MVMRUG AGENDA

 8:30 a.m. Registration 
 
           A continental breakfast will be provided.
 

 9:00 a.m. MVMRUG Business Meeting
 

 9:15 a.m. Building Linux "Appliances" with z/VM
           and Open Source Software
           David Boyes,
           Sine Nomine Associates
 
           Abstract
 
           The viability of Linux as a base for useful tools
           is clear and well established.  The problem is
           where to start and how one can take the number
           of tools to solve particular problems that
           we've all lived with for ages, but never had
           a good way to solve, using the standard z/VM or
           other system tools without either spending a
           fortune, or coding until our bosses wonder
           about our sanity
 
           This talk outlines basic requirements and
           processes for creating a Linux-based appliance
           on VM, takes inventory of the VM-specific tools
           that are available in the Linux world and
           illustrates a couple of examples of assembling
           helpful appliances that actually fix some
           longstanding z/VM issues.  Bring ideas and
           questions -- maybe we'll build a few appliances
           during the meeting...
 

10:15 a.m. Break 
 

10:30 a.m. Using VM:Operator to Monitor Linux Guests 
           Dave Jones,
           Computer Associates
 
           Abstract
 
           For some sites, moving to Linux on the zSeries
           means adding VM to your enterprise. For others,
           it just means a new use for an existing plat-
           form.  Through the use of your existing CA VM
           management tools, this session will discuss
           how you can leverage your existing VM:Operator
           product to assist you in administering and
           managing your Linux environment.
 

11:30 p.m. Lunch  (You can hit the local restaurants or use the
           cafeteria located at NiSource.)
 

12:30 p.m. FREE - FOR - ALL 
 

 1:00 p.m. Linux File-Level Backups without Direct Tape Access
           David Boyes,
           Sine Nomine Associates
 
           Abstract
 
           Most shops have tape automation and other
           sophisticated library management in place,
           but for z/OS or other production systems that
           don't share well with other systems, Linux,
           true to it's Unix roots, doesn't really under-
           stand tape management much in the first place,
           and asking it to cope with multiple LPARS,
           tape assignment, volume management and all
           that jazz, plus the influx of FCP SCSI disk
           and tape that z/PS and z/VM can't directly
           access or use yet, really makes getting
           good file and image level backups of Linux
           systems to to do.
 
           This talk demonstrates a way to augment a
           z/VM or z/OS system with a Linux-based open-
           sourced backup tool to combine the best of
           BOTH worlds, a flexible network-based backup
           system capable of file and image-level backup
           and restore of a wide range of desktop and
           Unix/Linux-derived systems to tapes controlled
           and managed by your real enterprise tape
           system on z/PS or z/VM.  The talk describes
           setting up the open-source Amanda and Bacula
           tools to handle the open-systems data collection
           and consolidation, configuring data to be
           stored to virtual tape residing on VM or z/OS,
           and using DFSMShsm or DFSMS/VM to actually move
           the data to tape.  The end product is a power-
           ful, flexible backup system for Linux guests
           and other systems connected to your network
           at a very attractive price tag -- the time
           to set up the tools.
 

 2:00 p.m. Break 
 

 2:15 p.m. Linux for zSeries - Strategy and Tactics 
           Ed Gauthier,
           IBM
 
           Abstract
 
           The presentation gives an overview of the
           strategy that zSeries has adopted for Linux.
           Strategy, as we know is a vision, and a vision
           without action is little more than a daydream.
           This presentation outlines the vision for
           Linux on zSeries servers, and then illustrates
           the tactics we are employing for making that
           vision real.  To take it one step further, we
           show how IBM uses Linux on zSeries servers to
           support our own business to prove that we
           believe in Linux on zSeries as much as our
           customers do.
 
 
 3:15 p.m. Door Prizes/Closing/Q & A/Socializing 
 
 

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