The third quarter meeting of the Chicago Area VM (and Linux) Enthusiasts will be held on Thursday, June 21, 2007. The Preliminary agenda is included below. More detailed abstracts for the afternoon sessions will be available next 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. 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:[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 Meeting Agenda: 9:00 AM The Latest and Greatest on z/VM Control Program (CP) The newest releases of z/VM include many improvements to the z/VM Control Program. These include new support for Linux guests, virtual networks, and guest connectivity, as well as technological advances for IBM System z servers. Come to this session to hear about the recent innovations and enhancements to the z/VM Control Program. The speaker will be Mr. John Franciscovich of the IBM Corporation. 10:30 AM Coffee Break 11:00 AM Configuring, Customizing, and Modifying your z/VM System without an IPL Configuring your VM system is easier than it's ever been. Most changes to your VM system configuration may be done dynamically without requiring a system outage. This session will provide hints and tips on exploiting VM CP configuration capabilities, including creating the system configuration file, defining IPL parameters, and dynamically adding, redefining, and removing resources from your CP configuration. The speaker will be Mr. John Franciscovich of the IBM Corporation. 12:30 PM Lunch Break 1:30 PM Administration and Vendor Announcements 2:00 PM Novell: SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Update The speaker will present the new function and features of SLES10. Why choose Novell for Linux? See how Novell makes Linux viable for the enterprise. The speaker will be a representative of Novell, Inc. 3:15 PM Coffee Break and Prize Drawing 3:30 PM Firewall technology on zSeries The speaker will present details of Stonesoft's Linux technology based StoneGate Frewall/VPN product. StoneGate is the only IBM certified Firewall/VPN for IBM System z. The speaker will be a representative of Stonesoft, 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. ---------- 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://cavmen.home.comcast.net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
