The fourth quarter meeting of the Chicago Area VM (and Linux)
Enthusiasts will be held on Thursday, October 28, 2010.
We are scheduled to meet in room M2 off the cafeteria, it is right
next to room M3 where we frequently meet.
NOTE: We have a very full agenda for this meeting, and we will be
starting promptly at 9:00AM.
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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-M2, 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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Meeting Agenda:
9:00 AM z/VM Platform Update
This session will provide you with the latest & greatest information
about z/VM. We will discuss the recently announced updates to z/VM
V5.4 and z/VM 6.1, including support for the IBM zEnterprise System,
as well as the Statements of Direction for Single-System Image and
Live Guest Relocation.
The speaker will be John Franciscovich of the IBM Corporation.
10:05 AM Coffee Break
10:15 AM z/VM Single System Image and Guest Mobility Preview
IBM has issued a Statement of Direction describing its intent to
permit multiple z/VM Systems to collaborate in a Single System Image
cluster, and to allow a running guest to be moved from one member of
a cluster to another with Live Guest Relocation. This presentation
provides a preview of these enhancements.
The speaker will be John Franciscovich of the IBM Corporation.
11:30 PM Lunch Break
12:30 PM Administration and Vendor Announcements
12:45 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.
1:00 PM CSL-WAVE - Linux / z/VM Virtual Server Management
CSL-WAVE, is very unique in the sense that it provides complete
freedom to our users to operate z/VM-based virtual server farms while
eliminating the need for the Linux sys-admins to develop a z/VM skill
set. CSL-WAVE abstracts the z/VM resources and knowhow via its
intuitive GUI and architecture to the point that CSL-WAVE users do
not need to resort to the z/VM system programming dept for help for
any of their day-to-day infrastructure management nor for even more
advanced activities such as storage or network management. All within
the scope and permissions that are dictated by the site-level
CSL-WAVE administration function (Usually the z/VM system programmer).
The product handles all aspects of the virtual server farm: Virtual
server management, provisioning, storage managed at the server and
z/VM instance level, Network (GLANs and VSwitches), even script
management across the virtual server farm.
The speaker will be Sharon Chen, Founder and CEO of CSL-International.
2:15 PM Coffee Break
2:30 PM What's new from IBM for automating operations on z/VM
and Linux on System z
As the Linux on System z environment continues to grow, the need for
software and solutions to manage this environment also grows. IBM
continues to enhance a set of software solutions to assist customers
with automated operations, system management, and storage management.
This session will focus on automated operations and what's new in
Operations Manager for z/VM V1.4, announced and available in
September 2010. Live demos will be included.
The speaker will be Tracy Dean of the IBM Corporation.
3:30 PM Coffee Break and Prize Drawing
3:45 PM What's new from IBM for tape management on z/VM
As the Linux on System z environment continues to grow, the need for
software and solutions to manage this environment also grows. IBM
continues to enhance a set of software solutions to assist customers
with automated operations, system management, and storage management.
This session will focus on tape management and what's new in Tape
Manager for z/VM V1.3, announced and available in September 2010.
The speaker will be Tracy Dean of the IBM Corporation.
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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