Server Time Protocol Planning Guide

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Planning hardware and software

This chapter discusses the following planning concepts and considerations:

•Planning hardware

•Planning connectivity

•External time source

•Internal Battery Feature (IBF)

•Planning z/OS software: CLOCKxx

•Planning for z/VM®

•Special considerations for a single server STP-only CTN

•Planning for zBX

•Operating systems with no STP support

2.1 Planning hardware

STP is a server-wide facility that is implemented in the LIC of the zEC12, z196, z114, z10 EC, z10 BC, z9 EC, and z9 BC servers. This section discusses the following ...

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