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<h1 class="topictitle1">Initial time zone setting</h1>
<div><p>During the initial startup, the operating system sets the initial
time zone.</p>
<div class="section"><p>There is no shipped default value for the time zone (QTIMZON)
system value. The time zone (QTIMZON) system value can be set in iSeries™ Navigator
and from the IPL Options display during an attended initial program load (IPL).</p>
<p>To
determine the initial value for the time zone (QTIMZON) system value, the
operating system performs the following actions:</p>
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<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Attempts to retrieve time zone from the QWCTIMZON data area</span> <p>During the IPL of an i5/OS™ software upgrade, the operating system
will look for a data area named QWCTIMZON in the QSYS library. To create the
data area before installation, see Set the time zone before upgrading. If
the data area is found, the following steps are taken:</p>
<ol type="a"><li><span>Attempts to find a time zone description object whose name matches
the time zone description object named in the data area. If this step fails,
proceed to <a href="#rzatidefaulttimezone__stepb">1.b</a>.</span></li>
<li id="rzatidefaulttimezone__stepb"><a name="rzatidefaulttimezone__stepb"><!-- --></a><span>Attempts to find a time zone description object whose
name is derived from the offset specified in the data area. This name will
consist of the letter Q, followed by an N if the offset is negative or a P
if the offset is positive, followed by the offset hours and minutes, and finally
by the letters UTCS. For example, if the offset specified in the data area
is -06:00, the operating system will attempt to find a time zone description
named QN0600UTCS. Note that if the offset is zero, the character representing
the sign ('N' or 'P') will be omitted, and the name used is Q0000UTC. If this
step fails, proceed to <a href="#rzatidefaulttimezone__stepc">1.c</a>.</span></li>
<li id="rzatidefaulttimezone__stepc"><a name="rzatidefaulttimezone__stepc"><!-- --></a><span>Attempts to create a new time zone description whose
name and offset match the information specified in the data area. This time
zone description does not support DST. For example, if the data area specified
is -05:15MYTIMEZONE, the operating system will attempt to create a time zone
description named MYTIMEZONE with an offset of negative five hours and 15
minutes. If this step fails, proceed to <a href="#rzatidefaulttimezone__step2">2</a>.</span></li>
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<li class="stepexpand" id="rzatidefaulttimezone__step2"><a name="rzatidefaulttimezone__step2"><!-- --></a><span>Attempts to retrieve time zone from the offset from
UTC (QUTCOFFSET) system value</span> <p>If the data area QWCTIMZON does
not exist, or the preceding steps fail, the operating system will attempt
to use the value specified in the offset from UTC (QUTCOFFSET) system value.
The following steps are performed:</p>
<ol type="a"><li id="rzatidefaulttimezone__step2a"><a name="rzatidefaulttimezone__step2a"><!-- --></a><span>Attempts to find a time zone description object
whose name is derived from the offset specified in the offset from UTC (QUTCOFFSET)
system value. See <a href="#rzatidefaulttimezone__stepb">1.b</a> for
information about how this name is derived. If this step fails, proceed to <a href="#rzatidefaulttimezone__step2b">2.b</a>.</span></li>
<li id="rzatidefaulttimezone__step2b"><a name="rzatidefaulttimezone__step2b"><!-- --></a><span>Attempts to create a new time zone description whose
name was derived in the previous step <a href="#rzatidefaulttimezone__step2a">2.a</a> and whose offset matches the information specified
in the offset from UTC (QUTCOFFSET) system value. This time zone description
will not support daylight saving time.</span></li>
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<div class="section"><p>If all of the preceding steps fail, the time zone
(QTIMZON) system value will not be set. In iSeries Navigator, the time zone field
is blank, and in the character-based interface, the time zone parameter is
set to *N (not available). In addition, the offset from coordinated universal
time (UTC) is set to 0. Then, the system's local system time is set to the
current coordinated universal time (UTC).</p>
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<div class="familylinks">
<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzatitimezone.htm" title="Use this information to understand the time zones that are included with the system and their properties. You can use one of the time zones included with the system or create your own.">Time zone</a></div>
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<div class="reltasks"><strong>Related tasks</strong><br />
<div><a href="rzaticreatetzprop.htm" title="Use this method if you have a previous release of i5/OS installed and are upgrading to i5/OS V5R3 or later. This is the preferred method, if you have a previous release already installed, because your time zone will be set correctly as soon as you upgrade.">Set the time zone before upgrading</a></div>
<div><a href="rzatisettzduringipl.htm" title="Use this method to set the time zone system value during an attended initial program load (IPL) of V5R3 or later. This is the preferred method if you are installing software on a new i5/OS server or partition because it ensures that the time zone will be set correctly as soon as you complete the IPL.">Set the time zone during an attended IPL</a></div>
<div><a href="rzatisetoffset.htm" title="">Offset from UTC was incorrectly set during the installation of the i5/OS operating system</a></div>
<div><a href="rzatiwrongtime.htm">System time is incorrect and jobs are not running with the proper time</a></div>
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<div class="relref"><strong>Related reference</strong><br />
<div><a href="../rzakz/rzakzqtimzon.htm">Time zone (QTIMZON) system value</a></div>
<div><a href="../rzakz/rzakzqutcoffset.htm">Offset from UTC(QUTCOFFSET) system value</a></div>
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