The fourth quarter meeting of the Chicago Area VM (and Linux) Enthusiasts will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2006.
PLEASE NOTE: There will probably be an agenda change later in the week. ---------- 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 Lower Level Conference Room in Building 98 - back to our regular meeting location. 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: Our host site has requested a count of expected attendees by the Monday before the meeting, so that they can plan appropriately for refreshments, etc. If you are planning to attend, PLEASE send an E-Mail by that date to <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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. ---------- Preliminary Agenda: 9:00 AM z/VM Performance Update The speaker will cover new developments in the z/VM performance area. Topics will include the latest z/VM releases and performance-related service. We will also look at some performance development in the area of Linux guest support. The speaker will be Dr. Brian Wade of the IBM Corporation. 10:30 AM Coffee Break 11:00 AM z/VM Guest Performance How does z/VM impact the performance of a guest? This presentation will look at the factors involved with guest performance. This includes an overview of CP facilities to improve guest performance. This session will not be specific to any particular guest system. The speaker will describe cases where different guest operating systems will behave differently. The speaker will be Dr. Brian Wade of the IBM Corporation. 12:30 PM Lunch Break 1:30 PM Administration and Vendor Announcements 1:45 PM Update on z/VM Systems and Storage Management Products from IBM The focus of this session will be Backup and Restore Manager for z/VM V1.2, announced and available in August 2006. The speaker will also review anything new in Tape Manager and Operations Manager since their V1.2 releases in February 2006. A live demo will be included. The speaker will be Ms. Tracy Dean of the IBM Corporation. 2:30 PM z/VM and Linux on System z Performance Monitoring - An Update on How and With What Products z/VM is critical to the growing use of Linux on System z. Managing this environment requires insight into resource consumption at the z/VM level and at the Linux guest level. IBM's product offerings provide an integrated way to monitor (and manage) these performance characteristics. This presentation will discuss the current offerings and the new IBM OMEGAMON XE on z/VM and Linux, which IBM preview announced in August 2006. The speaker will be Mr. Mac Holloway of IBM/Tivoli. 3:30 PM Coffee Break 3:45 PM Integrating IBM Solutions for System and Performance Management of z/VM and Linux on System z. Management, including automation, often spans products and activities. These exist within a larger automation infrastructure and product set. This session will introduce scenarios that involve the integration of IBM z/VM system and performance management products, including IBM Operations Manager for z/VM and the recently announced IBM OMEGAMON XE on z/VM and Linux. The speakers will be Ms. Tracy Dean and Mr. Mac Holloway of IBM. 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. 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