ASG-TMON™
Notes on Time Change



Considerations Regarding ASG-TMON for VTAM when Changing the GMT Adjustment Factor

Setting the GMT adjustment factor forward (Standard Time):

The TMON for VTAM address space must be shut down when setting the GMT adjustment forward. To stop the TMON for VTAM address space, issue the MVS P command or logon to TMON for VTAM and issue the SHUTDOWN command.

After setting the GMT offset forward you can immediately re-start the TMON for VTAM address space.

Data Considerations:

You can use the LFS logs immediately without clearing them. There will be a time gap in the data for the time period the clock was set forward.

Setting the GMT adjustment factor backward (Daylight Saving Time):

The TMON for VTAM address space must be shut down when setting the GMT adjustment backward. To stop the TMON for VTAM address space, issue the MVS P command or logon to TMON for VTAM and issue the SHUTDOWN command.

After setting the GMT offset backward you should wait until the clock has re-gained the time it was set back before re-starting the TMON for VTAM address space.

Data Considerations:

If you start the TMON for VTAM address space before the clock re-gains the setback time, duplicate timed log records will be written to the LFS logs. The overlapping log records may show increased statistics for a particular hour or invalid summary data when building history files.