MVMUA 133, April 16th, 2008
Location/Directions: Information Builders
Metropolitan VM Users Association 133
WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY
April 16, 2008
Information Builders Corporate Headquarters
27th Floor - 2 Penn Plaza
7th Ave, and 32nd St.
New York City, New York
(Right above Penn Station)
8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM Meeting Opening - Bill Munson - Brown Brothers Harriman & CO.
9:15 AM Len Santalucia - IBM - IBM System z10 EC Announcement
IBM System z10 is the open mainframe technology that can take your
business further and get your IT environment under control. IBM's
consolidation, virtualization and on-demand strategies give System
z10 the edge. An open architecture supports Java, Linux and other
industry standards. Streamline business processes, simplify IT and
step up security. Boost utilization to 100 percent and throughput
to new benchmarks. Shift resources on demand. Run the applications
that drive business results. System z10 servers do it all-simply,
easily and securely-and at a lower total cost of ownership.
10:15 Am Coffee Break
10:30 AM Mike MacIsaac - IBM - Sharing and maintaining Linux under z/VM
Large operating systems leverage shared file structures to get
the benefits of reduced disk space, simplified maintenance and
simplified systems management. The draft Redpaper, "Sharing and
maintaining Linux under z/VM", written in conjunction with
Nationwide Insurance, describes how to create a Linux solution
with shared file systems under z/VM. It also describes a
maintenance system where the same Linux image exists on a test,
maintenance and gold virtual servers. It is based on z/VM 5.3 and
SLES 10.
11:30 AM LUNCH Break
Lunch will be provided by MVMUA
1:00 PM Angelo Corridoir - Marist - System z (z/OS) Certificate Program
This presentation will provide an overview of the Marist z/OS Certificate
program. It will cover the development of the program, current course
offerings and participation. A brief look at plans for the future will
also be included.
2:00 PM Coffee Break
2:15 PM David Kreuter - VMR - Building a Strong z/VM and LINUX
Architecture
3:15 PM Coffee Break
3:30 PM Tracy Adams - IBM - Link Aggregation and the z/VM Virtual Switch
Link Aggregation is a new feature of z/VM V5.3 and the Virtual Switch.
Do you already using a z/VM Virtual Switch to manage your network connections?
Do you want to find out how to get more out of z/VM Virtual Switch technology?
This presentation will teach you how to make your backup OSA cards work for you
by increasing your throughput and creating near seamless failover for your virtual
network
4:30 PM Questions and Answers and the IBM give away's.
5:00 PM thank you very much.