> Starting the z196 GA2 upgrade and the z114: > o The SE BOC will sync to the CEC TOD once an hour instead of once a day, > improving CEC TOD accuracy after POR. > o The SE BOC will be steered the match the CEC TOD instead of making large > jumps, avoiding a Paradox that could destroy the universe. > o OK, so there's no Paradox, but there are NTP-using firmware components > in a zBX environment that benefit from the steering > > You still need STP to have *accurate* time.
Sounds like it would be worth teaching NTP to treat the CEC TOD clock as a stratum 2 time source.