The fourth quarter meeting of the Chicago Area VM
(and Linux) Enthusiasts will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2009.
There is still road construction work in progress
in the area around Hewitt Associates. The
situation changes weekly, so I will send out a
construction update on the Tuesday before the meeting.
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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
Conference Room 100-M3, in Building 100, just off the cafeteria.
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:cav...@comcast.net>cav...@comcast.net
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 z/VM Platform Update: Introducing
z/VM V6.1 - Advancing the Art of Server Virtualization
This presentation will highlight the new
functions available with z/VM V6.1, IBM's newest
version of advanced server virtualization support
for IBM System z. Building on the functionally
rich base of z/VM Version 5.4, z/VM V6.1,
previewed on July 7, 2009, further enhances the
economic attractiveness of consolidating
workloads on the mainframe. Find out how z/VM
V6.1 on IBM System z10 advances the art of
enterprise virtualization. The speaker will also
provide an overview of future z/VM support
("statements of direction") included in the z/VM V6.1 preview announcement.
The speaker will be Alan Altmark of the IBM Corporation.
10:30 AM Coffee Break
11:00 AM Security Zones in z/VM
In multi-tier network applications, there is
usually the concept of "demilitarized zones", or
DMZs, that each contain a set of servers. Each
DMZ is separated from others by firewalls and by
access policies to ensure that there is no
unwanted user access or flow of data. Learn in
this presentation how to properly build virtual
DMZs and to integrate virtual servers into your
existing DMZs. We will also discuss using the
RACF Security Server on z/VM to prevent a "red
zone" server from connecting to a "green zone" network or "green zone" data...
The speaker will be 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 Paul Augustyniak of the IBM Corporation.
2:00 PM What makes a successful Proof of Concept for Linux on System z
Most companies begin their first foray into the
Linux on System z world by conducting a z Linux
POC. This presentation will draw upon the many
years of experience of the presenter and the dos
and dont's of a POC. Marianne will discuss how to
pick the application and other "technical" aspects.
The speaker will be Marianne Eggett of Mainline Information Systems.
3:15 PM Coffee Break and Prize Drawing
3:30 PM System z Linux Proof of Concept -
Project Management Best Practices
It's an important step - so when you are ready to
move forward, make sure you're on solid ground.
From planning, to proving, to production, there
are a lot of intricate details to think about
when you are considering a Linux implementation.
In this session, Marianne Eggett summarizes
industry best practices for project management of
your IBM System z Linux Proof-of-Concept (POC).
These best practices are based on her 30 + years
in IT and 8 focusing on Linux on IBM Systems z New Workload.
This session will cover the important steps to a successful POC, including:
· Project Initiation
· Project Definition
· Installation and Set Up
· Testing
· Closing
The speaker will be Marianne Eggett of Mainline Information Systems.
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: cav...@comcast.net
Web: http://cavmen.home.comcast.net
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