Peter Relson wrote: >>Leap seconds are a different issue. z/OS shuts down all applications during >>a leap second.
>This is incorrect / incomplete. Depending on configuration, z/OS may spin (we >can consider that close enough to "shut down" to be accurate) or steer. Thanks for properly setting the record straight. I searched high and low for that 'shuts down' statement, but could not find any formal documents for that. However, I saw documentation which confirms your true statement. I will leave the actual search to that documentation as homework for others. >It is true that IBM refuses to document anything about local, GMT, or UTC time >for these services because the services are nothing more than >(architected-format) clock value manipulators, which is what is documented. Excellent! Thank you very much! Please continue with your excellent and educational posts. I really learn from you and your team. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
