MVMRUG AGENDA

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

 9:00 a.m. MVMRUG Business Meeting
 
 

 9:15 a.m. The Very Basics of z/VM
           Brian Wade
           IBM
 
           Abstract
 
           The Very Basics of z/VM:
 
           This presentation will give you a strong understanding of what
           the industry buzzword "virtualization" means in the context of
           System z processors and the z/VM operating system.  Key topics
           will include System z computing concepts, the virtual machine
           model, commands and facilities for configuring virtualized
           resources, virtual machine scheduling and dispatching, methods
           for virtualizing memory and I/O devices, and ways z/VM's virtual
           machine model transcends mere hardware virtualization.
 
 

10:15 a.m. Break 
 
 

10:30 a.m. Extreme Filesystem Sharing Experience with Linux
           Using  a Read-Only Root FS at Nationwide
           Rick Troth
           Nationwide
 
           Abstract
           If filesystem sharing is a popular sport in virtualization,
           then read-only root is teh extreme flavor of that game.
           But read-only root is not new to the POSIX world and
           allows better control and higher reliability for virtual
           systems.  Come see and hear how we share Linux fielsystems
           at Nationwide Insurance.
 

11:30 p.m. Lunch (maybe we can beat the downtown restaurant rush)
 
 

 1:00 p.m. FREE - FOR - ALL 
 
 
 

 1:30 p.m. z/VM System Limits
           Brian Wade
           IBM
 
           Abstract
 
           This presentation examines z/VM's theoretical and practical
           operating limits.  It discusses the reports and other data you
           can use to evaluate how close your system is to those limits.
           Included is a brief look at some of the ways IBM tests these
           limits.
 
 

 2:30 p.m. Break 
 
 

 2:45 p.m. Tending the Sanity of the Flock
           SAN Experiences at Nationwide
           Rick Troth
           Nationwide
 
           Abstract
 
           Come hear how Nationwide is leveraging their SAN
           for cost effective file storage and interconnectedness
           The size of their flock of penguins brings challenges
           to SAN interconnect which may not have been seen
           elsewhere. This secover how they wire-in SAN disks
           to Linux on VM and to VM itself.
 
 
 
 3:45 p.m. Door Prizes
 
 
 4:00 Closing/Q & A/Socializing