--- Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Umm, I know this would be a stupid un*x/linux question, but for the
> 3000, running XNTP (scheduled job does ntpdate to our time servers
> hourly), what happens? You still need to set timezone? Does
> timezone have to be 'just right' when ntpdate runs? Or should I
> scrap ntpdate for the weekend and stream the old trustworthy timezone
> changer job for 2:00 AM Sunday?
i was hoping someone would ask....here's the job i use. it gets run
every week...
there is value in syncing the box's clock -- especially in a mixed-os
environment with cross-platform job scheduling occurring. the 2 minute
pause is maybe questionable...but i've never seen it cause a problem.
hth - d
!job utltime,manager.sys;outclass=,5
!
!# from the help text for setclock....
!# Results of the Time Zone Form
!#
!# If the change in time zone is to a later time (a change to
Daylight
!# Savings Time or an "Eastern" geographic movement), both local time
!# and the time zone offset are changed immediately.
!#
!# The effect is that users of local system time will see an
immediate
!# jump forward to the new time zone, while users of Universal Time
!# will see no change.
!#
!# If the change in time zone is to an earlier time (a change from
!# Daylight Savings to Standard Time or a "Western" geographic
!# movement), the time zone offset is changed immediately. Then the
!# local time slows down until the system time corresponds to the
!# time in the new time zone.
!#
!# The effect is that users of local system time will see a gradual
!# slowdown to match the new time zone, while users of Universal Time
!# will see an immediate forward jump, then a slowdown until the
!# system time again matches "real" Universal Time.
!#
!# This method of changing time zones ensures that no out-of-sequence
!# time stamps will occur either in local time or in Universal Time.
!#
!showclock
!showjob job=@j
!
!setvar hpcierr 0
!continue
!/NTP/CURRENT/bin/ntpdate "-B time.longs.com"
!showvar hpcierr
!showvar
!
!tellop UTLTIME -- Pausing for time adjustment to complete....
!pause 120
!
!showclock
!
!if ( hpday = 1 and hpmonth = 4 and hpdate < 8 )
!#-- first sunday in april, switch to PDT...
! setclock timezone=w7:00
!endif
!
!if ( hpday = 1 and hpmonth = 10 and hpdate > 24 )
!#-- last sunday in october; switch to PST...
! setclock timezone=w8:00
!endif
!
!showclock
!showjob job=@j
!eoj
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