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IBM United States Technical Bulletin IBM 9037 Sysplex Timer and System/390 Time Management Greg Hutchison &WSC 67Y/WSC 183-2T-68 800 North Frederick Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20879 Washington Systems Center S/390 Technical Support GG66-3264-00 IBM United States Technical Bulletin Washington Systems Center S/390 Technical Support IBM 9037 Sysplex Timer and System/390 Time Management Greg Hutchison &WSC 67Y/WSC 183-2T-68 800 North Frederick Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20879 GG66-3264-00 June, 1995 Note Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information under “Notices” on page vii. First Edition This book applies to the IBM 9037 Sysplex Timer as announced in September, 1990 and enhancements through 1H95. Publications are not stocked at the address given below. Requests for IBM publications should be made to your IBM representative or to the IBM branch office serving your locality. A form for readers′ comment is provided at the back of this publication. If the form has been removed, comments may be addressed to: Greg Hutchison, IBM Corporation, Washington Systems Center, 800 N. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879-3395. Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1995. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users — Documentation related to restricted rights — Use, duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Notices . vii Trademarks . vii Abstract . ix Chapter 1. The Usage of Time on System/390 Processors and Servers .... 1 Chapter 2. Sysplex Timer Overview ......................... 5 Terminology . 5 Configurations . 5 Accuracy . 8 Chapter 3. Software . 11 MVS/ESA . 11 VM/ESA . 17 PR/SM LPAR . 18 PR/SM LPAR plus VM Guests ............................. 18 Transaction Processing Facility (TPF) ........................ 19 Chapter 4. Planning . 25 Sysplex Timer Configurations ............................. 25 Cables . 30 9037 Extended Distance (Single-Mode Fiber) Configuration - RPQ ....... 33 9037 Requirements . 35 Physical Planning . 35 Modem . 37 Processor/Server Requirements . 40 Required Processor/Server Outages ......................... 41 ES/9000 9221 Air Cooled Rack Processor ...................... 41 ES/9000 9121 Air Cooled Frame Processor ..................... 42 ES/9000 9021 Water Cooled Processor ........................ 42 ES/3090 Water Cooled Processor ........................... 42 9672 S/390 Parallel Transaction Server ....................... 43 9672 S/390 Parallel Enterprise Server ........................ 45 9673 S/390 Parallel Query Server ........................... 47 9674 S/390 Coupling Facility .............................. 47 Miscellaneous Physical Installation Tips ....................... 48 Sample Planning Checklists .............................. 48 Request for Price Quotation (RPQ) .......................... 50 Upgrades . 51 Chapter 5. Operating the Sysplex Timer ...................... 53 Main Menu . 53 Time Pull-Down . 54 Ports Pull-Down . 61 Profile Pull-Down . 63 LOG Pull-Down . 68 Maintenance Pull-Down ................................. 71 Help . 75 Chapter 6. Attaching the Sysplex Timer to the Processor ............ 79 Copyright IBM Corp. 1995 iii Is there cause for concern? .............................. 79 Chapter 7. Setting the Time and Offsets ....................... 83 Multiple Clocks and Their Uses ............................ 83 ES/3090 and ES/9000 9021 & 9121 Battery Operated Clock (BOC) ........ 84 Setting the TOD from the BOC when planning a power-on-reset ........ 85 Setting the TOD Offset and BOC when NOT planning a power-on-reset .... 87 Setting the TOD With the Sysplex Timer ....................... 88 Synchronizing the Sysplex Timer with an External Time Source ........ 88 Changing the Offset when using a 9037 Sysplex Timer .............. 89 9672 Parallel Transaction Server and 9672 Parallel Enterprise Server ..... 91 More about Offsets ................................... 95 Chapter 8. Recovery . 97 Sysplex Recovery Considerations .......................... 97 Sysplex Timer Problems (in a Sysplex) ....................... 98 Spin Loops . 102 Sysplex Timer Failure ................................. 104 Single-Image Multiprocessor Recovery ...................... 106 Year-End Problem . 108 Appendix A. What Time is It? ............................ 109 The History of Time Keeping ............................ 109 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) ............................ 109 Atomic Time . 110 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) ......................... 110 Daylight Saving Time ................................. 110 Leap Seconds . 110 Sysplex Timer Time (absolute time) ........................ 112 S/390 TOD Clock .................................... 112 MVS/ESA Time . 115 Appendix B. 9037 Log - Reason Codes ...................... 117 9037 Reason Codes .................................. 117 Appendix C. MVS/ESA Messages . 121 Appendix D. TPF Messages . 135 Appendix E. World-wide External Time Sources ................. 155 World-wide Radio External Time Sources ..................... 155 World-wide Satellite External Time Sources ................... 157 Bibliography . 159 Jargon and Acronyms ................................. 161 Index . 165 iv IBM 9037 Sysplex Timer and System/390 Time Management June, 1995 Figures 1. Sysplex within LPAR and VM Guest . 19 2. TSC RPQ - 8K1731 . 22 3. Basic (one 9037) Configuration . 25 4. Expanded Availability Multiple CEC′s . 26 5. Expanded Availability PP-Mode . 27 6. Expanded Availability SI-Mode . 28 7. Cables . 30 8. 9037 Extended Distances using 9036-003 . 33 9. 9037 Extended Distance Configuration (RPQ 8K1919) . 34 10. External Time Sources .............................. 39 11. 9672-E04 to 9037 Sysplex Timer Attachment Diagram (FC6150/FC6151) . 44 12. 9672-R to 9037 Sysplex Timer Attachment Diagram ............. 45 13. Two 9672-Rx2 CEC′s with FC6150 and FC6153 ................ 46 14. Four 9672 CEC′s with FC6150 and FC6153 .................. 47 15. Main Menu . 53 16. Time Pull-Down . 54 17. Display Offsets . 55 18. Change Offsets . 56 19. Adjust the Time .................................. 57 20. External Time Source .............................. 58 21. Set the Time .................................... 59 22. Ports Pull-Down . 61 23. Change Port Control ............................... 62 24. Profile Pull-Down . 63 25. Time Display Format ............................... 64 26. Authorization Level ................................ 65 27. External Time Source Options ......................... 67 28. LOG Pull-Down . 68 29. Display Event Log ................................. 69 30. Maintenance Pull-Down . 71 31. Display Configuration . 72 32. Maintenance . 73 33. Power Off Console ................................ 74 34. Help . 75 35. General Help .................................... 76 36. Help Index . 77 37. SYSDEF Frame on ES/9000 9121 ........................ 85 38. Expanded Availability SI-Mode Recovery .................. 107 39. Sysplex Timer Data Flow ........................... 114 Tables 1. MVS/ESA APAR/PTF Support for Sysplex Timer . 17 2. 9037 Port Increments (one 9037) . 29 3. Sysplex Timer Engineering Change (EC) History . 35 4. Dimensions . 35 5. Service Clearances . 35 6. Power Cord . 37 Copyright IBM Corp. 1995 v 7. EIA-232 Pins . 38 8. Minimum Sysplex Timer Capable Processors and Requirements . 40 9. System Outage for installation of Sysplex Timer Attachment Feature .. 41 10. Operating the 9037 ................................ 49 11. Software . 49 12. Hardware and Physical Planning ........................ 49 13. USA Time Zone Offsets ............................. 84 14. Changing offsets without a 9037 Sysplex Timer (BASIC MODE) ..... 86 15. Changing offsets without a 9037 Sysplex Timer (LPAR MODE) ...... 86 16. What to expect following an IPL ....................... 105 17. Event Log Reason Codes ........................... 117 18. World Wide Radio External Time Sources ................. 155 vi IBM 9037 Sysplex Timer and System/390 Time Management June, 1995 Notices The information contained in this document has not been submitted to any formal IBM test and is distributed on an “as is” basis without any warranty either expressed or implied. The use of this information or the implementation of any of these techniques is a customer responsibility and depends on the customer′s ability to evaluate and integrate them into the customer′s operational environ- ment. While each item may have been reviewed by IBM for accuracy in a spe- cific situation, there is no guarantee that the same or similar results will be obtained elsewhere. Customers attempting to adapt these techniques to their own environments do so at their own risk. Reference to PTF numbers that have not been released through the PUT process does not imply general availability. 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