MVMRUG AGENDA

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

 9:00 a.m. MVMRUG Business Meeting 
 

 9:30 p.m. TRACK (What's happening in your Virtual Machines?) 
           Jim Vincent 
           Nationwide Insurance 
 
           Abstract
 
           TRACK is a powerful routine used to examine one or
           more virtual machines as they execute. With  a very
           rich set of functions you can see details on the
           VMDBK, registers, PSW, real and virtual storage,
           virtual device information, the virtual console
           contents and a whole lot more!  Once you try it, you
           will find you can't live without it.  It is one of
           the tools a VM Systems Programmer will always want
           handy, especially when trying to debug problems
           with virtual machines.  The speaker will introduce
           you to TRACK, provide some tips for building it for
           your VM system, and a few how-to's on its usage.

10:30 a.m. Break 
 

10:45 a.m. Introduction to the NJE/IP Bridge
 
           David Boyes 
           Sine Nomine Associates 
           Abstract
 
           In response to a suggestion following my MVMRUG
           presentation a few months back on Linux appliances,
           this presentation describes the creation and
           function of a NJE over IP appliance suitable for
           connecting NJE_capable systems over an IP link
           without requiring native TCPNJE support in the
           operating system.  The talk covers the development
           and design process of the appliance, some sample
           scenarios where it would be useful, and some
           implementation experiences in real network environments.
           The code is available from Barnard Software, and if
           we can get a network connection, we'll see some
           live examples of using the code.
 
           View the slides(pdf).
 

11:45 a.m. Lunch  (You can hit the local restaurants or use the
           cafeteria located at Ross Labs)
 

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

 1:00 p.m. Investigating IPv6 for CMS:  What Shall We DO? 
           David Boyes 
           Sine Nomine Associates 
 
           Abstract
 
           Now that IPv6 is beginning to see substantial deploy-
           ment, many organizations are starting to assess
           whether their systems and communications infra-
           structure is prepared to handle a transition to
           using IPv6 natively.  What this talk explores is
           the current state of the VM TCPIP stack and IBM's
           announced IVv6 support for VM, and what additional
           resources will be necessary to actually provide a
           working IPv6 environment for CMS.  In this talk, I
           explore a quick intro to IPv6 concepts, application
           requirements, and a short gap analysis for the
           current stack, and some suggested areas of research
           to provide a smooth transition for a CMS environ-
           ment into the next generation of networking.
 
           View the slides (pdf).
 

 2:00 p.m. Break 
 

 2:15 p.m. Socket Programming 
           Will Roden 
           IBM
 
           Abstract
 
           Programmers are using the socket programming
           interface more now than ever.  In this presentation,
           I will discuss how to program using the socket
           interface in C, REXX, and CMS Pipelines.  I will
           also discuss some implementation details of
           socket enabled servers.  Finally, we will review a
           popular sniffer program and other interesting
           Pipeline techniques.
 
 
 3:15 p.m. Door Prizes/Closing/Q & A/Socializing 
 
 

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