Defining time zones

Much of CICSPlex® SM’s activity is time dependent. For example, you can specify that a monitor definition or an analysis definition is to be active during a particular time period. CICSPlex SM does not require every MAS in a single CICSplex to be running in the same time zone, and so must be able to accommodate any time-zone differences between entities. Therefore:

Time zones are specified using single-character codes in the range B through Z. For example, code "S" represents Mountain Standard Time, code "T" represents Central Standard Time, and code "C" represents Eastern Europe time. A complete list of the codes can be found in CICSPlex SM Administration. CICSPlex SM allows offsets (known as "time zone adjustments") in the range 0 through 59 minutes to be specified to accommodate regions that are not running in the standard time zones. Also, daylight saving time can be specified.

Because multiple CICSPlex SM entities require a time zone to be specified, there is obvious potential for "conflicting" time-zones to be specified. For example, it is quite possible that a CMAS and a MAS in the same CICSplex could be in different time zones. CICSPlex SM always honors the time zone of the MAS. For example, if:

and

and

time zone C is used by the MAS, and the CMAS makes any necessary adjustments between time zones B, C, and S to ensure that the time zone is honored.

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