MVMUA 129, January 22nd, 2007
Location/Directions:NYC
Metropolitan VM Users Association 129
January 22, 2007
Information Builders Corporate Headquarters
27th Floor "Red Carpet Room"
2 Penn Plaza
7th Ave, and 32nd St.
New York City, New York
(Right above Penn Station)
9:00 AM Continental Breakfast P== NOTE a LATER start TIME
9:30 AM Meeting Opening - Bill Munson
9:45 AM Phil Smith 3rd - Velocity Software - Exploiting Rexx
Advanced Rexx Techniques
Are you already in love with Rexx's power, but feel you could
get more out of it? Come hear about Rexx 'power tools', performance
tips, and other ways to exploit it to its fullest. This presentation,
aimed at the programmer who has some Rexx usage but wishes to learn
more about it, contains information of value to all Rexx users.
10:45 Am Coffee Break
11:00 AM Phil Smith 3rd - Velocity Software - LINUX Performance
Linux Performance Management on z/VM
Managing Linux on System z requires tools for capacity planning, performance
analysis, chargeback, and operational support. This presentation discusses
the evolution of z/Linux performance management, including strengths and
weaknesses of various measurement infrastructure technologies; presents the
Velocity Software solution; and discusses some common performance problems
and cures.
12:00 AM LUNCH Break
Lunch will be provided by MVMUA
1:00 PM Will Roden - IBM - Changing Behavior
Everyone can benefit from the knowledge of how to change
behavior whether it's on a business or personal level.
This presentation will discuss the basic concepts in behavior modification.
New theories, tips, and techniques supported with corresponding reference
material, will be made available for ongoing self-maintenance. Join us for
a refreshing and interesting new perspective in "Changing Behavior".
2:00 PM Coffee Break
2:15 PM Xenia Tkatschow - IBM - z/VM Resource Manager
The Virtual Machine Resource Manager (VMRM) provides functions
To dynamically tune a z/VM system. This presentation discusses how the VMRM Service
Virtual Machine can create a form of group scheduling by managing virtual machines
into groups, or workloads, and how performance parameters are adjusted when there is
contention for certain system resources. Learn about the latest enhancements and how
you can use VMRM to help manage your z/VM system.
3:15 PM Coffee Break
3:30 PM Will Roden - IBM - z/VM Back to Basics
If you are new to z/VM, whether you have a Linux background, z/OS, or simply have
been away from VM for a long time, this is the session for you! We will show you
what commands to use, how data is stored, what the file system looks like, editing
files, and some of the many tools available for you to be productive in this new
environment.
4:30 PM Questions and Answers and the IBM give away's.
5:00 PM thank you very much.