Hi Anne, It does have a very "nostalgic" feeling meeting at Lombardo's (we'll even have the same meeting and dining rooms that we used in the 1980's!). I hope you can make the meeting, it should be quite informative and useful. :)
PS: To all, if you are thinking about attending and have not yet registered, please do so promptly. We offer a choice of Prime Rib or Turkey for lunch, but I just learned from Lombardo's that they need us to confirm our menu choices THREE WEEKS prior to the meeting (i.e. this week). If you register now, you get to select your luncheon choice - but after this week you may not have a choice. :( Michael Coffin, VM Systems Programmer Internal Revenue Service - Room 6527 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20224 Voice: (202) 927-4188 FAX: (202) 622-6726 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Ann Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 5:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New England Users of VM - We're Back! 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
