IBM Z Server Time Protocol Guide

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Planning hardware and software

The following topics are covered in this chapter:

•Planning server hardware

•Planning connectivity

•External Time Source

•IBM z16 power failure handling

•Internal Battery Feature

•Planning z/OS software

•Planning for z/VM, z/TPF, and Linux on IBM Z

2.1 Planning server hardware

Server Time Protocol (STP) is a server-wide facility that is implemented in the Licensed Internal Code (LIC) of all IBM Z servers since IBM z9®. Before IBM z9, the time reference for a sysplex was provided by an external hardware device that ...

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