z sites in the same enterprise? Even > there STP seems like overkill unless at least one site is multi-CEC. > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT > Atid/2 <http://patriot.net/~shmuel> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
