Imagine the commercials. "So easy a PAVEMAN can do it." :-)
Regards,
Richard Schuh
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From: The IBM z/VM Operating System
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Walter
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 11:55 AM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: CAVMEN Meeting on Thursday, April 17, 2008
I was waiting for Mark Suchecki, the current CAVMEN "Ring
Master/Ring Leader/Chairman" to chime in, but since Bill Munson already
replied...
CAVMEN is an acronym for Chicago Area VM ENthusiasts, going
back, IIRC, to 1983 or maybe a little earlier. To have a Phoenix
chapter it would have to be called PAVMEN -- which doesn't have quite
the same ring to it. ;-)
There are certainly large companies in the Phoenix area running
z/VM. Actually starting a local VM user group is a fairly significant
effort (although with the internet its a lot easier than it was back in
the early 1980's). But once it's up and running, it's not a huge amount
of work. I can vouch for that personally having lead CAVMEN for 6.5
years.
Consider establishing a local VM (and Linux!) user group on your
own - it looks really nice on your resume! Bill Munson provided some
great places to get started.
Mike Walter
Hewitt Associates
Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not
necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates.
"Danny Padill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU>
04/10/2008 01:06 PM
Please respond to
"The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU>
To
IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
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Subject
Re: CAVMEN Meeting on Thursday, April 17, 2008
Are there any chapters in Phoenix, Arizona ?
Thanks
Danny Padilla
-----Original Message-----
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Chicago Area VM (and Linux) Enthusiasts
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 3:51 AM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: CAVMEN Meeting on Thursday, April 17, 2008
The second quarter meeting of the Chicago Area VM (and Linux)
Enthusiasts will be held on Thursday, April 17, 2008.
There is yet another late change to the agenda. We are going to
once
again start doing a brief "Linux on z Update" session after
lunch. You may recall that we did this several years ago, and
it was
well received.
The Final Final Final Agenda is included below.
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Meeting Location:
*** NEW MEETING LOCATION ***
This quarter's meeting will be held at the Hewitt Associates
'West
Campus' in Lincolnshire, located at 4 Overlook Point, Building
B, 2nd
floor, Room M3.
Do NOT park on the South side (visitor entrance). Instead: park
and
enter on the East side of the 4 Overlook Point building. Check
in
with the security guard when entering.
If you have not attended a meeting at this location before, or
you
are not familiar with the area,
<http://cavmen.home.comcast.net/hewittp.html>Click here for
additional information on directions, maps, lodging and dining.
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Attendance:
We would like to request a count of expected attendees by the
Monday
before the meeting, so that we may plan appropriately for
arranging
the facilities, and for refreshments and lunch, should one of
the
vendors wish to provide them. If you are planning to attend,
PLEASE
send an E-Mail by that date to
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject
line of
"Meeting Attendance".
This is meant to be a facilities planning aid and should not be
interpreted as a registration requirement. If you suddenly
become
available at the last minute, please feel free to attend even if
you
have not responded.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter.
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Final Meeting Agenda:
9:00 AM The IBM System z10 Hardware Innovation Overview
This presentation will provide an overview of IBM's exciting new
System z10 Server. It will include detailed information on the
new
processor, the enhanced memory and the I/O capabilities, and all
the
new features and functions associated with the new z10 server
including the new 'just in time' capacity provisioning
capabilities.
The speaker will be Robert Neidig of the IBM Corporation.
10:30 AM Coffee Break
11:00 AM TCP/IP for z/VM Update
z/VM V5.3 includes TCP/IP Function Level 530, a new level of the
TCP/IP Feature that delivers significant new functions. This
session
gives an overview of these enhancements, as well as describing
the VM
TCP/IP product and the changes to it that were introduced in
Function
Level 520 with z/VM V5.2.
The speaker will be Tracy Adams of the IBM Corporation.
12:30 PM Lunch Break
1:30 PM Administration and Vendor Announcements
1:45 PM Linux on z Update
The speaker will present a brief update of recent developments
in the
Linux under z/VM area.
The speaker will be Khaylen Kingsley of the IBM Corporation.
2:00 PM Link Aggregation with the z/VM Virtual Switch
Link Aggregation is a new feature of z/VM V5.3. Are you already
using
a z/VM Virtual Switch to manage your network connections? Do you
want
to find out how to get more out of z/VM Virtual Switch
technology?
Come to this session to learn how to make your backup OSA cards
work
for you by increasing your throughput and creating near seamless
failover for your virtual network.
The speaker will be Tracy Adams of the IBM Corporation.
3:15 PM Coffee Break and Prize Drawing
3:30 PM OpenKicks: The CICS(R) API on Linux
This is the first peek at the soon to be released CICS(R)
emulation
environment for Linux(R), UNIX(R), and Windows(R). Built to be
friendly to mainframe programmers and UNIX(R) system
administrators,
OpenKicks takes a fresh look at emulating CICS(R) on UNIX(R).
Four
concepts set OpenKicks apart from other emulation environments:
* Available source code to allow on-site
customization/extension.
* Built on a database for trusted data integrity.
* Good third party vendor support to avoid compiler and
database
'lock-in.'
* Backward compatible to allow painless porting back to the
mainframe.
OpenKicks is a product of Replatform Technologies, LLC and not
affiliated with IBM(R).
IMPORTANT NOTE: This presentation has several demos which do not
convert well to slides. If you are unable to attend the
presentation,
please contact me to arrange another time.
The speaker will be Michael Potter of Replatform Technologies.
4:45 PM Free-for-All
Members will attempt to answer any reasonable VM or hardware
related
questions. If you are having a problem and want to find out if
others
are experiencing it, or you are installing new hardware or
software
and want to find out what types of problems others have
experienced,
here is the place to find out.
Members are encouraged to bring ideas for future presentations
and
speakers to this meeting.
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Please check the WEB site for Map and Directions:
http://cavmen.home.comcast.net
In addition, you will also find extensive information available
on
dining and lodging in the Hewitt Associates area.
Additional information about the CAVMEN group, and other VM
related
items of interest are available on our web site.
There is no charge for admission to meetings.
Meeting attendance is open to anyone, and advance registration
is not
required.
I look forward to seeing all of you at the meeting
_______________________________________________________________________
Mark M. Suchecki
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Voice: (847) 518-0058
FAX: (847) 518-0083
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