The third quarter meeting of the Chicago Area VM (and Linux)
Enthusiasts will be held on Thursday, June 19, 2008.
The 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 'East
Campus' located at 100 Half Day Road, in Lincolnshire, IL. We will
meet in the Lower Level Conference Room in Building 98.
If you have not attended a meeting at this location before, or you
are not familiar with the area,
<http://cavmen.home.comcast.net/hewittb99.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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Meeting Agenda:
9:00 AM z/VM Security Update
This session provides detailed information about the security
enhancements in z/VM V5.3. We will discuss mixed-case passwords,
password phrases, LDAP, directory commands and enhancements to the
support for SSL/TLS in TN3270E, FTP and SMTP.
The speaker will be Mr. Alan Altmark of the IBM Corporation.
10:30 AM Coffee Break
11:00 AM Migrating to the z/VM Virtual Switch
Converting your existing point-to-point or z/VM Guest LAN
configurations to the z/VM Virtual Switch can appear to be a daunting
task, but it's easier than you think. Here we'll talk about how to
move subnet routing off of your z/VM system and onto your networking
hardware where it belongs. We'll even talk about how to create IEEE
VLANs on a Cisco switch. This presentation is a great way to bridge
the "buzzword gap" between you and your network administrators..
The speaker will be Mr. Alan Altmark 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 Provisioning Expert for Linux on zSeries - Version 1.4 Update
Using the automated instance management feature of Mainstar's
"Provisioning Expert for Linux on zSeries" product, a non-Linux or
non-z/VM expert can easily create, configure, and maintain many
virtual Linux instances under z/VM. You can also:
* Reduce management costs by eliminating physical footprints
* Eliminate errors with accurate configuration of Linux instances
* Centrally view and manage all Linux instances
* Provide efficient and automated resource utilization
This session will include an overview of the new features in Version
1.4, an in-depth look at some of the advanced function, and some
insight into possible future enhancements.
The speaker will be Ms. Shari Killion of Mainstar Software.
3:15 PM Coffee Break and Prize Drawing
3:30 PM SOA: Selling it inside your organization
SOA is not a technology, it is a concept. This presentation assumes
no knowledge of SOA, and works up to showing very basic code samples
and prerecorded demonstrations of SOA in action. If you are beginner
to SOA, or are struggling with convincing others in your organization
to embrace SOA, come to the presentation. You will be equipped to
describe SOA in simple terms that everyone in your organization will
understand. This presentation is primarily animations and prerecorded
demos, therefore there will be no handout.
The speaker will be Mr. 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.
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Mark M. Suchecki
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CAVMEN Coordinator
Voice: (847) 518-0058
FAX: (847) 518-0083
E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: http://cavmen.home.comcast.net
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