I can hardly believe it! And at Lombardo's no less. This could be fattening.
Michael Coffin wrote: > <<Cross-posted on VMESA-L, NEUVM-L and LINUX-390 lists, feel free to > forward as appropriate>> > > Greetings! > > I'm happy to announce that the New England Users of VM (NEUVM) local > user group has resumed operations after several years of inactivity. > NEUVM has been re-established, and now welcomes members of the Linux/390 > community as well as traditional VM shops. > > For additional information on NEUVM, please visit our new website at > www.neuvm.org. While you are there, create an account and register for > our Winter Meeting. You don't need to live or work in New England to be > a member of NEUVM. Membership in NEUVM provides: > > * Access to our online technical forums and other "members-only" areas. > * Advance notification of future meetings, technical seminars and news > alerts. > * Ability to register online for meetings and seminars at discounted > member rates. > * Ability to request presentations on specific subjects at future > meetings. > > The NEUVM Winter Meeting will be held on January 13, 2004 at Lombardo's > in Randolph, Massachusetts. A breakfast buffet and luncheon featuring > your choice of a New England Roasted Turkey Dinner or Succulent Slow > Roasted Prime Rib of Beef will be provided. The meeting and catered > luncheon are FREE if you register online at www.neuvm.org. Walk-in > guests are welcome, but there will be a $25 registration fee at the door > - so register online NOW. :) > > Presenting at the Winter Meeting will be: > > Introduction - Michael Coffin, MC Consulting Company, Inc. > > Michael Coffin will welcome members and discuss plans for the "new and > improved" NEUVM. > > Best Practices for Deploying Linux on VM - Phil Smith III, LinuxCare, > Inc. > > While the deployment of Linux on z/VM is gaining momentum in enterprise > data centers, unfamiliar or inexperienced Linux system administrators > may be unaware of common mistakes or hazards that could potentially > jeopardize a successful Linux on z/VM implementation. For example, > tricks such as sharing or copying minidisks are tempting when > considering how to manage dozens or hundreds of Linux instances, but > these shortcuts frequently result in systems that are more difficult to > manage. This session is aimed at VM system programmers who are either > considering or already deploying multiple instances of Linux on VM and > who need a manageable and dependable software stack in their > environment. > > Automating Application Startup Under Linux - David Boyes, Sine Nomine > Associates > > The creation of automatic startup scripts for applications on Linux is > poorly documented and fraught with some peril in the early SuSE and RH > releases. In this presentation, we'll go over what happens during Linux > startup, the SysV init script structure that is used by most Linux > distributions, and how to create scripts that can be safely integrated > into the Linux startup process to start your applications at boot time. > If we have time, we'll open it up for discussion of common applications > and problems encountered. > > What's New in z/VM 4.4 - Alan Altmark, IBM > > Alan Altmark will bring you up to date on IBM's latest enhancements to > its premier virtualization technology, z/VM Version 4 Release 4, > generally available since August 15, 2003. > > VM and Linux/390 TCP/IP Connectivity - Alan Altmark, IBM > > Alan Altmark will present Connecting to Linux for zSeries and provide > detailed information how to integrate Linux for zSeries into your IP > network. He will show you how to configure LCS, OSA-Express (QDIO), > zSeries HiperSockets, and Channel-to-Channel connections. Special > emphasis is given to the z/VM environment, including virtual routing and > switching considerations. > > Speakers for our next NEUVM meeting are already being lined up. We've > tentatively scheduled Barton Robinson from Velocity Software, and David > Kreuter from VM Resources, LTD. We do, however, need to have a strong > turn-out for our Winter Meeting in order to determine the level of > interest in having a local user group in the New England area. Please > do make an effort to attend the Winter Meeting - and let your friends > and colleagues know that NEUVM is back! > > Looking forward to seeing you all at Lombardo's! > > Michael Coffin > New England Users of VM (NEUVM) > 289 Park Street - PMB 123 > Stoughton, Massachusetts 02072 > > Voice: (781) 344-9837 FAX: (781) 344-7683 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.NEUVM.org
