-----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Chicago Area VM (and Linux) Enthusiasts Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 4:39 AM To: ib...@listserv.uark.edu Subject: CAVMEN Meeting on Thursday, January 22, 2009
The first quarter meeting of the Chicago Area VM (and Linux) Enthusiasts will be held on Thursday, January 22, 2009 . ---------- 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 100-M3 Conference Room, 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. ---------- 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. ---------- Meeting Agenda: 9:00 AM z/VM 5.4 Performance Update This presentation covers new developments in the z/VM performance and capacity area. Included are discussions of the performance and capacity characteristics of z/VM 5.4 and other recent z/VM releases, the z10 processor, and performance-related service. The speaker will be Bill Bitner of the IBM Corporation. 10:30 AM Coffee Break 11:00 AM z/VM Performance Case Studies In this session, the speaker will present some real-life z/VM performance problems and illustrate the use of the z/VM Performance Toolkit and other methods to sift through thousands of available performance metrics to solve performance problems. The speaker will be Bill Bitner 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 Velocity Software: Major Product Announcement Velocity Software Announces: An exciting new product focused on Linux and z/VM operations. The presentation will include a live demonstration of the new product via the internet, as far as network connectivity allows. The speaker will be Barton Robinson of Velocity Software. 3:15 PM Coffee Break and Prize Drawing 3:30 PM Linux and z/VM Performance Configuration Guidelines Managing performance and capacity planning is taken for granted on mainframes. But managing zLinux running on z/VM has a new set of challenges. Many of the challenges are based on lack of education, or even proper research. This presentation was created to assist new installations (and many old ones) by providing a set of best practices, and the reasons for those best practices. The speaker will be Barton Robinson of Velocity Software. 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. ---------- 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CAVMEN Coordinator Voice: (847) 518-0058 FAX: (847) 518-0083 E-Mail: cav...@comcast.net Web: http://cavmen.home.comcast.net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
