The next meeting of Hillgang, the DC z/VM and Linux on z user group, will be at the Herndon office of CA on October 19 (8:30 for 9). The current abstracts are below. I'm expecting an update to one of these abstracts and maybe an addition to the program as well.
z/VM Update - Richard Lewis IBM ----------- Have you heard about IBM's Statement of Direction regarding Single System Image (SSI) clusters and Guest Mobility? If so, then you are probably wondering how you're going to get from here to there. This session will explore various methodologies for converting existing z/VM environments into an SSI cluster. Manage, Monitor and Protect Linux on z - CA -------------------------------------- As cost reduction and operational efficiency continue to be key IT drivers, organizations need more effective ways to evaluate, provision and manage workloads on the most efficient platform possible. Join us for a discussion on how the use of a holistic approach to running, monitoring and managing Linux on System z can help you achieve the economies of scale you need to grow your business while lowering risk and cost. User Experiences with DataMart on Linux for System z at FMS - Jim Moling ----------------------------------------------------------- This session will present a user experience that focuses on the Linux for System z implementation of a hybrid DataMart model that incorporates an operational data store (ODS) model with the traditional DataMart model. This hybrid implementation draws upon the traditional data mart model to provide aggregate data and the ODS model to provide more detailed transactional data. As such, the configuration and implementation using Virtual Linux Servers under z/VM on a z10 processor will be presented, which includes the use of IBM's Websphere DataStage product for extraction, transformation and loading (ETL) of data into a DB2 based repository from several external databases. Challenges faced and resolved during the implementation of this configuration will be discussed. Finally, resource requirements, i.e. IFL, memory and SAN space as well as performance statistics of the production DataMart implementation will be presented. TO RSVP Send mail to hillg...@vm.marist.edu indicating that you will be attending and if you have any special dietary issues. To join the HillGang mailing list and receive further announcements about HillGang meetings send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the words: subscribe hillgang firstname lastname in the BODY of your message (not the subject line). You will receive a confirmation message with information about confirming your subscription. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
