05/29/2008 "Virtual connectivity for virtual servers - why and how?" 9:00 AM Presented by: Emulex Corporation Sponsored by: VMWare, Inc. and Central Ohio VMWare Users Group **Server virtualization is rapidly gaining market acceptance for server consolidation and provisioning.** Please join Emulex Corporation, as Jean-Yves Chevallier - Director of Software Marketing - leads us down the path of Virtual connectivity and virtual servers. The introduction of Emulex LightPulse(r) Virtual HBA technology, implementing standards-based N-Port ID virtualization, allows users to combine and leverage virtual servers and storage networks into flexible, secure and reliable solutions. In addition, exclusive assignment of buffer resources to priority virtual machines, through their "port", provides added granularity to fulfill SLAs. Finally, the ability to "tear down" a virtual port and reinitiate it on a different server greatly enhances virtual machine portability for load balancing, portability and incident recovery. In short, N-port ID virtualization enhances SAN connectivity, flexibility, resource allocation and recovery. **There is no charge for this event. Refreshments will be provided** Register for this event! If you have questions, please email Rose Mesnard. For directions, please see the Platform Lab website.
Other noteworthy items to be aware of. Virtualization Forum 2008 July 31 Cincinnati Sign up: http://www.vmware.com/go/vforum2008 VMworld 2008 September 15-18 Las Vegas Pre-register: http://www.vmworld.com/vmworld/pre-registration.jspa VMware HA Best Practices: http://www.vmware.com/resources/techresources/402

Please feel free to visit the new website registered to http://covmug.org/ (this follows VMware's preferred nomenclature); we will eventually try to set up a redirect with Jerry's help so that http://covug.org/ redirects to the same location. Keep in mind this site is very new and is under heavy construction, but hopefully it will turn into something useful for everyone ...constructive suggestions and feedback are always welcome. Thank you on behalf of the Central Ohio VMUG Team Leaders, Eric