The first quarter meeting of the Chicago Area VM (and Linux)
Enthusiasts will be held on Thursday, January 27, 2011.
Refreshments and Lunch will be provided by Velocity Software and
Vicom Infinity, Inc.
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Meeting Location:
This quarter's meeting will be held at the AON Hewitt 'East Campus'
located at 100 Half Day Road, in Lincolnshire, IL. Attendees are
asked to enter through the "Security Link" between the 100 and 98 buildings.
If you have not attended a meeting at this location before and do not
know the location of this entrance, please
<http://cavmen.home.comcast.net/hewittb99.html>Click here. You will
also find 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 Welcome
The new CAVMEN Coordinator will be introduced and will address the group.
9:15 AM Velocity's Performance Suite for System z (zVPS 4.1) Update
This session will provide those attending with an overview of the
latest release of zVPS (formerly ESALPS). It will include information
about Velocity's new installer and how it simplifies the process of
installing or updating Velocity's product suite. Other topics include
our new Linux metrics, processor support, the zPRO portal, and our
implementation plans for software keys.
The speaker will be Rich Smrcina of Velocity Software.
10:45 AM Coffee Break
11:15 AM zPro Overview and Demo
Administering your z/VM systems may never be the same after this
session. zPro is the newest product from Velocity Software and it
will change the way VM systems professionals work with their
mainframes. zPRO is an intuitive web based administrative tool that
allows you to define and clone Linux and other servers using golden
images. It also simplifies the task of managing RACF, SFS, RSCS,
Spool Management, your documentation, and more. Most of the tasks
that a Systems Programmer performs on a regular basis are available
right from their web browser, without requiring a 3270 terminal
session. zPRO will increase the productivity of anyone having to
manage a z/VM system.
The speaker will be Rich Smrcina of Velocity Software.
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 Linux High Availability on System z
This presentation will include a discussion and live demo of SLES 11
SP1 High Availability Extension on System z and an exploration of
filesystem choices.
The speaker will be Don Vosburg of Novell, Inc.
3:15 PM Coffee Break and Prize Drawing
3:30 PM IBM zEnterprise 196
This session will be an overview of the IBM zEnterprise 196 (z196),
the System z server component of the IBM zEnterprise "System of
Systems" just announced on July 22. The material presented will
include considerable technical detail on z196 design and function:
processor design including enhanced cache design and out of order
instruction execution; memory design including redundant array of
independent memory (RAIM) technology and memory offerings; and I/O
subsystem structure including OSA-Express3 connectivity to the
zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension (zBX). The session also provides an
introduction and roadmap to other zEnterprise System technical topics
including aspects of the zBladeCenter extension (zBX).
The speaker will be Len Santalucia of Vicom Infinity, Inc.
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 AON Hewitt 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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David Moyer
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CAVMEN Coordinator
Voice: (847) 377-2398
E-Mail: cav...@comcast.net
Web: http://cavmen.home.comcast.net
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