[Info-vax] Openvms AXP clock problem

[Sandro Altamura]

Il giorno sabato 15 ottobre 2016 00:20:53 UTC+2, VAXman- ha scritto:
> In article <5646ca36-52ea-45d6-881e-99eec4479ef2 at googlegroups.com>, Sandro Altamura writes:
> >Dear All,
> >I have a strange problem with my DEC 2000 axp running openvms 6.2
> >The system boots fine and works fine. The problem comes when I shutdown the=
> > system. If I keep it off for 30 minutes and I boot it again the system tim=
> >e is 30 min delayed. In other words instead of following the hardware clock=
> > the VMS  is continuing with the time of the last shutdown.
> >I imagine that there is a parameter in sysgen or similar that should tell t=
> >he VMS to follow the hardware clock but I could not find it.
> >I also looked online but the only problems reported where about the contino=
> >us request of date and time at boot (this doesn't apply to my issue)
> >Thanks for your help
> >Best,
> >Sandro
> 
> Buy a good watch or, hell, even a modest watch.
>   
> Issue: $ SET TIME=dd-mmm-yyyy:hh:mm:ss.cc [*]


I was thinking about a cesium atomic watch but it would not solve the problem to have to manually enter the correct time at every boot.
 
> 
> [*] An implicit knowledge of the date is assume.  If this posses problems, it
> would be highly recommended that you also purchase a calendar.  When in doubt,
> ask a friend for the date and time.
> 
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